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KH179larger figure on 2 of 2
SPG-9
Measured figures
Travel
Single sourceTravel: 10.389 m (30 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KH179 | SPG-9 |
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| Type | Towed howitzer[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1983–present[source] | 1962–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Iran–Iraq 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; K305, DP-ICM
Single sourceMaximum; K310, BB/DP-ICM
Single sourceMaximum; M107, HE
Single sourceMaximum; M549A1 , HE-RAP
Single source17.7 km (K305, DP-ICM) 18 km (M107, HE) 28 km (K310, BB/DP-ICM) 30 km ( M549A1 , HE-RAP)[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 | Agency for Defense Development[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1979–1982[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kia Machine Tool (1983–1996) Kia Heavy Industry (1996–2001) WIA (2001–2009) Hyundai WIA (2009–present)[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | ₩ 120 million (2017)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1983–present[source] | — |
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| Breech | Interrupted screw[source] | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Recoil | Variable, hydropneumatic, independent[source] | None[source] |
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| Elevation | 1,220 mils[source] | +7°/−3°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±448 mils[source] | 30° total[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Tripod[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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