2S9 Nona

The 2S9 Nona is a self-proppeled mortar made by the soviet union in 1979 and put in operation at 1981, the 2S9 Nona is basically a a BTR-D chassis with a 2A60 Nona 120mm mortar cannon. The 2S9 Nona can shot HE, White Phosphorus and smoke rounds.

Description
One of the lead vehicle BTR-D is the self-propelled mortar known as 2S9 Nona. He was thought to allow the fire to support highly mobile units of the Soviet Army. The 2S9 is amphibious and has a crew of four soldiers. Besides replacing the heavy mortars towed to the service in the Soviet Army, the incorporation of a mortar in a tower with drift 70 degrees led the Soviets to develop the technical capacity vehicle armored vehicle to shoot if necessary, conducting direct shot. To this was normally transported adequate ammunition.

A most modern variant is the Nona SVK, a BTR-80 APC armed with a 2A60 Nona, standard weapon in all 2S9 Nona variants.

Operators

 * Azerbaijan - 29
 * Belarus - 54
 * Kyrgyzstan - 12
 * Moldova - 9
 * Russia - 50
 * Turkmenistan - 12
 * Ukraine - 64
 * Uzbekistan - 60

Former Operators

 * Afghanistan - status unknown
 * Soviet Union - Passed on to successor states.

General Characteristics

 * Crew: 4 soldiers


 * Length: 6.02mBTR-80_SVK.jpg


 * Width: 2.63m


 * Height: 2.3m


 * Empty Weight: 6.500Kg


 * Loaded Weight: 8.700Kg

Performance

 * Traction System: Caterpillars


 * Engine: 5D20 Diesel


 * Power: 250hp


 * Maximum Speed: 60Km/h


 * Maximum Fuel: 400L

Armament

 * 1x 2A60 Nona mortar cannon


 * 6x Smoke Grenade launchers