"Shot and got up": the Armed Forces fighters told about Scorpion self -propelled mortars

Ukrainian defenders especially note the speed of Scorpion and the fact that the crew consists of only two fighters. In the first minute, the car can make 12 shots. The Ukrainian Army received Scorpion mobile mortars, which are also known as Alacran. Such machines showed high mobility and accuracy. This is stated in the report of the Armyinform. Scorpion has very high mobility.

It takes only about 30 seconds to deploy a mortar, in the next 15 seconds, a crew of two fighters can make the first shot of 81-mm or 120-mm caliber, depending on the mortar. In the first minute, Scorpion can make 12 shots. Then the speed of the shots is reduced to 4 per minute. It takes 21 seconds to roll the machine. The maximum shooting range is up to 8000 meters. A mobile mortar system can be based on any wheel or tracked machine.

"Our unit has already used this technique, namely, the Spanish self-propelled 120-mm mortar. The technique has shown itself very well, it is more accurate than a stationary mortar of a similar caliber of any origin," says one of the Ukrainian Alacran operators. Months also add that it was not difficult to master the mortar, a basic understanding of computers and to know some of the intricacies in use in battles. However, especially the military noted the speed of work of self -propelled mortar.

The military has a 120-mm mortar version. "Here, for example, to put a regular 120 mm mortar, you need to spend about 5-7 minutes, it happens to 10. While you bring you, you will save, you will orient your bead, mortar, this is all the time, and Alacran takes 15-20 seconds, and it is It is ready to open fire on the enemy. Similarly, and when you need to quickly leave the fire position - with a stationary mortar for a long time, until you collect all things, " - notes the military.