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PLZ-05larger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.60 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | PLZ-05 | SPG-9 |
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| Type | Self-propelled artillery[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Designer | Norinco[source] | — |
| Designed | 1990s[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Norinco[source] | — |
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; PLZ-05
Single sourceMaximum; PLZ-05A
Single source56 km/h (PLZ-05) 65 km/h (PLZ-05A)[source]
Maximum; ERFB-BB
Single sourceMaximum; ERFB-BB-RA
Single sourceMaximum; Varies by munition laser-homing
Single sourceMaximum; WS-35B
Single sourceOperational; PLZ-05
Single sourceOperational; PLZ-05A
Single sourceVaries by munition. 20km (laser-homing) 39km (ERFB-BB) 50km (ERFB-BB-RA) 60km (WS-35B)[source]
550 km (PLZ-05) 450 km (PLZ-05A)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single source8V150-cooled turbocharged diesel PLZ-05
Single sourcePLZ-05A
Single source8V150-cooled turbocharged diesel 800 hp (PLZ-05) 1000 hp (PLZ-05A)[source]
Muzzle 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.
| Produced | 2003–2025[source] | — |
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| Barrels | 52 caliber (PLZ-05 & PLZ-05A) 54 caliber (PLZ-04)[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 30° total[source] |
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| Main armament | 155 mm howitzer[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | QJC-88 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun 2 sets of 4-barrel grenade launchers[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 23 hp/t (17.15 kW/t)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar and hydropneumatic suspension[source] | — |
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| Barrel length | 52 caliber (PLZ-05 & PLZ-05A)[source]PLZ-05 and PLZ-05A; main howitzer barrel | Длина ствола , мм 1850[source] |
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| In service | — | 1962–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | 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] |
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| Breech | — | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Recoil | — | None[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Tripod[source] |
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| Elevation | — | +7°/−3°[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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