The Polish army officially adopted the first mortars of Rak On June 30, 2017, a transfer ceremony was held to the 17th Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade named after Gen. Joseph Dowbor-Musnicki (17 Wielkopolska Brygada Zmechanizowana im. Geni broni Józefa Dowbor-Muśnickiego), stationed in Miedzyzhece 11 Lubskoy armored cavalry division named after King Jan Sobieski (11 Lubuska Dywizja Kawalerii Pancernej im Króla Jana III Sobieskiego) Troops of the Polish first battery of serial 120-mm self-propelled mortars Rak. The program was timed to coincide with the 21st anniversary of the formation of the 17th mechanized brigade.
The 120 mm Rak (SMK 120) self-propelled mortar has been developed and manufactured by Huta Stalowa Wolya SA (HSW), part of the Polish state-owned defense holding PGZ (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa). Structurally, Rak is made on the chassis of the Rosomak armored personnel carrier with a wheel formula of 8x8 (the licensed armored personnel carrier Patria AMV, manufactured by Rosomak SA, the former armored convoy WZM, also part of PGZ). The installation is a revolving tower with a 120mm / 24mm MAHSW smooth-bore smooth-bore turret equipped with a 20-min loading machine in the turrets of the turrets at the rear of the tower. Another 26 minutes are in the body of the machine and are reloaded into the automatic loader manually. Shooting is carried out by conventional 120-mm mines for a maximum range of up to 7,000 m, although a new generation of mines with a range of up to 12 km is claimed. The rate of fire reaches 8 rounds per minute, direct-fire shooting is possible.
The mortar is equipped with an automated fire control system for joint development of Polish enterprises WB Electronics, Etronika and Arex, and inertial-satellite navigation system TALIN.
In total, the Polish army hopes to obtain in the future up to 180 self-propelled mortars Rak (20-21 standard battery).
The 120 mm Rak (SMK 120) self-propelled mortar has been developed and manufactured by Huta Stalowa Wolya SA (HSW), part of the Polish state-owned defense holding PGZ (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa). Structurally, Rak is made on the chassis of the Rosomak armored personnel carrier with a wheel formula of 8x8 (the licensed armored personnel carrier Patria AMV, manufactured by Rosomak SA, the former armored convoy WZM, also part of PGZ). The installation is a revolving tower with a 120mm / 24mm MAHSW smooth-bore smooth-bore turret equipped with a 20-min loading machine in the turrets of the turrets at the rear of the tower. Another 26 minutes are in the body of the machine and are reloaded into the automatic loader manually. Shooting is carried out by conventional 120-mm mines for a maximum range of up to 7,000 m, although a new generation of mines with a range of up to 12 km is claimed. The rate of fire reaches 8 rounds per minute, direct-fire shooting is possible.
The mortar is equipped with an automated fire control system for joint development of Polish enterprises WB Electronics, Etronika and Arex, and inertial-satellite navigation system TALIN.
In total, the Polish army hopes to obtain in the future up to 180 self-propelled mortars Rak (20-21 standard battery).
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