120mm NONA-S, NONA-SVK and NONA-KGuns

Guns

Mission

120mm Nona gun is a general-purpose artillery system combining capabilities of a gun, a howitzer and a mortar. Designed for direct fire support on the battlefield, it is equally effective against hostile manpower, and fortifications on the one hand, and tanks on the other. Given such missions, NONA is able to fire ammunition of different types. Features

Nonafires HE-fragmentation and shaped-charge RAPs as well as 120mm HE-fragmentation, illuminating, smoke and incendiary mortar bombs including those designed for NATO’s 120mm mortars. Owing to a highly curved trajectory, effectiveness of HE-fragmentation projectiles equals that of standard 152mm/155mm HE-fragmentation howitzer ammunition.

The minimal firing range is a most crucial indicator for any direct fire support weapon. Nona’s gun projectiles feature a minimal firing range of 1.7 km, with that of its mortar bombs equalling 450m. This enables NONAS to support friendly troops from firing positions set up amidst infantry formations.

Depending on the mission, Nona can be mounted on tracked BTR-D or wheeled BTR-80 APCs, or on a light-weight wheeled carriage (2S9 Nona-S self-propelled gun, 2S23Nona-SVK self-propelled gun and 2B16 Nona-K towed gun, respectively).

Weighing only 1,200 kg, 2B16Nona-K towed gun is being fielded with motorised infantry battalions. When in travelling configuration, it can be towed by a small all-wheeldrive vehicle.

In terms of its versatility and operational flexibility, Nona is second to none the world over. According to expert opinion, a single Nona battery features firepower that is 1.5-2 times more lethal than that of a battalion’s organic mortar units.

Basic specifications

2S9 (2S9-1) 2B16 2S23 Nona-S Nona-K Nona-SVK Calibre, mm 120 120 120 Combat weight, t 8.5 (8.7) 1.2 14.5 Crew 4 5 4 Max speed, km/h: road 60 - 80 water 9 - 10 Max firing range, m:

HE-fragmentation projectile 8,800 8,800 8,800

HE-fragmentation mortar bomb 7,100 7,100 7,100 rocket-assisted projectile 12,800 12,800 12,800 Min firing range, m:

HE-fragmentation projectile 1,700 1,700 1,700

HE-fragmentation mortar bomb 450 450 450 Rate of fire, rds/min 10 8 10 Ammunition load, rds 25 (40) 80 30