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GIAT LG1larger 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
Configuration
| Specification | GIAT LG1 | SPG-9 |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | — |
| Wars | 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[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 |
allowing full traverse
Single source99 cm (3 ft 3 in) allowing full traverse[source]
smoothbore
Single source73 mm (2.9 in) smoothbore[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 | GIAT Industries (now Nexter group)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | GIAT Industries[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | $475,000 (Mk II, 1994), $1,998,000 (Mk III, 2023)[source] | — |
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| No. built | 130[source] | — |
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| Shell | 105 mm NATO[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal-block[source] | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Tripod[source] |
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| Elevation | -3°/+70°[source] | +7°/−3°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±25° from centerline[source] | 30° total[source] |
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| In service | — | 1962–present[source] |
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| Recoil | — | None[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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| Reported operators | — |
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