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Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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G5 howitzerlarger figure on 4 of 4
SPG-9larger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | G5 howitzer | SPG-9 |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1983–present[source] | 1962–present[source] |
| Used by | Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | South African Border War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War |
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]
Maximum; Base bleed
Single sourceMaximum; Standard
Single sourceMaximum; VLAP
Single sourceStandard: 30 km (19 mi) Base bleed: 40 km (25 mi) VLAP: 50 km (31 mi)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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] |
| Designer | Lyttelton Engineering Works[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1976–1983[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Denel Land Systems[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1982–present[source] | — |
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| Shell | high explosive[source] | — |
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| Breech | Semi-automatic interrupted screw[source] | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Tripod[source] |
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| Elevation | −3° to +75°[source] | +7°/−3°[source] |
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| Traverse | Up to 15°: 82° Above 15°: 65°[source] | 30° total[source] |
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| Feed system | Breech-loaded[source] | Manually breech-loaded[source] |
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| Recoil | — | None[source] |
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| Sights | — | PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight[source] |
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