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L118 light gunlarger 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
firing
Single sourcetravelling
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | L118 light gun | SPG-9 |
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| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1974–present[source] | 1962–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Western Sahara War Falklands War Yugoslav Wars Sierra Leone Civil War Iraq War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict |
7.01 m (23 ft) firing 4.876 m (16 ft) travelling[source]
Length
Single source2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceMaximum; base bleed
Single source17.2 km (10.7 mi) 20.6 km (12.8 mi) base bleed[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMuzzle 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.
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 | Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1966–1973[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Royal Ordnance Factory (later BAE Systems Land and Armaments )[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1974–2016[source] | — |
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| No. built | Over 1,100[source] | — |
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| Variants | L119 M119[source] | — |
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| Shell | Separate loading cased charge 105 x 326 mm R[source] | — |
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| Shell weight | L31 HE (16.1 kg (35 lb)) L50 HE‐ IM ER ( base bleed ) L42 HESH (10.49 kg (23 lb)) L43 Illuminating L45 Smoke (15.89 kg (35 lb)) L37 Smoke, red L38 Smoke, orange[source] | — |
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| Barrels | L19 ordnance[source] | — |
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| Breech | Vertical sliding block[source] | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | None[source] |
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| Carriage | L17 box trail carriage with circular firing platform[source] | Tripod[source] |
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| Elevation | +1244 mils (+70 °) –98 mils (–5.5 °)[source] | +7°/−3°[source] |
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| Traverse | 200 mils (11.25 °) fine 6400 mils (360 °) on turntable[source] | 30° total[source] |
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| Sights | Hall & Watts artillery sighting system Selex ES LINAPS Direct fire telescope[source] | PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight[source] |
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| References | Janes & BAE Systems[source] | — |
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| Feed system | — | Manually breech-loaded[source] |
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