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2S9 Nona

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The 2S9 Nona, whose name stands for Newest Ordnance of Ground Artillery in Russian, is a Soviet self-propelled and air-droppable 120 mm mortar built by Motovilikha Plants on an aluminum-hulled BTR-D airborne chassis. It entered service in 1981, carries a crew of four, weighs 8.7 tonnes, and reaches 8.8 kilometers with conventional rounds or 12.8 kilometers with extended-range ammunition; it remains in service with Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Syria. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
120mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
self-propelled 120 mm mortar 1
Introduced Year
1981 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Howitzer / Artillery 1
Connections

Used In

Russo-Georgian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 2S9 Nona
Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 2S9 Nona
Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 2S9 Nona
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 2S9 Nona
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: 2S9 Nona
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, sentence 1 (service entry)
    which entered service in 1981
  • Lead section, sentence 1 (system classification)
    self-propelled and air-droppable 120 mm mortar
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Service-status attribute (2s9-nona)
    It entered service in 1981, carries a crew of four, weighs 8.7 tonnes, and reaches 8.8 kilometers with conventional rounds or 12.8 kilometers with extended-range ammunition; it remains in service with Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Syria.
  • Caliber attribute (2s9-nona)
    The 2S9 Nona, whose name stands for Newest Ordnance of Ground Artillery in Russian, is a Soviet self-propelled and air-droppable 120 mm mortar built by Motovilikha Plants on an aluminum-hulled BTR-D airborne chassis.
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Soviet-Afghan War
  • Used In: Russo-Georgian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Georgian War
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Syrian Civil War
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Ukrainian War
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