2S9 Nona vs 82-BM-37: Specs Compared

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AMortars

2S9 Nona

Air-droppable self-propelled mortar

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Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BMortars

82-BM-37

Infantry mortar

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ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

2S9 Nonalarger figure on 3 of 3

Mass+15436%
Barrel length+135%
Calibre+46%

82-BM-37larger figure on 0 of 3

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Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 82 rows sourced on both sides

6.02m

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

6.02 m

Length

Single source

6.02 m (19.8 ft)^[source]

2.63m

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Width

All recorded figures & sources

Configuration

Details

2S9 Nona and 82-BM-37 configuration
Specification	2S9 Nona	82-BM-37
Type	Air-droppable self-propelled mortar^[source]	Infantry mortar^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1981–present^[source]	1937–present^[source]
Used by	see Operators^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]

Wars	Soviet-Afghan War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	World War II Kosovo War Korean War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Uganda-Tanzania War Afghan Wars Gulf War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Designer	TsNIITochMash^[source]	—

Designed	1974–1980^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Motovilikha Plants^[source]	—

Produced	1979–1989^[source]	—

Elevation	-4 to +80 degrees^[source]	+45° to +75°^[source]

Traverse	70 degrees^[source]	6° to 15°^[source]

Armor	15 mm (0.59 in) max^[source]	—

Main armament	120 mm 2A60 mortar^[source]	—

Power/weight	20.2 kW (27.1 hp) per tonne^[source]	—

Payload capacity	40-60 rounds^[source]	—

Suspension	torsion^[source]	—

Ground clearance	450 mm (18 in)^[source]	—

Fuel capacity	400 L (88 imp gal; 110 US gal)^[source]	—

Shell weight	—	3.05 kg (6 lb 12 oz)^[source]

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