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M102 howitzerlarger 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
Travel
Single sourceTravel: 6.40 m (21 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M102 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 | 1964–present[source] | 1962–present[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Invasion of Grenada Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War[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 |
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; with rocket-assisted projectile
Single source11.5 km (7.1 miles)[source]
15.1 km (9.4 miles) with rocket-assisted projectile[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum 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.
| Designed | 1962[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rock Island Arsenal[source] | — |
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| Shell | 105 × 372 mm R[source] | — |
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| Action | Vertical sliding-wedge[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | None[source] |
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| Carriage | Box trail[source] | Tripod[source] |
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| Elevation | −5° to +75°[source] | +7°/−3°[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 30° total[source] |
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| Breech | — | Interrupted screw[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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