2S9 Anona
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2S9 Anona | |
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Type | Self-propelled artillery |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Specifications | |
Weight | 8.7 tons |
Length | 6.02 m |
Width | 2.63 m |
Height | 2.3 m |
Crew | 4 |
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Armor | 15 mm max |
Primary armament |
120 mm 2A60 mortar |
Secondary armament |
7.62 mm machine gun |
Engine | 5D20 Diesel 240 hp |
Power/weight | 27.1 hp/tonne |
Suspension | torsion |
Operational range |
500 km |
Speed | 60 km/h |
The 2S9 Nona (Anemone) is a self-propelled 120 mm mortar designed by the Soviet Union and entering service in 1981. The 120mm 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 armored personnel carrier. Although no figures have been released it is estimated that well over 1000 have been built. [1]
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[edit] Operators
Figures if not otherwise referenced are from Jane's Armour and Artillery[2]
- Azerbaijan - 27
- Belarus - 54
- Kyrgyzstan - 12
- Moldova - 9
- Russia - 600 estimate, Army and Marines
- Turkmenistan - 12
- Ukraine - 64
- Uzbekistan - 60
[edit] Former Operators
- Afghanistan - status unknown
- Soviet Union - Passed on to successor states.
[edit] References
- ^ Jane's Armour and Artillery 1997-98 ISBN 0 7106 1542 6
- ^ Jane's Armour and Artillery 1997-98 ISBN 0 7106 1542 6
[edit] External links
- 2S9 Anona (Anemone)- 120mm SPH/Mortar. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
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