The PLZ-05A is armed with a 120-mm breach loaded gun/mortar, fitted with a semi-automatic loader. This weapon combines features of both mortar and howitzer. Vehicle fires rifled rounds and any 120-mm mortar mines. The PLZ-05A is capable of direct and indirect firing. Maximum range of fire is 8.8 km with ordinary projectiles, 12.8 km with rocket assisted projectiles and 7.1 km with mortar mines. GP120B terminal-sensitive mortar projectiles enable PLZ-05A to destroy group of tanks precisely.
