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/
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Classification
Service Status Weapon Classself-propelled 120 mm mortar 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) FAQs
Is the 2S9 Nona a mortar or a howitzer?
It is classed as a mortar but is really a mortar and howitzer hybrid.
It is classed as a self-propelled and air-droppable 120 mm mortar, but the source describes the weapon as a hybrid of a mortar and a howitzer, an unconventional design with no direct NATO counterpart. It is a rifled, breech-loaded weapon that fires high explosive, white phosphorus and smoke rounds as well as laser-guided munitions such as the KM-8 Gran, and it can engage in both indirect and direct fire.
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1. Wikipedia: 2S9 Nona
WikipediaLead 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.
Infobox: caliber
120 mm
Infobox: service
1981-present
Lead section
The 2S9 NONA (Russian: Новейшее Орудие Наземной Артилерии, lit. 'Newest Ordnance of Ground Artillery') is a self-propelled and air-droppable 120 mm mortar designed in the Soviet Union, which entered service in 1981. The 2S9 chassis is designated the S-120 and based on the aluminium hull of the BTR-D airborne multi-purpose tracked armoured personnel carrier.
Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Infobox: wars
Soviet-Afghan War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
Used In: Russo-Georgian War, Infobox: wars
Soviet-Afghan War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox: wars
Soviet-Afghan War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox: wars
Soviet-Afghan War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
In Group: Mortars, Lead sentence
The 2S9 NONA (Russian: Новейшее Орудие Наземной Артилерии, lit. 'Newest Ordnance of Ground Artillery') is a self-propelled and air-droppable 120 mm mortar designed in the Soviet Union, which entered service in 1981.
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[ Afghanistan; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Kazakhstan; Russia; Soviet Union; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Venezuela ]
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