GC-45 howitzer vs SPG-9: Specs Compared

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GC-45 howitzer — licensed reference photograph

AArtillery

GC-45 howitzer

Howitzer

Credit

Sturmvogel 66 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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

GC-45 howitzerlarger figure on 2 of 2

Mass+17205%
Muzzle velocity+162%

SPG-9larger figure on 0 of 2

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 65 rows sourced on both sides

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2.11m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

2.11 m

Length

Single source

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

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990mmallowing full traverse

Width

All recorded figures & sources

Configuration

Details

GC-45 howitzer and SPG-9 configuration
Specification	GC-45 howitzer	SPG-9
Type	Howitzer^[source]	Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun^[source]
Place of origin	Canada^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1970s-present^[source]	1962–present^[source]
Used by	See users^[source]	—
Wars	Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Cambodian–Thai border dispute 2025 Cambodia–Thailand clashes

Designer	Gerald Bull^[source]	—

Designed	1970s^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Space Research Corporation , Noricum , NORINCO^[source]	—

Produced	1980s-Present^[source]	—

Variants	GHN-45, PLL01^[source]	—

Carriage	Split trail^[source]	Tripod^[source]

Elevation	-89 to 1,280 mils^[source]	+7°/−3°^[source]

Traverse	Left 534 mils, Right 711 mils^[source]	30° total^[source]

Breech	—	Interrupted screw^[source]

Recoil	—	None^[source]

Feed system	—	Manually breech-loaded^[source]

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

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