FH-2000 vs SPG-9: Specs Compared

AArtillery

FH-2000

Howitzer

Credit

Seloloving · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

FH-2000firing

12.9 m

Length source ↗

SPG-9Length

2.11 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FH-2000larger figure on 1 of 1

Mass+27689%

SPG-9larger figure on 0 of 1

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 57 rows sourced on both sides

12.9mfiring

2.11m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

12.9 m

firing

Single source

12.90 m (42 ft 4 in) (firing)^[source]

2.11 m

Length

Single source

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

9.73mfiring

990mmallowing full traverse

WidthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

9.73 m

firing

Single source

9.73 m (31 ft 11 in) (firing)^[source]

0.99 m

allowing full traverse

Single source

99 cm (3 ft 3 in) allowing full traverse^[source]

—

800mm

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.8 m

Height

Single source

80 cm (2 ft 7 in)^[source]

13.2t

47.5kg

Mass+27689%

All recorded figures & sources

13,200 kg

Mass

Single source

13,200 kg (29,100 lb)^[source]

47.5 kg

Mass

Single source

59.5 kg

with tripod

Single source

47.5 kg (105 lb) 59.5 kg (131 lb) with tripod^[source]

21 gunner, 1 loader

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

6 people

Crew

Single source

6^[source]

2 people

1 gunner, 1 loader

Single source

2 (1 gunner, 1 loader)^[source]

10km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

—

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

10 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

10 km/h (6.2 mph)^[source]

40kmMaximum; with ERFB BB round

1.2–6.5kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

19 km

Effective; with M107

Single source

40 km

Maximum; with ERFB BB round

Single source

19 km (12 mi) (with M107)^[source]

40 km (25 mi) (with ERFB BB round)^[source]

0.8 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1.2–6.5 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

800 m (870 yd)^[source]

1,200–6,500 m (1,300–7,100 yd)^[source]

56kWAir-cooled turbo charged diesel

—

Power

All recorded figures & sources

56 kW

Air-cooled turbo charged diesel

Single source

Air-cooled turbo charged diesel 75 hp (56 kW)^[source]

8.06mL/52

Длина ствола , мм 1850

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

8.06 m

L/52

Single source

8.06 m (26 ft 5 in) L/52^[source]

Длина ствола , мм 1850^[source]

155mmNATO

73mmsmoothbore

CalibreScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

155 mm

NATO

Single source

155 mm NATO^[source]

73 mm

smoothbore

Single source

73 mm (2.9 in) smoothbore^[source]

6rpmfor 3 minutes

5–6rounds/min

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

2 rounds/min

for 30 minutes

Single source

6 rounds/min

for 3 minutes

Single source

6 rpm for 3 minutes 2 rpm for 30 minutes^[source]

5–6 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

5–6 rounds per minute^[source]

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250–435m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

250–435 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

250–435 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.

Configuration

Details

FH-2000 and SPG-9 configuration
Specification	FH-2000	SPG-9
Type	Howitzer^[source]	Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun^[source]
Place of origin	Singapore^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1993 – present^[source]	1962–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	—
Designer	ST Kinetics^[source]	—
Designed	1990^[source]	—
Manufacturer	ST Kinetics^[source]	—
Developed from	FH-88^[source]	—
Produced	1993–1995^[source]	—
Breech	Semi-automatic Interrupted screw with electronic rammer^[source]	Interrupted screw^[source]
Carriage	6 wheeled split trail^[source]	Tripod^[source]
Elevation	-3°/+70°^[source]	+7°/−3°^[source]
Traverse	±20° from centerline^[source]	30° total^[source]
Feed system	hydraulically powered flick rammer assisted loading^[source]	Manually breech-loaded^[source]
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]
Recoil	—	None^[source]
Sights	—	PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Singapore Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · India	Reported operator · Afghanistan Reported operator · Bulgaria Reported operator · Central African Republic Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · East Germany Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Kyrgyzstan Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Mali Reported operator · Moldova Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Rwanda Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · South Sudan Reported operator · Ba'athist Syria Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam Reported operator · Turkmenistan

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FH-2000

SPG-9

Type

Howitzer^[source]

Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun^[source]

Place of origin

Singapore^[source]

Soviet Union^[source]

In service

1993 – present^[source]

1962–present^[source]

Used by

See Operators^[source]

—

Designer

ST Kinetics^[source]

—

Designed

1990^[source]

—

Manufacturer

ST Kinetics^[source]

—

Developed from

FH-88^[source]

—

Produced

1993–1995^[source]

—

Breech

Semi-automatic Interrupted screw with electronic rammer^[source]

Interrupted screw^[source]

Carriage

6 wheeled split trail^[source]

Tripod^[source]

Elevation

-3°/+70°^[source]

+7°/−3°^[source]

Traverse

±20° from centerline^[source]

30° total^[source]

Feed system

hydraulically powered flick rammer assisted loading^[source]

Manually breech-loaded^[source]

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]

Recoil

—

None^[source]

Sights

—

PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Singapore
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · India

Reported operator · Afghanistan
Reported operator · Bulgaria
Reported operator · Central African Republic
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · East Germany
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Kyrgyzstan
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Mali
Reported operator · Moldova
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Rwanda
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · South Sudan
Reported operator · Ba'athist Syria
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam
Reported operator · Turkmenistan