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Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systemlarger figure on 0 of 2
SPG-9larger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source73.8 in (1.87 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System | SPG-9 |
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| Type | Guided rocket[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2012–present[source] | 1962–present[source] |
| Used by | See Foreign users[source] | — |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)[source]
allowing full traverse
Single source99 cm (3 ft 3 in) allowing full traverse[source]
unfired
Single source2.75 in (70 mm) (unfired)[source]
1 gunner, 1 loader
Single source2 (1 gunner, 1 loader)[source]
Maximum; Mach 2.9) at max
Single sourceMaximum; Speed · source measurement 1
Single sourceMaximum; Speed · source measurement 2
Single source1,000 m/s (3,600 km/h; 2,200 mph; Mach 2.9) at max[source]
Effective; fixed wing
Single sourceEffective; rotary wing
Single sourcefixed wing
Single sourcerotary wing
Single source1,100–5,000 m (0.68–3.11 mi) (rotary wing); 2–11 km (1.2–6.8 mi) (fixed wing)[source]
1,100–5,000 m (0.68–3.11 mi) (rotary wing); 2–11 km (1.2–6.8 mi) (fixed wing)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourcesmoothbore
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.
| Manufacturer | BAE Systems[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | $22,000[source] | — |
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| No. built | 100,000[source] | — |
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| Guidance | Semi-active laser homing[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Existing Hydra 70 warhead[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | 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] |
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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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| Reported operators | — |
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