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2S5 Giatsint-Slarger figure on 2 of 2
SPG-9larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.33 m (27.32 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2S5 Giatsint-S | SPG-9 |
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| Type | Self-propelled artillery[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1978–present[source] | 1962–present[source] |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Donbas Russo-Ukraine 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 |
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single source62 km/h (38 mph) (road) 25 km/h (15 mph) (off-road)[source]
Diesel
Single sourceDiesel 388 kW (520 hp)[source]
smoothbore
Single source73 mm (2.9 in) smoothbore[source]
Rate of fire
Single source5–6 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source250–435 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.
| Designed | 1967–1974[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976–1991[source] | — |
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| Armor | 15 mm (.59 in)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 152 mm 2A37 L54-caliber gun (30 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 1× 7.62 mm machine gun[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | — |
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| Breech | — | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Recoil | — | None[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Tripod[source] |
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| Elevation | — | +7°/−3°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 30° total[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Manually breech-loaded[source] |
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| Sights | — | PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight[source] |
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| Barrel length | — | Длина ствола , мм 1850[source] |
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