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2S9 Nonalarger figure on 3 of 3
M2 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 2S9 Nona | M2 mortar |
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| Type | Air-droppable self-propelled mortar[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | — |
| Used by | see Operators[source] | United States France Israel South Korea Republic of China China Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam[source] |
| Wars |
Width
Single source2.63 m (8 ft 8 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source60 km/h (37 mph) (road); 9 km/h (5.6 mph) (water)[source]
5D20 Diesel
Single source5D20 Diesel 180 kW (240 hp)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source520 ft/s (158 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Soviet-Afghan War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
World War II Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Korean War Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War Vietnam War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Guatemalan Civil War[source] |
| Designer | TsNIITochMash[source] | Edgar Brandt[source] |
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| Designed | 1974–1980[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Read Machinery Company[source]M2 mortar · original production contract, January 1940 Kennedy-Van Saun Engineering Company[source]M2 mortar · wartime production contractor Firestone Tire and Rubber Company[source]M2 mortar · wartime production contractor, 1945 Pakistan Machine Tool Factory Limited[source]M2-derived Type 63-1 · licensed variant production in Pakistan Helwan Machine Tools Company[source]M2-derived Type 63-1 · licensed variant production in Egypt |
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| Produced | 1979–1989[source] | — |
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| Elevation | -4 to +80 degrees[source] | +40° to +85°[source] |
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| Traverse | 70 degrees[source] | 7°[source] |
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| Armor | 15 mm (0.59 in) max[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 120 mm 2A60 mortar[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 20.2 kW (27.1 hp) per tonne[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | 40-60 rounds[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 450 mm (18 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 400 L (88 imp gal; 110 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Variants | — | Type 31[source] |
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| Shell | — | 3 lb (1.4 kg)[source] |
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