2S9 Nona

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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 comprising a commander, a driver/mechanic, a gunner, and a loader. The hull interior is separated into a command compartment, a fighting compartment and an engine compartment. A welded steel turret is located at the middle of the hull. The two-man turret has hatches for the gunner and loader respectively.

The 2S9 utilizes a 120 mm 2A51 mortar with a {{convert|1.8|m|abbr=on}} barrel. The weapon is actually a hybrid of a mortar and howitzer, being an unconventional design that lacks a direct NATO counterpart. It is a rifled, breech-loaded weapon capable of firing HE (high explosive), white phosphorus and smoke rounds, as well as laser-guided munitions like KM-8 Gran. It can engage in indirect and direct fire, as well as targeting armoured vehicles; its armour-piercing rounds can penetrate the equivalent of {{convert|600|-|650|mm|abbr=on}} of steel plate at up to {{convert|1|km|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |url=http://tanknutdave.com/the-russian-bmd-1-ifv-family/ |title=The Russian BMD-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle - TankNutDave.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009172209/http://tanknutdave.com/the-russian-bmd-1-ifv-family/ |archive-date=9 October 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.armscontrol.ru/atmtc/Arms_systems/Land/Artillery/Self_Propelled/Self_Prop_Art_Mortars.htm#2s9 |title=Self Propelled Artillery and Mortars |author=Marat Kenzhetaev |year=1998 |work=www.armscontrol.ru |publisher=MIPT Center for Arms Control, Energy and Environmental Studies |access-date=2010-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110045031/http://www.armscontrol.ru/atmtc/Arms_systems/Land/Artillery/Self_Propelled/Self_Prop_Art_Mortars.htm#2s9 |archive-date=10 January 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}2B16 NONA-K, Army Guide, retrieved 16/02/2021{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080912041758/http://www.military-today.com/artillery/2s9_nona_s.htm 2S9 Nona]}}, Military Today, retrieved 16/02/2021

They have been deployed by Russia during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In July 2022, video on social media purportedly shows Ukrainian forces using M777 to destroy a towed 2B16 Nona-K in Hoptivka on the border with Russia.{{cite news | url=https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/07/12/watch-ukraine-destroy-russian-nona-k-guns-with-m777-howitzer//2022/07/12/watch-ukraine-destroy-russian-nona-k-guns-with-m777-howitzer/ | title= WATCH: Ukraine destroy Russian Nona-K guns with M777 Howitzer |website= euroweeklynews.com |first=Joshua |last= Manning | date=12 July 2022 | access-date=19 November 2022}} In August 2022, Ukraine's armed forces claimed to use four captured Russian 2S9 against Russian forces.{{cite news|url= https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/ukraines_fighters_apply_trophy_2s9_nona_self_propelled_artillery_gun_to_destroy_russias_armor_video-3739.html |title= Ukraine's Fighters Apply Trophy 2S9 Nona Self-Propelled Artillery Gun to Destroy russia's Armor (Video) |website= defence-ua.com |date= 2022-08-01 |access-date= 2022-11-19}} In November 2022, a 2S23-SVK Nona was photographed in Ukrainian service. It was reportedly captured from Russian forces and took months to refit.{{cite news|url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-troops-fire-russians-with-captured-weapons-near-key-city-2022-11-04/ |title= Ukrainian troops fire on Russians with captured weapons near key city |website= reuters.com |first= Joseph |last= Campbell |date= 2022-11-04 |access-date= 2022-11-19}}

On 26 March 2024, Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russia 2S9 Nona 120 mm mortar with a GLSDB and left another “burning” in Zaporizhzhia.{{cite web |date=27 March 2024 |title= Ukraine forces use GLSDB precision guided bomb to destroy Russian 2S Nona-S mortar carriers |url= https://armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/ukraine_forces_use_glsdb_precision_guided_bomb_to_destroy_russian_2s_nona-s_mortar_carriers.html |website= Army Recognition |access-date=7 April 2024}} In June 2024 Ukraine used a drone to destroy a 2S9 Nona that had been equipped with turtle tank style add on armour.{{cite news |last=Altman |first=Howard |date=22 June 2024 |title=Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Now Launching Kalibr Cruise Missiles From The Sea Of Azov |url=https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukraine-situation-report-russia-now-launching-kalibr-cruise-missiles-from-the-sea-of-azov |work=The War zone |access-date=1 July 2024}}

Variants of the 120 mm Nona mortar:

• 2S23 Nona-SVK – BTR-80-based chassis mounting a 2A60 mortar, a variant of the 2A50.{{Cite web|url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/2s23-nona-svk-120mm-self-propelled-gun-system/|title=2S23 Nona-SVK 120mm Self-Propelled Gun System|accessdate=7 May 2023}}
• 2B16 Nona-K – A towed version. Fitted with a muzzle brake.
• 2S31 Vena – Is a similar concept based on the BMP-3 chassis. Longer barrel for increased range.{{Cite web|url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/2s31-vena-120mm-self-propelled-gun/|title=2S31 Vena 120mm Self-Propelled Gun|accessdate=7 May 2023}}
• 2S17-2 Nona-SV – A BRM-1K with a 2S9 Nona turret, in use by the Ukrainian Ground Forces.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html|title=Documenting Ukrainian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/ukrainian_version_of_the_nona_self_propelled_mortar_on_the_bmp_chassis_went_into_series_video-6004.html|title=Ukrainian Version of the Nona Self-Propelled Mortar On the BMP Chassis Went Into Series (Video)}}

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• {{AZE}}: 18 2S9{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|p=180}}
• {{BLR}}: 18 2B23 Nona-M1The Military Balance, 2022, p.186

• {{KGZ}}: 12 2S9{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|p=187}}
• {{MDA}}: 9 2S9{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|p=188}}
• {{RUS}}: 446 (excluding 500 2S9 in store in an unknown condition): 280 2S9 Nona-S, 42 2S23 Nona-SVK and 124 2B16 Nona-K{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|pp=190-200}}
• {{SYR}} - Quantity unknown{{cite web |url=http://spioenkop.blogspot.kr/2017/06/syria-rearms-russian-deliveries-of-bmp.html |title=Syria Rearms |access-date=2017-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620060823/http://spioenkop.blogspot.kr/2017/06/syria-rearms-russian-deliveries-of-bmp.html |archive-date=20 June 2017 |url-status=live }}
• {{TKM}}: 17 2S9The Military Balance, 2022, p.210
• {{UKR}}: 2 2B16 and 40 2S9.{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|pp=205-206}} 2S9 and 2B16 versions have been used by both sides during Russo-Ukrainian War{{cite book|title=Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine, 2014|first1=Jonathan|last1=Ferguson|first2=N.R.|last2=Jenzen-Jones|isbn=978-0-9924624-3-7|date=November 2014|publisher=Armament Research Services|series=Research Report 3|pages=50, 70|url=http://armamentresearch.com/ares-research-report-no-3-raising-red-flags-an-examination-of-arms-munitions-in-the-ongoing-conflict-in-ukraine-2014/|access-date=17 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925025308/http://armamentresearch.com/ares-research-report-no-3-raising-red-flags-an-examination-of-arms-munitions-in-the-ongoing-conflict-in-ukraine-2014/|archive-date=25 September 2018|url-status=live}}{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|p=491}}
• {{UZB}}: 54 2S9{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|p=208}}
• {{VEN}} - 18 Nona SVK, ordered 2009, delivered 2011–2012.{{cite web |url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php |title=Trade Registers |website=Armstrade.sipri.org |access-date=2017-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php |archive-date=14 April 2010 |url-status=live }} 13 in service {{as of|lc=y|2016}}.{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|p=416}}

• {{IND}}{{cite book |editor1-last=Jones |editor1-first=Jeffrey |title=U.S. Marine Corps School Of Infantry SOI Complete Training Materials |date=19 October 2017 |publisher=Jeffrey Frank Jones |page=LIV |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g5w6DwAAQBAJ |access-date=17 November 2023 |language=en}}
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• {{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/2s9.htm |title=2S9 Anona (Anemone)- 120mm SPH/Mortar |access-date=2008-05-10 |publisher=GlobalSecurity.org| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080612194838/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/2s9.htm| archive-date= 12 June 2008 | url-status= live}}
• [http://scalemodels.ru/modules/photo/viewcat_cid_391.html Walkaround 2S9 Nona from Kremenchuk]

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• {{cite book|title=The Military Balance 2016|date=February 2016|volume=116|isbn=9781857438352 |publisher=Routlegde|ref={{harvid|The Military Balance 2016}}|author=International Institute for Strategic Studies|author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies}}

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