2S9 Anona

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2S9 Anona

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

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]

1 Operators
- 1.1 Former Operators
2 References
3 External links

[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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