In October, videos of Ukrainian military personnel training with this weapon appeared online. Subsequently, the soldiers of the elite Kraken special forces unit demonstrated the use of the new mortar on the battlefield.
A video of Ukrainian artillerymen training has been posted on X.
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Soldiers from one of the units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces explained the advantages of this self-propelled mortar in an interview with ArmiaInform publication.
Ukrainian military personnel highlight two significant advantages of the Scorpion self-propelled mortars: precision and speed.
"The equipment has performed very well; it is more accurate than a stationary mortar of a similar caliber of any origin," says one of the soldiers.
The Scorpion has a fully digital fire control system, enabling automatic aiming and quick realignment after each shot, ensuring a deviation of no more than 2 meters per kilometer. The Scorpion mobile mortar system can be deployed in just 15–20 seconds. For comparison, to set up a stationary 120mm mortar, soldiers spend 5-7, or even 10 minutes. Importantly, it can be folded back up, and the vehicle can move away in just 21 seconds after the last shot.
This is particularly relevant in situations where there might be an enemy reconnaissance drone in the sky.
The Scorpion self-propelled mortar crew consists of only two military personnel (the vehicle commander and the driver-assistant).
It is worth mentioning that the Scorpion is a 120mm self-propelled howitzer mounted on a modified Land Cruiser off-road chassis. It is essentially a localized version of the Spanish self-propelled 120mm howitzer Alakran produced by Global Military Products. At one time, the same system developed by Global Military Products was chosen for the Ukrainian mortar system Bars-8MMK.
In addition, on the official Milanion NTGS website, it is noted that "The system’s patented barrel cooling system allows for sustained fire at a rate of 16 rounds per minute with no limit of time" (It's likely referring to the first minute of operation - e.d.). And in case of long-lasting work "provides the possibility of shooting up to 50 rounds at a pace of 4 rounds per minute, keeping the mortar always under 180ºC and avoiding the barrel overheating."
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