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M101 howitzerlarger figure on 5 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M101 howitzer | SPG-9 |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1941–present[source] | 1962–present[source] |
| Wars | List of Conflicts World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Football War Insurgency in the Philippines Rhodesian Bush War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Yugoslav Wars Battle of Marawi Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
SPG-9larger figure on 0 of 5
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]
1 gunner, 1 loader
Single source2 (1 gunner, 1 loader)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source5–6 rounds per minute[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] |
| Manufacturer | Rock Island Arsenal Kia Machine Tool Sorel industries (Canadian C3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1941–1953[source] | — |
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| No. built | 10,200[source] | — |
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| Shell | 105×372 mm R[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal-block[source] | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic , constant, 42 in (110 cm)[source] | None[source] |
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| Carriage | split trail[source] | Tripod[source] |
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| Elevation | −5° (−89 mils) to 65° (1,156 mils)[source] | +7°/−3°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±23° (±409 mils)[source] | 30° total[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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