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 2S9 in Saint-Petersburg Artillery museum |
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| Type | Self-propelled artillery |
| Place of origin |  Soviet Union |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 8.7 tonnes |
| Length | 6.02 m |
| Barrel length | approx. 1.8 m [1] |
| Width | 2.63 m |
| Height | 2.3 m |
| Crew | 4 |
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| Caliber | 120 mm |
| Elevation | -4 to +80 degrees |
| Traverse | 70 degrees |
| Rate of fire | 10 rpm, max; 4 rpm, sustained |
| Effective range | 8.8 km (conventional); 12.8 km (extended) |
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| Armor | 15 mm max |
| Main armament |
120 mm 2A60 mortar |
| Secondary armament |
7.62 mm machine gun |
| Engine | 5D20 Diesel 240 hp |
| Power/weight | 27.1 hp/tonne |
| Payload capacity | 40-60 rounds |
| Suspension | torsion |
| Ground clearance | 450 mm |
| Fuel capacity | 400 liters |
| Operational range |
500 km |
| Speed | 60 km/h (road); 9 km/h (water) |
The 2S9 NONA (Новейшее Орудие Наземной Артилерии - Newest Ordnance of Ground Artillery) is a self-propelled 120 mm mortar designed by the Soviet Union and entering service in 1981. The 120 mm mortar is referred to as the Nona, with the 2S9 being the Nona-S, the BTR-80 based the Nona-SVK, the towed 2B16 anti-tank gun the Nona-K. The chassis is known as the S-120 and is based on the aluminum hull of the BTR-D airborne multi-purpose tracked armoured personnel carrier. Although no figures have been released it is estimated that well over 1,000 were built.[2]
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Description [link]
The 2S9 Nona-S is an amphibious vehicle that can be propelled through the water by two rear water-jets. It is operated by a four man crew composed of a commander, driver/mechanic, gunner, and loader. The hull interior of the 2S9 is separated into a command compartment, a fighting compartment and an engine compartment. A welded steel turret is placed at the middle of the hull. The two man turret has hatches for the gunner and loader respectively. The 2S9 utilizes a 120 mm 2A60 mortar with a 1.8 meter long barrel. It is breech-loaded and capable of firing HE (high explosive), white phosphorus and smoke rounds.[1]
Operators [link]
Figures (other than Russia) if not otherwise referenced are from Jane's Armour and Artillery[2]
Azerbaijan - 29
Belarus - 54
Kyrgyzstan - 12
Moldova - 9
Russia - 500 Nona-S, and 50 Nona-SVK. A variant based on the BTR-80[3]
Turkmenistan - 12
Ukraine - 64
Uzbekistan - 60
Former Operators [link]
Afghanistan - status unknown- Soviet Union - Passed on to successor states.
References [link]
- ^ a b Marat Kenzhetaev (1998). "Self Propelled Artillery and Mortars". www.armscontrol.ru. MIPT Center for Arms Control, Energy and Environmental Studies. https://www.armscontrol.ru/atmtc/Arms_systems/Land/Artillery/Self_Propelled/Self_Prop_Art_Mortars.htm#2s9. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ a b Jane's Armour and Artillery 1997-98 ISBN 0-7106-1542-6
- ^ https://warfare.ru/?lang=&catid=240&linkid=1563&linkname=2s23-Nona-SVK-Self-propelled-Gun
External links [link]
- "2S9 Anona (Anemone)- 120mm SPH/Mortar". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/2s9.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- Walkaround 2S9 Nona from Kremenchug
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Nona
Nona may refer to:
- the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Nona, which had its see there; now a Latin titular bishopric
Numeral prefix
Numeral or number prefixes are prefixes derived from numerals or occasionally other numbers. In English and other European languages, they are used to coin numerous series of words, such as unicycle – bicycle – tricycle, dyad – triad – decade, biped – quadruped, September – October – November – December, decimal – hexadecimal, sexagenarian – octogenarian, centipede – millipede, etc. There are two principal systems, taken from Latin and Greek, each with several subsystems; in addition, Sanskrit occupies a marginal position. There is also an international set of metric prefixes, which are used in the metric system, and which for the most part are either distorted from the forms below or not based on actual number words.
Table of number prefixes in English
In the following prefixes, a final vowel is normally dropped before a root that begins with a vowel, with the exceptions of bi-, which is bis- before a vowel, and of the other monosyllables, du-, di-, dvi-, tri-, which are invariable.
Nona (deity)
Nona was one of the Parcae, the three personifications of destiny in Roman mythology (the Moirai in Greek mythology and in Germanic mythology, the Norns), and the Roman goddess of pregnancy. The Roman equivalent of the Greek Clotho, she spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Nona, whose name means "ninth", was called upon by pregnant women in their ninth month when the child was due to be born.
She, Decima and Morta together controlled the metaphorical thread of life.
