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Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun
SPG-9 is a recoilless gun Anti-tank gun originating in Soviet Union. Reported operators include Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Central African Republic, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Georgia, East Germany, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mali, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Ba'athist Syria, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam, Turkmenistan.
SPG-9 recoilless gun, vehicle-mounted reference photograph — licensed photograph
Polanksy kolbe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedTechnical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.11 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.11 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.11 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.11 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.11 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun
Soviet Union
1962–present
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
47.5 kg (105 lb) 59.5 kg (131 lb) with tripod
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
99 cm (3 ft 3 in) allowing full traverse
80 cm (2 ft 7 in)
2 (1 gunner, 1 loader)
73 mm (2.9 in) smoothbore
Interrupted screw
None
Tripod
+7°/−3°
30° total
5–6 rounds per minute
250–435 m/s (820–1,430 ft/s)
800 m (870 yd)
1,200–6,500 m (1,300–7,100 yd)
Manually breech-loaded
PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight
Afghanistan
Bulgaria
Central African Republic
Cambodia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Egypt
Georgia
East Germany
Iran
Iraq
Kyrgyzstan
Libya
Mali
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Sudan
South Sudan
Ba'athist Syria
Syria
Ukraine
Vietnam
Turkmenistan
Длина ствола , мм 1850
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
SPG-9 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Afghanistan
Armenia
Belarus
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Egypt
Georgia
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Moldova
Morocco
Pakistan
Poland
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
South Sudan
Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
VietnamAfghanistan, Bulgaria, Central African Republic, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Georgia, East Germany, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mali, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Ba'athist Syria, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam, Turkmenistan
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