RTA has Deployed the M361 ATMM 120mm Wheeled Self-propelled Grenade Launcher into Service

12 Desember 2023

Two Autonomous Truck Mounted Mortar (ATMM) 120mm Self-Propelled Mortar System was displayed of the 18th Cavalry Battalion and 13th Cavalry Battalion, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Phokun Pamuang in Mueang District, Phetchabun Province, Northern Thailand on 6 December 2023 (all photos : Royal Thai Army)

Pictures of the opening ceremony of the tactical practice competition artillery soldiers Engineers and Communications soldiers 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Army Area, 3rd Army Area, on December 6, 2023, at Pho Khun Pha Mueang Camp, Mueang District, Phetchabun Province.

Images of two 120mm wheeled self-propelled grenade launchers, M361 ATMM (Autonomous Truck-Mounted Mortar), were displayed alongside the 32 Stingray light tank, 26th Cavalry Battalion, Department 26th Cavalry Battalion, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, track wheel M113, 18th Cavalry Battalion and the 13th Cavalry Battalion, 3rd Cavalry Battalion, 3rd Cavalry Battalion, 18th Cavalry Battalion, and 13th Cavalry Battalion, 3rd Cavalry Regiment and the 21st Scorpion light tank, 28th Cavalry Battalion ( 28th Cavalry Battalion) 1st Infantry Division.

Therefore, it is understood that the M361 ATMM 120mm wheeled self-propelled grenade launcher has been brought into service with the 1st Cavalry Division, and as the spokesman for the Royal Thai Army said at the Defense & Security 2023 national defense equipment exhibition between 6-9 November 2023. The Royal Thai Army will receive additional ATMM rubber-wheeled self-propelled grenade launchers 12 systems soon, which will allow the Royal Thai Army to have ATMM A.C.C.s in service, totaling 24 systems.

Previously, the M361 ATMM wheeled self-propelled grenade launcher had been put into service with the Heavy Grenade Launcher Company, of the Royal Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Guarding His Majesty, 2nd Infantry Division, Queen Sirikit's Guard, which is a Mechanized Infantry unit.

And later, the M361 ATMM rubber wheeled self-propelled grenade launcher was brought into service in the Heavy Company, 112th Infantry Regiment, R.112 (112th Infantry Regiment), 11th Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Division (11th Infantry). Division in the 1st Army Area which 112th Infantry Regiment, 11th Infantry Regiment is a wheeled armored combat unit. Stryker(SRCT: Stryker Regiment Combat Team) that uses rubber-wheeled armored vehicles to transport personnel Stryker RTA ICV(Royal Thai Army Infantry Carrier Vehicle) 8x8.

Therefore, it is understood that the M361 ATMM 120mm wheeled self-propelled grenade launcher of the 1st Cavalry Division The latest should be in the Heavy Grenade Launcher company of the Cavalry Regiment Direct units of 1st Infantry Division that are Mechanized Cavalry, such as the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.

M758 ATMG (Autonomous Truck-Mounted Gun)

The M361 ATMM is an integrated weapon system consisting of a Spear 120mm grenade launcher system from Elbit Systems of Israel and a 2.5 ton TATA 715c 4x4 truck from Tata India and is produced by the factory of WPC: Weapon Production Center, DIEC: Defense Industry and Energy Center, Ministry of Defense of Thailand in Lopburi Province, Thailand,  as well as The M758 ATMG (Autonomous Truck-Mounted Gun) is based on the 155mm/52cal ATMOS self-propelled ground system of Elbit Systems, Israel, integrated with a 10-tonne Tatra 6x6 truck from Czech Republic.

1st Cavalry Division It is the only cavalry unit that directly supports the battle as an artillery unit. 20th Artillery Battalion and the 30th Artillery Battalion, (20th Artillery Battalion and 30th 20th Artillery Battalion, 21st Artillery Regiment).

The M758 ATMG wheeled self-propelled howitzer is currently in service in 721st Artillery Battalion 72nd Artillery Regiment Artillery Brigade (721st Artillery Battalion, 72nd Artillery Regiment, Artillery Division) already has 18 systems and has procured an additional 12 systems.

It is believed that the 21st Artillery Regiment The 1st Cavalry Division, the 21st Cavalry Division, and the 1st Infantry Division is likely to be the latest unit to receive the M758 ATMG, bringing the Royal Thai Army to 30 systems, including the Royal Thai Marine Corps which already has 6 systems and is procuring 6 more systems, for a total of 12 systems.

(AAG)