Indian Field Gun vs SPG-9: Specs Compared

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Indian Field Gun — licensed reference photograph

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Indian Field Gun

Field gun

Credit

AWEIL, Government of India. · GODL-India · Resized · GODL-India · Source ↗ · Modified

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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

Indian Field GunLength

5.94 m

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SPG-9Length

2.11 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Indian Field Gunlarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+182%
Height+116%
Muzzle velocity

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 58 rows sourced on both sides

5.94m

2.11m

Length+182%

All recorded figures & sources

5.94 m

Length

Single source

5.94 m (19 ft 6 in)^[source]

2.11 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Indian Field Gun and SPG-9 configuration
Specification	Indian Field Gun	SPG-9
Type	Field gun^[source]	Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun^[source]
Place of origin	India^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1974 - present^[source]	1962–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	—
Wars	Kargil War

Designer	Armament Research and Development Establishment^[source]	—

Designed	1972^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Field Gun Factory, Kanpur (IFG) Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur (LFG)^[source]	—

Produced	1978–? (IFG) 1984-2015 (LFG)^[source]	—

No. built	2400 LFGs (as of 2025)^[source]	—

Variants	See Variants Indian Field Gun (IFG) Light Field Gun (LFG)^[source]	—

Shell	105 × 372 mm R (HE, HESH, Illuminating, BE Smoke)^[source]	—

Breech	Horizontal block^[source]	Interrupted screw^[source]

Recoil	Hydropneumatic, constant 110 cm (43 in) (IFG) 106 cm (42 in) (LFG)^[source]	None^[source]

Carriage	split trail^[source]	Tripod^[source]

Elevation	-5° to +73°^[source]	+7°/−3°^[source]

Traverse	5° left & right from centreline^[source]	30° total^[source]

Feed system	—	Manually breech-loaded^[source]

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

Role	—	tripod-mounted man-portable, 73mm caliber recoilless gun^[source]

Source measurement	—	The SPG-9 Kop'yo ( Russian : СПГ-9 Копьё , transliterated: Stankovyi Protivotankovyi Granatomet "Kop'yo" - Easel Anti-tank Grenade Launcher "Spear") is a tripod-mounted man-portable, 73mm caliber recoilless gun developed by the Soviet Union . It fires fin-stabilized, rocket-assisted high explosive (HE) and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge projectiles similar to those fired by the 73mm 2A28 Grom low pressure gun of the BMP-1 armored vehicle. It was accepted into service in 1962, replacing the B-10 recoilless rifle .^[source]SPG-9 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The projectile is launched from the gun by a small charge, which gives it an initial velocity of between 250–400 metres per second (820–1,310 ft/s). The launch charge also imparts spin to the projectile by a series of offset holes. Once the projectile has traveled approximately 20 metres (66 ft) from the launcher, a rocket motor in its base ignites. For the PG-9 projectile, this takes it to a velocity of 700 metres per second (2,300 ft/s) before the motor burns out.^[source]SPG-9 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The SPG-9 is heavy, ~60 kilograms (130 lb), and normally transported by vehicle, and carried into position by its two person crew. It can be deployed in about a minute. The weapon is in service with a large number of armed forces, and a variety of ammunition is produced; however, they are mostly copies of the original Soviet PG-9 HEAT and OG-9 fragmentation high explosive (Frag-HE) rounds.^[source]SPG-9 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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The SPG-9 Kop'yo ( Russian : СПГ-9 Копьё , transliterated: Stankovyi Protivotankovyi Granatomet "Kop'yo" - Easel Anti-tank Grenade Launcher "Spear") is a tripod-mounted man-portable, 73mm caliber recoilless gun developed by the Soviet Union . It fires fin-stabilized, rocket-assisted high explosive (HE) and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge projectiles similar to those fired by the 73mm 2A28 Grom low pressure gun of the BMP-1 armored vehicle. It was accepted into service in 1962, replacing the B-10 recoilless rifle .^[source]SPG-9 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The projectile is launched from the gun by a small charge, which gives it an initial velocity of between 250–400 metres per second (820–1,310 ft/s). The launch charge also imparts spin to the projectile by a series of offset holes. Once the projectile has traveled approximately 20 metres (66 ft) from the launcher, a rocket motor in its base ignites. For the PG-9 projectile, this takes it to a velocity of 700 metres per second (2,300 ft/s) before the motor burns out.^[source]SPG-9 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The SPG-9 is heavy, ~60 kilograms (130 lb), and normally transported by vehicle, and carried into position by its two person crew. It can be deployed in about a minute. The weapon is in service with a large number of armed forces, and a variety of ammunition is produced; however, they are mostly copies of the original Soviet PG-9 HEAT and OG-9 fragmentation high explosive (Frag-HE) rounds.^[source]SPG-9 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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