SPG-9
| SPG-9 | |
|---|---|
A Russian SPG-9M | |
| Type | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1962–present |
| 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 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 47.5 kg (105 lb) 59.5 kg (131 lb) with tripod |
| Length | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Width | 99 cm (3 ft 3 in) allowing full traverse |
| Height | 80 cm (2 ft 7 in) |
| Crew | 2 (1 gunner, 1 loader) |
| Caliber | 73 mm (2.9 in) smoothbore |
| Breech | Interrupted screw |
| Recoil | None |
| Carriage | Tripod |
| Elevation | +7°/−3° |
| Traverse | 30° total |
| Rate of fire | 5–6 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 250–435 m/s (820–1,430 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 800 m (870 yd) |
| Maximum firing range | 1,200–6,500 m (1,300–7,100 yd) |
| Feed system | Manually breech-loaded |
| Sights | PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight |
The SPG-9 Kopyo (Russian: СПГ-9 Копьё, transliterated: Stankovyi Protivotankovyi Granatomet "Kopyo" - 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.