85 mm divisional gun D-44 vs SPG-9: Specs Compared

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85 mm divisional gun D-44

Field gun

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No machine-readable author provided. Bukvoed assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY 2.5 · Resized · CC BY 2.5 · 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

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Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

85 mm divisional gun D-44Length

8.34 m

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SPG-9Length

2.11 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

85 mm divisional gun D-44larger figure on 4 of 4

Length+295%
Height+77%
Range+306%
Muzzle velocity+201%

SPG-9larger figure on 0 of 4

Measured figures

Head to head

28 of 66 rows sourced on both sides

8.34m

2.11m

Length+295%

All recorded figures & sources

8.34 m

Length

Single source

8.34 metres (27 ft 4 in)^[source]

2.11 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

85 mm divisional gun D-44 and SPG-9 configuration
Specification	85 mm divisional gun D-44	SPG-9
Type	Field gun^[source]	Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1946–present^[source]	1962–present^[source]
Wars	Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Ethiopian Civil War Iran–Iraq War First Nagorno-Karabakh War War in Donbas Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Designed	1943–1944^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Uralmash^[source]	—

Produced	1946–1954^[source]	—

No. built	10,918^[source]	—

Variants	D-44N SD-44 Chinese Type 56^[source]	—

Shell	Fixed QF 85×629 mm. R (R/112mm)^[source]	—

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

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

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

Elevation	−7° to 35°^[source]	+7°/−3°^[source]

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

Sights	OP-2-7 w/5.5X Magnification^[source]	PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight^[source]

Feed system	—	Manually breech-loaded^[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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