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2S12 Sani

Heavy mortarSoviet UnionIn service since 1981
2S12 Sani
Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Heavy mortar
Manufacturer
Uraltransmash, Ekaterinburg, Motovilikha Plants, Perm
Designed
1981
Entered service
1981
Production start
1981
Units produced
2,000
Status
In service
Crew
4

Heavy mortar

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Overview

2S12 Sani is a heavy mortar from the Soviet Union, made by Uraltransmash, Ekaterinburg, Motovilikha Plants and Perm. It entered service in 1981; production began in 1981; 2,000 were built. It fires 120 mm shells up to 7.1 km. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belarus, Bulgaria and 8 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Second Chechen War, the First Chechen War, among others.

Specifications

Armament
Caliber
120 mm
Maximum range of fire
7 km
Dimensions and weights
Weight
0 t

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
Soviet–Afghan WarFirst Chechen WarSecond Chechen WarRusso-Ukrainian War
Operators
AlgeriaAzerbaijanBelarusBulgariaGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanRussiaTajikistanUkraineUzbekistanVenezuela

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (fr): 2S12 Sani, Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia: 2S12 Sani, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.