9M113 Konkurs vs M20 recoilless rifle

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AAnti-tank weapons

M20 recoilless rifle

Recoilless anti-tank weapon

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

9M113 KonkursLength

1.15 m

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M20 recoilless rifleLength

2.1 m

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9M113 Konkurslarger figure on 0 of 1

None

M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 1 of 1

Length+83%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 104 rows sourced on both sides

1.15m

2.1m

Length+83%

All recorded figures & sources

1.15 m

Length

Single source

0.875 m

without gas generator

Single source

Configuration

Details

9M113 Konkurs and M20 recoilless rifle configuration
Specification	9M113 Konkurs	M20 recoilless rifle
Crew	—	1 or 2^[source]
Type	Anti-tank missile^[source]	Recoilless anti-tank weapon^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1974–present^[source]	—
Used by	See operators

Wars	Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War (2014-present) Saudi-led intervention in Yemen 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	World War II (limited) Korean War First Indochina War Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Western Sahara War Kosovo war^[source]

Designed	1970^[source]	1944^[source]

Manufacturer	Tula Machinery Design Bureau (Tula KBP) – Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod Bharat Dynamics Limited^[source]	—

Variants	9M113M^[source]	Type 56^[source]

Warhead	2.7 kg (6.0 lb) 9N131 HEAT^[source]	—

Detonation mechanism	Contact^[source]	—

Engine	Solid-fuel rocket^[source]	—

Guidance system	Wire-guided SACLOS^[source]	—

Steering system	Two control surfaces^[source]	—

Launch platform	Individual, vehicle^[source]	—

Former operator · Chechen Republic of Ichkeria	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria^[source]	—

Former operator · East Germany	East Germany^[source]	—

Former operator · Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia^[source]	—

Former operator · Finland	Finland^[source]	—

Former operator · Soviet Union	Soviet Union^[source]	—

Source measurement	The original 9M113 with a single-charge warhead can penetrate 600 mm of rolled homogeneous armor (RHA).^[source]9M113 Konkurs · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The system uses a gas generator to push the missile out of the launch tube. The gas also exits from the rear of the launch tube in a similar manner to a recoilless rifle . The missile leaves the launch tube at 80 meters per second, and is quickly accelerated to 200 meters per second by its solid fuel motor. This initial high speed reduces the missile's deadzone, since it can be launched directly at the target, rather than in an upward arc. In flight, the missile spins at between five and seven revolutions per second.^[source]9M113 Konkurs · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage 9M113M Konkurs-M (NATO: AT-5B Spandrel B ) Tandem warhead – with extended explosive probe. The warhead penetration is 750–800 mm vs RHA. Adopted in 1991. Missile 9M113M 1990. Tandem (800 mm (behind a layer of ERA)). 4,000 m (3500 m night (passive)).^[source]9M113 Konkurs · Models; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

The original 9M113 with a single-charge warhead can penetrate 600 mm of rolled homogeneous armor (RHA).^[source]9M113 Konkurs · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The system uses a gas generator to push the missile out of the launch tube. The gas also exits from the rear of the launch tube in a similar manner to a recoilless rifle . The missile leaves the launch tube at 80 meters per second, and is quickly accelerated to 200 meters per second by its solid fuel motor. This initial high speed reduces the missile's deadzone, since it can be launched directly at the target, rather than in an upward arc. In flight, the missile spins at between five and seven revolutions per second.^[source]9M113 Konkurs · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

9M113M Konkurs-M (NATO: AT-5B Spandrel B ) Tandem warhead – with extended explosive probe. The warhead penetration is 750–800 mm vs RHA. Adopted in 1991. Missile 9M113M 1990. Tandem (800 mm (behind a layer of ERA)). 4,000 m (3500 m night (passive)).^[source]9M113 Konkurs · Models; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Country of origin	Soviet Union^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 77, cell 4; revision 1377727163; retrieved 2026-10-02	—

Produced	—	1945^[source]

Shell	—	75 x 408 mm R HE, HEAT, Smoke^[source]

Shell weight	—	20.5–22.6 lb (9.3–10.3 kg)^[source]

Recoil	—	Recoilless^[source]

Carriage	—	M1917A1 tripod^[source]

Elevation	—	−27° to +65°^[source]

Traverse	—	360°^[source]

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