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SPG-9

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The SPG-9 Kop'yo is a tripod-mounted, man-portable 73mm recoilless gun developed by the Soviet Union and accepted into service in 1962 as a replacement for the B-10 recoilless rifle. It fires fin-stabilized, rocket-assisted high-explosive and high-explosive anti-tank shaped-charge projectiles similar to those fired by the 2A28 Grom gun of the BMP-1 armored vehicle. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
73mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Recoilless gun 1
Introduced Year
1962 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
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Operated By

Egyptian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: SPG-9 Kopye (Spear)
People's Liberation Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: SPG-9 Kopye (Spear)
Soviet Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: SPG-9 Kopye (Spear)
Vietnam People's Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: SPG-9 Kopye (Spear)

Used In

Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: SPG-9
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: SPG-9
Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: SPG-9
Second Sudanese Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: SPG-9
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: SPG-9
Vietnam War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: SPG-9
Sources
1. Wikipedia: SPG-9
  • Infobox, type
    Recoilless gun
  • Lead section
    It was accepted into service in 1962, replacing the B-10 recoilless rifle
  • Lead section
    It was accepted into service in 1962, replacing the B-10 recoilless rifle.
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Lead and body text
    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.
  • Infobox: service
    1962-present
  • In Group: Recoilless Guns and Rifles, Lead sentence
    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.
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox: 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
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, Infobox: 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
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox: 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
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox: 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
  • Used In: Second Sudanese Civil War, Infobox: 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
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox: 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
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2. Wikidata: SPG-9
Wikidata Q1781096, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: SPG-9 Kopye (Spear)
MilitaryFactory.com
  • Operated By: People's Liberation Army, Operators
    [ Afghanistan; Armenia; Belarus; Bulgaria; China; Cuba; Egypt; Georgia; Hungary; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Libya; Moldova; Mongolia; Morocco; Nepal; North Korea; Pakistan; Poland; Romania; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Ukraine; Vietnam ]
  • Operated By: Egyptian Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Afghanistan; Armenia; Belarus; Bulgaria; China; Cuba; Egypt; Georgia; Hungary; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Libya; Moldova; Mongolia; Morocco; Nepal; North Korea; Pakistan; Poland; Romania; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Ukraine; Vietnam ]
  • Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Afghanistan; Armenia; Belarus; Bulgaria; China; Cuba; Egypt; Georgia; Hungary; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Libya; Moldova; Mongolia; Morocco; Nepal; North Korea; Pakistan; Poland; Romania; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Ukraine; Vietnam ]
  • Operated By: Vietnam People's Army, Operators
    [ Afghanistan; Armenia; Belarus; Bulgaria; China; Cuba; Egypt; Georgia; Hungary; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Libya; Moldova; Mongolia; Morocco; Nepal; North Korea; Pakistan; Poland; Romania; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Ukraine; Vietnam ]
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