The modernization plans of the Army of the Czech Republic also include the purchase of 120mm self-propelled mortars, which should provide fire support for mechanized battalions and task forces. However, the range of possibilities offered as a solution to this task is very wide, because there are two basic concepts of self-propelled …
The Czech Army currently deploys two types of 120mm mortars: the Mortar 120 mm PRAM L, type 82, which is a standard vehicle-towed mortar, and the Self-Propelled 120 mm Mortar PRAM S, type 85 (SPM-85 PRAM), a self-loaded mortar system mounted on an elongated BVP-1 (BMP-1) carriage. There are only eight vehicles in service with the …