The Armed Forces showed the use of a rare trophy system "Non-K": what is known about it (photo)

According to the analysts of "militaristic" in their review, in general, it is known about eight captured by Ukrainian fighters of installations as trophies. And according to the OSINT Oryx OSINT Project, Russia has lost at least 16 Nona-K installations since the war, some of which have been destroyed, damaged, or captured as trophies. System 2B16 "Non-K" combines the functions of guns, howitzers and mortars.

The basis for its development was the artillery part 2A51 from the self-propelled SAU 2C9 "Non-S" of the USSR Airborne Troops. The development of the trailer modification began after combat use of 2C9 in Afghanistan to equip landing and land units with a more compact universal gun. The production of 2B16 was carried out at "Motovilikhin factories" in Perm. The experimental sample was tested in 1984, and in 1986 the system was adopted.

In total, no more than 200 units were released, and the figure - 188 guns - is often featured in open sources. Nona-K has a trunks of 24. 2 caliber (approximately 2. 9 m), equipped with a muzzle brake with a high degree of compensation. Thanks to the design of the cannon, it is able to fire direct guidance, hinged trajectory and as a mortar - which makes it effective for damage to goals in different conditions.

A wide range of ammunition is used for firing: fragmentation, cumulative, active-reactive, controlled ammunition of the type "Kitolov-2", as well as standard 120 mm mortar ammunition NATO. According to the developers, the capacity of some shells is comparable to 152 mm artillery systems.

The tactical and technical characteristics of 2B16 "Nona-K" is unknown what kind of Ukrainian units are in service with these artis systems, but the personnel of combat work on the occupiers were published by fighters 92 brigades of the Armed Forces. "The towed artillery system Nona-K produces a 120-mm" zucchini "on the shelter of the enemy. The calculation works as the only mechanism: coordinates, projectile, sight, shot,"-wrote in the press service of the brigade.