2A36 Giatsint-B vs SPG-9: Specs Compared

AArtillery

2A36 Giatsint-B

Credit

Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArtillery

SPG-9

Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun

Credit

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

2A36 Giatsint-BLength

12.3 m

Length source ↗

SPG-9Length

2.11 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+483%
Mass+20532%
Range+770%
Rate of fire+9%

SPG-9larger figure on 0 of 4

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 58 rows sourced on both sides

12.3m

2.11m

Length+483%

All recorded figures & sources

12.3 m

Length

Single source

12.3 m (40 ft)^[source]

2.11 m

Length

Single source

2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)^[source]

2.79m

990mmallowing full traverse

Width

All recorded figures & sources

2.788 m

Width

Single source

2.788 m (9 ft 1.8 in)^[source]

0.99 m

allowing full traverse

Single source

99 cm (3 ft 3 in) allowing full traverse^[source]

—

800mm

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.8 m

Height

Single source

80 cm (2 ft 7 in)^[source]

9.8t

47.5kg

Mass+20532%

All recorded figures & sources

9,800 kg

Mass

Single source

9,800 kg (21,600 lb)^[source]

47.5 kg

Mass

Single source

59.5 kg

with tripod

Single source

47.5 kg (105 lb) 59.5 kg (131 lb) with tripod^[source]

21 gunner, 1 loader

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

8 people

Crew

Single source

8^[source]

2 people

1 gunner, 1 loader

Single source

2 (1 gunner, 1 loader)^[source]

27–40kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

1.2–6.5kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

27–40 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

27,000–40,000 m (30,000–44,000 yd)^[source]

1.2–6.5 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

0.8 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

800 m (870 yd)^[source]

1,200–6,500 m (1,300–7,100 yd)^[source]

8.2m

Длина ствола , мм 1850

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

8.197 m

Barrel length

Single source

8.197 m (26.89 ft)^[source]

Длина ствола , мм 1850^[source]

73mmsmoothbore

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

49^[source]

73 mm

smoothbore

Single source

73 mm (2.9 in) smoothbore^[source]

6rpm

5–6rounds/min

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

6 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

6 rounds per minute^[source]

5–6 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

5–6 rounds per minute^[source]

—

250–435m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

250–435 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

250–435 m/s (820–1,430 ft/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

2A36 Giatsint-B and SPG-9 configuration
Specification	2A36 Giatsint-B	SPG-9
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1976−present^[source]	1962–present^[source]
Used by	See operators^[source]	—
Wars	Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	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 Iraq (2013-2017) War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes Russo-Ukraine War Gaza war^[source]
Designer	Yuri Kalachnikov^[source]	—
Designed	1968−1975^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Motovilikha Plants^[source]	—
Unit cost	US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)^[source]	—
Produced	1976−1980s^[source]	—
No. built	1,500^[source]	—
Shell	152.4 mm (6.00 in)^[source]	—
Breech	Horizontal sliding-block^[source]	Interrupted screw^[source]
Carriage	Split trail^[source]	Tripod^[source]
Elevation	57°^[source]	+7°/−3°^[source]
Traverse	25°^[source]	30° total^[source]
Type	—	Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun^[source]
Recoil	—	None^[source]
Feed system	—	Manually breech-loaded^[source]
Sights	—	PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Finland Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · Moldova Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Uzbekistan	Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · Moldova Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Afghanistan Reported operator · Bulgaria Reported operator · Central African Republic Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · East Germany Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Kyrgyzstan Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Mali Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Rwanda Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · South Sudan Reported operator · Ba'athist Syria Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Vietnam

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2A36 Giatsint-B

SPG-9

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

In service

1976−present^[source]

1962–present^[source]

Used by

See operators^[source]

—

Wars

Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

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 Iraq (2013-2017) War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes Russo-Ukraine War Gaza war^[source]

Designer

Yuri Kalachnikov^[source]

—

Designed

1968−1975^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Motovilikha Plants^[source]

—

Unit cost

US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)^[source]

—

Produced

1976−1980s^[source]

—

No. built

1,500^[source]

—

Shell

152.4 mm (6.00 in)^[source]

—

Breech

Horizontal sliding-block^[source]

Interrupted screw^[source]

Carriage

Split trail^[source]

Tripod^[source]

Elevation

57°^[source]

+7°/−3°^[source]

Traverse

25°^[source]

30° total^[source]

Type

—

Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun^[source]

Recoil

—

None^[source]

Feed system

—

Manually breech-loaded^[source]

Sights

—

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

Reported operators

Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Finland
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · Moldova
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Uzbekistan

Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · Moldova
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Afghanistan
Reported operator · Bulgaria
Reported operator · Central African Republic
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · East Germany
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Kyrgyzstan
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Mali
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Rwanda
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · South Sudan
Reported operator · Ba'athist Syria
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Vietnam