155 mm SpGH Zuzana vs SPG-9: Specs Compared

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155 mm SpGH Zuzana — licensed reference photograph

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155 mm SpGH Zuzana

Self-propelled gun

Credit

Boevaya mashina · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

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SPG-9

Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun

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Polanksy kolbe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

155 mm SpGH ZuzanaZuzana 2

14.2 m

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SPG-9Length

2.11 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 60 rows sourced on both sides

14.2mZuzana 2

2.11m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

12.97 m

vz. 2000 Zuzana

Single source

14.2 m

Zuzana 2

Single source

Configuration

Details

155 mm SpGH Zuzana and SPG-9 configuration
Specification	155 mm SpGH Zuzana	SPG-9
Type	Self-propelled gun^[source]	Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun^[source]
Place of origin	Slovakia^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1998–present^[source]	1962–present^[source]
Used by	Slovakia Cyprus Ukraine^[source]	—
Wars

Designer	Konštrukta Trenčín^[source]	—

Unit cost	Zuzana 2: EUR 5.75 million (2022)^[source]	—

Produced	vz. 2000 Zuzana: 1998-2007 Zuzana 2: 2019-present^[source]	—

No. built	vz. 2000 Zuzana: 16 M2000G Zuzana: 12 Zuzana 2: 49^[source]	—

Variants	Production models: vz. 2000 Zuzana M2000G Zuzana Zuzana 2 Tracked prototypes: Zuzana A 40 Himalaya Diana 155mm^[source]	—

Barrels	vz. 2000 Zuzana: 45-caliber Zuzana 2: 52-caliber^[source]	—

Secondary armament	M2 Browning^[source]	—

Drive	vz. 2000 Zuzana: Tatra 815 8x8 Zuzana 2: Tatra 817 8x8^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Slovakia^[source]	—

Breech	—	Interrupted screw^[source]

Recoil	—	None^[source]

Carriage	—	Tripod^[source]

Elevation	—	+7°/−3°^[source]

Traverse	—	30° total^[source]

Feed system	—	Manually breech-loaded^[source]

Sights	—	PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight^[source]

Role	—	tripod-mounted man-portable, 73mm caliber recoilless gun^[source]

Source measurement	—	The SPG-9 Kop'yo ( Russian : СПГ-9 Копьё , transliterated: Stankovyi Protivotankovyi Granatomet "Kop'yo" - Easel Anti-tank Grenade Launcher "Spear") is a tripod-mounted man-portable, 73mm caliber recoilless gun developed by the Soviet Union . It fires fin-stabilized, rocket-assisted high explosive (HE) and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge projectiles similar to those fired by the 73mm 2A28 Grom low pressure gun of the BMP-1 armored vehicle. It was accepted into service in 1962, replacing the B-10 recoilless rifle .^[source]SPG-9 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The projectile is launched from the gun by a small charge, which gives it an initial velocity of between 250–400 metres per second (820–1,310 ft/s). The launch charge also imparts spin to the projectile by a series of offset holes. Once the projectile has traveled approximately 20 metres (66 ft) from the launcher, a rocket motor in its base ignites. For the PG-9 projectile, this takes it to a velocity of 700 metres per second (2,300 ft/s) before the motor burns out.^[source]SPG-9 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The SPG-9 is heavy, ~60 kilograms (130 lb), and normally transported by vehicle, and carried into position by its two person crew. It can be deployed in about a minute. The weapon is in service with a large number of armed forces, and a variety of ammunition is produced; however, they are mostly copies of the original Soviet PG-9 HEAT and OG-9 fragmentation high explosive (Frag-HE) rounds.^[source]SPG-9 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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The SPG-9 Kop'yo ( Russian : СПГ-9 Копьё , transliterated: Stankovyi Protivotankovyi Granatomet "Kop'yo" - Easel Anti-tank Grenade Launcher "Spear") is a tripod-mounted man-portable, 73mm caliber recoilless gun developed by the Soviet Union . It fires fin-stabilized, rocket-assisted high explosive (HE) and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge projectiles similar to those fired by the 73mm 2A28 Grom low pressure gun of the BMP-1 armored vehicle. It was accepted into service in 1962, replacing the B-10 recoilless rifle .^[source]SPG-9 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The projectile is launched from the gun by a small charge, which gives it an initial velocity of between 250–400 metres per second (820–1,310 ft/s). The launch charge also imparts spin to the projectile by a series of offset holes. Once the projectile has traveled approximately 20 metres (66 ft) from the launcher, a rocket motor in its base ignites. For the PG-9 projectile, this takes it to a velocity of 700 metres per second (2,300 ft/s) before the motor burns out.^[source]SPG-9 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The SPG-9 is heavy, ~60 kilograms (130 lb), and normally transported by vehicle, and carried into position by its two person crew. It can be deployed in about a minute. The weapon is in service with a large number of armed forces, and a variety of ammunition is produced; however, they are mostly copies of the original Soviet PG-9 HEAT and OG-9 fragmentation high explosive (Frag-HE) rounds.^[source]SPG-9 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Barrel length	—	Длина ствола , мм 1850^[source]

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