| SPG-82 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Antitank rocket launcher |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1950 to mid-1970s |
| Used by | Soviet Union, Syria, Afghanistan and various Warsaw Pact countries, Indonesia |
| Wars | Portuguese Colonial War Soviet-Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989-1992) Syrian Civil War[citation needed] |
| Production history | |
| Designer | NII-6 |
| Designed | 1944 |
| Produced | 1950 to 1964 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 37.8 kg |
| Length | 2.15 m |
| Crew | 2 or 3 |
| Caliber | 82 mm |
| Action | Single shot |
| Recoil | Recoilless |
| Carriage | Two wheels |
| Rate of fire | 5 to 6 rounds per minute |
| Effective firing range | 200 m direct |
| Maximum firing range | 700 m |
The SPG-82 (transliterated Russian: Stankovyi Protivotankovyi Granatomet - heavy antitank grenade launcher) was a Soviet wheeled antitank rocket launcher that entered service after the end of World War II. It was replaced in Soviet service by the B-10 recoilless rifle from 1954 but remained in service with some armies, notably in the Middle East until the 1970s.[1] The SPG-82 was also carried by BRIMOB (the Indonesia Police Mobile Brigade) in 1963.[citation needed] It has been replaced by B-10 recoilless rifle.