76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) vs SPG-9

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76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)

Field gun

Credit

Torin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · 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

76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)larger figure on 2 of 2

Height+71%
Range+245%

SPG-9larger figure on 0 of 2

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

Measured figures

Head to head

21 of 58 rows sourced on both sides

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2.11m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

2.11 m

Length

Single source

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

1.6m

990mmallowing full traverse

Width

Configuration

Details

76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) and SPG-9 configuration
Specification	76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)	SPG-9
Type	Field gun^[source]	Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1942–present^[source]	1962–present^[source]
Wars	World War II Korean War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Angolan Civil War South African Border War Uganda–Tanzania War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Yugoslav Wars Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas^[source]

Designer	design bureau of No. 92 Artillery Factory headed by V. G. Grabin^[source]	—

Designed	1940^[source]	—

Produced	1941–1945^[source]	—

No. built	103,000+^[source]	—

Shell	Fixed QF 76.2×385mmR^[source]	—

Breech	Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge^[source]	Interrupted screw^[source]

Recoil	Hydro-pneumatic^[source]	None^[source]

Carriage	Split trail^[source]	Tripod^[source]

Elevation	−5° to +37°^[source]	+7°/−3°^[source]

Traverse	54°^[source]	30° total^[source]

Manufacturer	Artillery Factory No. 92^[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

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