Ordnance
120 mm Mortar Bombs
Ammunition for heavy 120 mm mortars, supplied as complete bombs or as named components, to a national designation or the buyer's drawing, from producers screened for ownership, sanctions and licensing. Smoothbore and rifled natures are different families and are not interchangeable. Offered only to qualified government buyers and prime contractors. 155 mm artillery ammunition is sourced on the same basis.
- Form
- Complete bombs or components
- Packaging
- UN-certified, Class 1
- Documentation
- Lot records and CoC with every consignment
- Terms
- FOB · CFR · CIF, under export licence
Identity
Identity
120 mm is a calibre, not a single bomb. A supply follows the designation or drawing the buyer names.
- Other names
- 120 mm mortar ammunition; 120 mm mortar rounds
- Calibre
- 120 mm
- Configuration
- Complete bomb (body, tail, increment charges, fuze) or named components
- Bore type
- Smoothbore, fin-stabilised, or rifled, spin-stabilised. The two families are not interchangeable.
- Typical complete HE mass
- About 13 kg to about 19 kg, depending on bore type and nature
- Qualification
- A bomb is qualified on the mortar named in the requirement. The same calibre does not make smoothbore and rifled natures interchangeable.
- Hazard class
- Class 1. Division and compatibility group confirmed on the transport document
Natures
Natures and Families
Lots can be a complete nature or named components. Bore type, tail assembly, filling and fuze follow the buyer's drawing.
- High-explosive
- Complete bombs
- The nature most often specified. Body, tail and increment charges as a ready lot, fuzed or unfuzed as the buyer specifies.
- Other natures
- To designation
- Smoke, illuminating and practice natures for the same bore family, where the producer certifies to the designation the buyer names.
Specification
Typical Specification Parameters
Acceptance is against the drawing and the lot standard the buyer names. Mass, length and filling are not quoted here as a generic band. Range depends on the mortar and the qualified combination, and is not a supply figure.
Physical
- Calibre
- 120 mm
- Bore type
- Smoothbore or rifled, as specified
- Complete mass
- To the drawing
- Length and tail
- To the drawing
- Filling
- TNT or Composition B, mass to the drawing
- Fuze
- To the drawing, or supplied unfuzed
Acceptance limits
- Lot identity
- Designation, lot number and quantity, fully traceable
- Dimensional inspection
- To the drawing
- Filling and seal
- To the drawing
- Lot acceptance
- To the buyer's standard
- Charge system
- Increment charges to the mortar family's standard
- Governing document
- National designation or the buyer's drawing
Each supply is certified against the specification agreed with the buyer.
Quality
Documentation and Acceptance
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Lot documentation
Each consignment ships with a certificate of conformity and lot records covering, as the buyer specifies: designation, lot number, quantity, filling and the inspection results agreed in the specification.
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Incoming inspection alignment
Acceptance criteria, rejection limits and retest arrangements are agreed in the contract, aligned with the buyer's incoming inspection procedure.
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Safety data sheet
The safety data sheet for the supplied nature accompanies every consignment and is available to verified buyers before order.
Logistics
Packaging and Transport
- Packaging
- Bombs in wooden or metal containers, as the producer packs that nature. Palletised for road, rail and sea transport under ADR, RID and IMDG.
- Transport classification
- 120 mm mortar bombs are Class 1. Fuzed and unfuzed lots, and separately packed increment charges, carry different UN numbers, divisions and compatibility groups. Classification is confirmed per shipment with the transport documentation.
- Transport modes
- Volume shipments move by road and sea with licensed explosives carriers. Air freight is tightly restricted under IATA and is used only where the classification and the airline permit it.
Commercial
Commercial Terms
The buyer contracts with Onyx. Onyx takes title to the goods.
- Minimum order
- Quoted per requirement.
- Lead time
- Quoted per requirement. Lead time is governed largely by export authorisation in the producer's country.
- Incoterms
- FOB, CFR or CIF.
- Payment
- Settled through independent, regulated banks against agreed delivery conditions.
- Country of origin
- Disclosed to verified counterparties.
Safety
Hazard Identification
Typical classification of a high-explosive 120 mm mortar bomb. Other natures may carry a different division. The safety data sheet for the supplied nature governs.
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GHS01 Explosive
- Signal word
- Danger
- H201
- Explosive; mass explosion hazard
- Other statements
- The SDS for the supplied nature and filling governs
Compliance
Export Controls and End Use
- Controlled good
- 120 mm mortar bombs are a controlled item under military export control lists. Supply proceeds under export authorisation in the producer's country and, where Onyx arranges supply between third countries, under UK trade-control licensing. They are offered only to qualified government buyers and prime contractors.
- End-user documentation
- An end-user certificate signed by the end user, in the format prescribed by the producer's export authority, is obtained and verified before any commitment is made, with delivery verification where the licence requires it. Counterparties, end users and destinations are screened in line with the firm's compliance policy.
Enquiries
Specifying a Requirement
A complete requirement is quoted in one pass. Include as much of the following as applies.
- Bore type: smoothbore or rifled
- Nature required: high-explosive, smoke, illuminating or practice
- Complete bombs or named components
- National designation or drawing
- Mortar family, if interchangeability must be stated
- Fuze type, or unfuzed
- Order quantity and expected annual volume
- Lot documentation content and incoming inspection criteria
- Packaging and palletisation requirements
- Delivery timeline, preferred Incoterms (FOB, CFR or CIF) and destination port
- End user and end use, with end-user documentation available on request
Send a Requirement
Send the specification, quantities, delivery timeline, preferred Incoterms and destination. Enquiries are handled in confidence.