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G6 howitzerlarger figure on 2 of 2
SPG-9larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Hull
Single source9.20 m (30 ft 2 in) (hull)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | G6 howitzer | SPG-9 |
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| Type | Self-propelled artillery[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | South African Border War Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)[source] | 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 |
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source90 km/h (55 mph)[source]
Magirus Deutz Model FL 413 F/FR air-cooled diesel
Single sourceMagirus Deutz Model FL 413 F/FR air-cooled diesel 525 hp (391 kW)[source]
smoothbore
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.
| Designer | Lyttelton Engineering Works[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1981[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Denel Land Systems (turret) Land Systems OMC (chassis)[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | USD $3,272,000 (new)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1988–1999[source] | — |
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| No. built | 154[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 155mm G5 howitzer (47 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 12.7mm M2 Browning machine gun (900 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 11.17hp /tonne (8.7 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar with hydraulic shock dampers[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 700 litres[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1962–present[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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