SPG-9

SPG-9
SPG-9
	A Russian SPG-9M
Type	Recoilless gun; Anti-tank gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1962–present
Wars	Vietnam War; Iran–Iraq War; Salvadoran Civil War; Lord's Resistance Army insurgency; Gulf War; Lebanese Civil War; Iraq War; Second Sudanese Civil War; Third Sudanese Civil War; Libyan Civil Wars; Northern Mali conflict; Syrian Civil War; War in Donbass; Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017); Yemeni Civil War (2015–present); Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen; 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes; Russo-Ukraine War; Israel-Hamas War
Specifications
Mass	47.5 kg (105 lb); 59.5 kg (131 lb); with tripod
Length	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Width	99 cm (3 ft 3 in); allowing full traverse
Height	80 cm (2 ft 7 in)
Crew	2 (1 gunner, 1 loader)
Caliber	73 mm (2.9 in) smoothbore
Breech	Interrupted screw
Recoil	None
Carriage	Tripod
Elevation	+7°/−3°
Traverse	30° total
Rate of fire	5–6 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	250–435 m/s (820–1,430 ft/s)
Effective firing range	800 m (870 yd)
Maximum firing range	1,200–6,500 m (1,300–7,100 yd)
Feed system	Manually breech-loaded
Sights	PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight

The SPG-9 Kopyo (Russian: СПГ-9 Копьё, transliterated Russian: Stankovyi Protivotankovyi Granatomet "Kopyo" - Easel Antitank Grenade Launcher "Spear") is a tripod-mounted man-portable, 73 millimetre calibre recoilless gun developed by the Soviet Union. It fires fin-stabilised, rocket-assisted high explosive (HE) and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge projectiles similar to those fired by the 73 mm 2A28 Grom low pressure gun of the BMP-1 armored vehicle. It was accepted into service in 1962, replacing the B-10 recoilless rifle.

^ "Sudan – Global trade, local impact: Arms Transfers to all Sides in the Civil War in Sudan" (PDF). Human Rights Watch Report. 10 (4): 24. August 1998.
^ Neville, Leigh (19 Apr 2018). Technicals: Non-Standard Tactical Vehicles from the Great Toyota War to modern Special Forces. New Vanguard 257. Osprey Publishing. pp. 12, 35. ISBN 978-1-4728-2251-2. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
^ Neville 2018, p. 37.
^ "UN accuses Saudi, UAE of funding armed groups in Yemen". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
^ "Taiz: Houthi fighters battle militia in Yemen city". YouTube. 25 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g OPFOR Worldwide Equipment Guide, TRADOC DCSINT Threat Support Directorate, January 21, 1999

[1] "Sudan – Global trade, local impact: Arms Transfers to all Sides in the Civil War in Sudan" (PDF). Human Rights Watch Report. 10 (4): 24. August 1998.

[Neville_2018_12,35-2] Neville, Leigh (19 Apr 2018). Technicals: Non-Standard Tactical Vehicles from the Great Toyota War to modern Special Forces. New Vanguard 257. Osprey Publishing. pp. 12, 35. ISBN 978-1-4728-2251-2. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

[FOOTNOTENeville201837-3] Neville 2018, p. 37.

[4] "UN accuses Saudi, UAE of funding armed groups in Yemen". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-24.

[5] "Taiz: Houthi fighters battle militia in Yemen city". YouTube. 25 August 2016.

[opfor-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g OPFOR Worldwide Equipment Guide, TRADOC DCSINT Threat Support Directorate, January 21, 1999

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SPG-9
A Russian SPG-9M
Type	Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1962–present
Wars	Vietnam War Iran–Iraq War Salvadoran Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Gulf War Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Second Sudanese Civil War^[1] Third Sudanese Civil War Libyan Civil Wars^[2] Northern Mali conflict Syrian Civil War^[3] War in Donbass Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)^[4]^[5] Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes Russo-Ukraine War Israel-Hamas War
Specifications
Mass	47.5 kg (105 lb) 59.5 kg (131 lb) with tripod^[6]
Length	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)^[6]
Width	99 cm (3 ft 3 in) allowing full traverse^[6]
Height	80 cm (2 ft 7 in)^[6]
Crew	2 (1 gunner, 1 loader)

Caliber	73 mm (2.9 in) smoothbore^[6]
Breech	Interrupted screw^[6]
Recoil	None
Carriage	Tripod
Elevation	+7°/−3°
Traverse	30° total
Rate of fire	5–6 rounds per minute^[6]
Muzzle velocity	250–435 m/s (820–1,430 ft/s)
Effective firing range	800 m (870 yd)
Maximum firing range	1,200–6,500 m (1,300–7,100 yd)
Feed system	Manually breech-loaded
Sights	PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight