Reported in early November & posted on Russian TV (Rossiya 1)
New self-propelled mortar system based on BMP-3 chassis
Developed during late 1990s – produced since 2010 with only a small number in service
The 2A80 semi-automatic rifled gun can fire all Russian and Western spin-stabilised mortar projectiles, along with most fin-stabilised mortar bombs.
2S31 has the TSHU-2 ‘Shtora-1’ detection jammer system.
In service with Azerbaijan and used in Nagorno-Karabkh war
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