Russian servicemen are using new 2B23 "Nona-M1" 120 mm mortars in combat. The weapon is designed to engage manpower, concealed positions and enemy equipment, said the mortar commander with the call sign Skipper.
The weapon was developed by specialists of the Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering. "Nona-M1" differs from "Podnos" 2B14-1 and 2S12 "Sani" by a rifled barrel, which allows the use of ammunition from 2S9 "Nona-S". Soldiers note that the process of loading the new weapon has become more convenient.
We work on dugouts, trenches, enemy strongholds. The weapon hits accurately. You can teach a novice how to handle a mortar in a couple of days. The main thing is practice
Technical characteristics of the "Nona-M1" mortar
- Weight - 420 kg
- Weight during the march - 514 kg
- Rate of fire - up to 10 rounds per minute
- Sighting range of firing with a high-explosive fragmentation mine - 7.2 thousand m
- Sighting range of firing with a projectile - 8.8 thousand m.
- Sighting range of firing with rocket ammunition - 12.8 thousand m
Earlier, a Russian serviceman told how the 2S9 Nona-S self-propelled artillery gun was modified.
