Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 vs SPG-9: Specs Compared

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Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202

Autocannon

Credit

MKFI · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BArtillery

SPG-9

Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun

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Polanksy kolbe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202Length

2.612 m

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SPG-9Length

2.11 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202larger figure on 3 of 4

Length+24%
Mass+75%

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 73 rows sourced on both sides

2.61m

2.11m

Length+24%

All recorded figures & sources

2.612 m

Length

Single source

2612 mm^[source]

2.11 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 and SPG-9 configuration
Specification	Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202	SPG-9
Type	Autocannon^[source]	Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun^[source]
Place of origin	West Germany^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
Designer	Rheinmetall^[source]	—
Designed	1960s^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall^[source]

Shell	20 × 139 mm^[source]	—

Action	Gas unlocked blowback^[source]	—

Elevation	-5° to +83.5°^[source]	+7°/−3°^[source]

Traverse	360°^[source]	30° total^[source]

Operation	Gas-unlocked sliding breech block, blowback, recoiling base^[source]	—

Rifling angle	6°^[source]	—

Weight (complete)	75 kg (165 lb) single feed; 83 kg (183 lb) dual feed^[source]	—

Max. range	7000 m^[source]	—

Recoil force	550–750 kg^[source]	—

Projectile weight	134 g (0.3 lb) full calibre; 108 g APDS^[source]	—

In service	—	1962–present^[source]

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]

Breech	—	Interrupted screw^[source]

Recoil	—	None^[source]

Carriage	—	Tripod^[source]

Feed system	—	Manually breech-loaded^[source]

Sights	—	PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight^[source]

Role	—	tripod-mounted man-portable, 73mm caliber recoilless gun^[source]

Source measurement	—	The SPG-9 Kop'yo ( Russian : СПГ-9 Копьё , transliterated: Stankovyi Protivotankovyi Granatomet "Kop'yo" - Easel Anti-tank Grenade Launcher "Spear") is a tripod-mounted man-portable, 73mm caliber recoilless gun developed by the Soviet Union . It fires fin-stabilized, rocket-assisted high explosive (HE) and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge projectiles similar to those fired by the 73mm 2A28 Grom low pressure gun of the BMP-1 armored vehicle. It was accepted into service in 1962, replacing the B-10 recoilless rifle .^[source]SPG-9 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The projectile is launched from the gun by a small charge, which gives it an initial velocity of between 250–400 metres per second (820–1,310 ft/s). The launch charge also imparts spin to the projectile by a series of offset holes. Once the projectile has traveled approximately 20 metres (66 ft) from the launcher, a rocket motor in its base ignites. For the PG-9 projectile, this takes it to a velocity of 700 metres per second (2,300 ft/s) before the motor burns out.^[source]SPG-9 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The SPG-9 is heavy, ~60 kilograms (130 lb), and normally transported by vehicle, and carried into position by its two person crew. It can be deployed in about a minute. The weapon is in service with a large number of armed forces, and a variety of ammunition is produced; however, they are mostly copies of the original Soviet PG-9 HEAT and OG-9 fragmentation high explosive (Frag-HE) rounds.^[source]SPG-9 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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The SPG-9 Kop'yo ( Russian : СПГ-9 Копьё , transliterated: Stankovyi Protivotankovyi Granatomet "Kop'yo" - Easel Anti-tank Grenade Launcher "Spear") is a tripod-mounted man-portable, 73mm caliber recoilless gun developed by the Soviet Union . It fires fin-stabilized, rocket-assisted high explosive (HE) and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge projectiles similar to those fired by the 73mm 2A28 Grom low pressure gun of the BMP-1 armored vehicle. It was accepted into service in 1962, replacing the B-10 recoilless rifle .^[source]SPG-9 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The projectile is launched from the gun by a small charge, which gives it an initial velocity of between 250–400 metres per second (820–1,310 ft/s). The launch charge also imparts spin to the projectile by a series of offset holes. Once the projectile has traveled approximately 20 metres (66 ft) from the launcher, a rocket motor in its base ignites. For the PG-9 projectile, this takes it to a velocity of 700 metres per second (2,300 ft/s) before the motor burns out.^[source]SPG-9 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The SPG-9 is heavy, ~60 kilograms (130 lb), and normally transported by vehicle, and carried into position by its two person crew. It can be deployed in about a minute. The weapon is in service with a large number of armed forces, and a variety of ammunition is produced; however, they are mostly copies of the original Soviet PG-9 HEAT and OG-9 fragmentation high explosive (Frag-HE) rounds.^[source]SPG-9 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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