Editing AMOS (section)

== Design ==
[[File:Patria AMV XA-361 AMOS Kokonaisturvallisuus 2015 04 interior.JPG|thumb|AMOS ammunition storage compartment]]

When fitted to a vehicle, both [[GPS]]- and [[Inertial navigation system|inertia positioning]] are used. The electronic [[fire-control system]] utilizes [[Digital mapping|digital maps]]. The twin barreled AMOS is able to keep up rate of fire of 12 rounds per minute. Using its computer-controlled [[Artillery#Multiple round simultaneous impact|Multiple round simultaneous impact (MRSI)]] feature it is possible to set up a burst of up to 10 rounds that hit the target simultaneously.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-03|title=BAE Systems Datasheet|url=http://www.baesystems.se/Hagglunds/Brochure/Amos.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009212354/http://www.baesystems.se/Hagglunds/Brochure/Amos.pdf |archive-date=2006-10-09 }}</ref> The first rounds are fired at higher angles with more [[propellant]] so that the rounds fly in a high arc. The next rounds are shot later with a slightly smaller angle and less propellant so that they fly a lower arc to the same target. This can be done seven times in a row, always adjusting the angle and power. The adjustment between shots is done by a [[computer]]. The strike of one AMOS unit roughly equals one strike of an [[artillery battery]].

An AMOS [[Gun turret|turret]] has a full 360-degree field of fire at elevations of −3 to +85 degrees. AMOS is capable of both conventional indirect fire and direct fire for self-protection. In a typical installation, mounted on a Patria AMV or a similar vehicle, the vehicle can dash to the next position roughly 30 seconds after initiating the 14-round salvo, leaving minimal time for detection and counter-attack by enemy; evasion is the primary means of self-protection.

AMOS is manufactured and marketed by Finnish/Swedish [[Patria Hägglunds]], a joint venture between Finnish [[Patria (company)|Patria]] and Swedish [[BAE Systems Hägglunds]]. The system was to be known as the '''SSG120''' in Swedish service. [[Ammunition]] for AMOS includes the [[Strix mortar round|Strix]] guided round and a modification of the Spanish [[Instalaza]] [[MAT-120]] 120&nbsp;mm Mortar Cargo Round (although the latter is restricted from the Finnish inventory because of Finnish partnership in the [[Ottawa Treaty]] abolishing landmines). AMOS is capable of firing standard muzzle-loaded mortar rounds, but due to the breech-load design in the AMOS, the rounds have to be equipped with a short stub case at the base of the fins, similar to a sabot. When the round is fired, the case exits the breech system automatically.