SPG-9 vs T-155 Firtina: Specs Compared

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AArtillery

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

T-155 Firtina — licensed reference photograph

BArtillery

T-155 Firtina

Self-propelled artillery

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CeeGee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

SPG-9Length

2.11 m

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T-155 FirtinaF1

12 m

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Measured figures

Head to head

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2.11m

12mF1

Length

All recorded figures & sources

2.11 m

Length

Single source

2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)^[source]

12 m

Single source

Configuration

Details

SPG-9 and T-155 Firtina configuration
Specification	SPG-9	T-155 Firtina
Type	Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun^[source]	Self-propelled artillery^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Turkey South Korea^[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]	Kurdish–Turkish conflict Operation Sun Syrian civil war Syrian–Turkish clashes Operation Euphrates Shield Operation Olive Branch Operation Peace Spring Second Libyan Civil War Operation Peace Storm

Breech	Interrupted screw^[source]	—

Recoil	None^[source]	—

Carriage	Tripod^[source]	—

Elevation	+7°/−3°^[source]	—

Traverse	30° total^[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

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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Barrel length	Длина ствола , мм 1850^[source]	—

Designer	—	Agency for Defense Development (tech-transfer) Samsung Techwin (tech-transfer) Turkish Land Forces (design) Aselsan (sub-systems)^[source]

Designed	—	2000–2004^[source]

Manufacturer	—	Turkish Land Forces (2004–2015) Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (2015–2019) BMC Defence (2019–present)^[source]

Produced	—	F1: 2004–2014 F2: 2019–present^[source]

Variants	—	Fırtına II^[source]

Armor	—	POSCO MIL-12560H armor steel^[source]

Main armament	—	MKE 155 mm 52 caliber^[source]

Secondary armament	—	F1: 12.7 mm machine gun F2: RCWS 12.7 mm^[source]

Power/weight	—	F1:21 hp/t (15.44 kW/t)^[source]

Transmission	—	F1: SNT Dynamics X1100-5A3 4-forward, 2-reverse F2a: Allison Transmission X1100-5A4 4-forward 2-reverse F2b: BMC 5-forward 2-reverse^[source]

Suspension	—	hydropneumatic^[source]

Ground clearance	—	F1:420 mm (17 in)^[source]

Alternative designation	—	T-155 Fırtına^[source]

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