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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)[source]
driving condition
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | SPG-9 | Zastava M55 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] | Towed 20 mm triple-barreled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Yugoslavia / Serbia[source] |
| In service | 1962–present[source] | 1955–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 |
1.47 m (4 ft 10 in) (driving condition)[source]
Mass
Single sourcewith tripod
Single source47.5 kg (105 lb) 59.5 kg (131 lb) with tripod[source]
Loaded
Single sourceUnloaded
Single source1,100 kg (2,400 lb) loaded, 970 kg (2,140 lb) unloaded
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Yom Kippur War Angolan Civil War South African Border War Rhodesian Bush War Mozambican Civil War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Yugoslav Wars Second Nagorno-Karabakh war Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| 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] | +83° to -5[source] |
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| Traverse | 30° total[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Feed system | Manually breech-loaded[source] | 3 x 60 round top-fed drum magazines[source] |
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| Sights | PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | Zastava Arms[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1955–1971[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Zastava Arms[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1971–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants section[source] |
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| Shell | — | 20x110mm Hispano[source] |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Action | — | Gas operated[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Maximum; horizontal
Single sourceMaximum; vertical
Single source