Fast and unstoppable: 2S9 Nona #howitzers pulverize Ukrainian positions
Unlike its larger siblings, the 2S9 Nona has a single 120mm caliber gun, but this lack of power and relatively short range of 12.8km is more than made up for by its high degree of mobility.
In fact, the vehicle was designed to be parachuted from an aircraft.
In today's combat conditions, where the enemy has anti-battery radars that allow them to quickly pinpoint where the shots are fired from, the ability to move fast literally saves lives.
Interestingly, the 2S9 Nona can also be used to launch mortar mines, and in some cases this extends its effective range.
Thus, by using the French RT-61 mines, their combat radius increases to 17 kilometers.
This is what the crews of the 2S9 Nona do: they arrive at their firing positions, fire the shots and immediately leave.
Unlike its larger siblings, the 2S9 Nona has a single 120mm caliber gun, but this lack of power and relatively short range of 12.8km is more than made up for by its high degree of mobility.
In fact, the vehicle was designed to be parachuted from an aircraft.
In today's combat conditions, where the enemy has anti-battery radars that allow them to quickly pinpoint where the shots are fired from, the ability to move fast literally saves lives.
Interestingly, the 2S9 Nona can also be used to launch mortar mines, and in some cases this extends its effective range.
Thus, by using the French RT-61 mines, their combat radius increases to 17 kilometers.
This is what the crews of the 2S9 Nona do: they arrive at their firing positions, fire the shots and immediately leave.