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The '''SPG-9''' Kopye (Spear) is a Soviet-designed 73mm recoiless rifle that first entered service in 1962. In service with the militaries of many communist and ex-communist states, the SPG-9 is also manufactured in China, Egypt, Iran and Pakistan.  
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The '''SPG-9''' Kopye (Spear) is a Soviet-designed 73mm recoilless rifle (more correctly recoilless gun, as it is a smoothbore) that first entered service in 1962. In service with the militaries of many communist and ex-communist states, the SPG-9 is also manufactured in China, Egypt, Iran and Pakistan.  
  
[[Image:Spg-9.jpg|thumb|right|300px|SPG-9 recoiless rifle - 73mm]]
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[[Image:Spg-9.jpg|thumb|right|400px|SPG-9 recoilless rifle tripod mount - 73mm]]
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[[File:SPG-9 jeep mount.jpg|thumb|right|400px|SPG-9 recoilless rifle jeep mount - 73mm]]
  
 
==Specifications==
 
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'''The SPG-9 recoilless rifle is featured in the following films and video games:'''
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| ''[[American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq]]'' || || Iraqi insurgents || Mounted on pickup || 2005
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| ''[[Gangsters of the Ocean (Gangstery v okeane)]]'' || || Pirates || Mounted on patrol boats || |1991
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| ''[[Canadian Bacon]]'' || || || Seen at the Hacker plant || 1995
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| ''[[Diplomatic Siege]]'' || || Romanian police || Mounted on an Automecanica Moreni PM 7 armoured vehicle  || 1999
 
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| ''[[Black Hawk Down]]'' ||[[Eric Bana]] || SFC Norm "Hoot" Gibson ||  Mounted on Chevrolet C/K pickup || 2001
 
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| ''[[Black Hawk Down]]'' || || Somali militia ||  Mounted on Chevrolet C/K pickup || 2001
 
| ''[[Black Hawk Down]]'' || || Somali militia ||  Mounted on Chevrolet C/K pickup || 2001
 
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| ''[[American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq]]'' || || Iraqi insurgents ||  Mounted on pickup || 2005
 
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| ''[[Casino Royale (2006)|Casino Royale]]'' || || Uganda rebels || SPG-9D || 2006
 
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| ''[[Project Reality: Falklands]]'' ||  || Firing HEAT and HE-Frag rounds || Tripod-mounted || 2012
 
| ''[[Project Reality: Falklands]]'' ||  || Firing HEAT and HE-Frag rounds || Tripod-mounted || 2012
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| ''[[Call to Arms]]'' || || || || 2018
 
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Latest revision as of 04:55, 11 December 2022


The SPG-9 Kopye (Spear) is a Soviet-designed 73mm recoilless rifle (more correctly recoilless gun, as it is a smoothbore) that first entered service in 1962. In service with the militaries of many communist and ex-communist states, the SPG-9 is also manufactured in China, Egypt, Iran and Pakistan.

SPG-9 recoilless rifle tripod mount - 73mm
SPG-9 recoilless rifle jeep mount - 73mm

Specifications

  • Type: Tripod-mounted recoiless rifle
  • Weight: 47.5 kg (104.5 lbs)
  • Length: 2.11 m (83 in)
  • Firing Modes: Manual
  • Sights: Iron sights or 4x powered optical sights

The SPG-9 recoilless rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Gangsters of the Ocean (Gangstery v okeane) Pirates Mounted on patrol boats 1991
Canadian Bacon Seen at the Hacker plant 1995
Diplomatic Siege Romanian police Mounted on an Automecanica Moreni PM 7 armoured vehicle 1999
Black Hawk Down Eric Bana SFC Norm "Hoot" Gibson Mounted on Chevrolet C/K pickup 2001
Black Hawk Down Somali militia Mounted on Chevrolet C/K pickup 2001
American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq Iraqi insurgents Mounted on pickup 2005
Casino Royale Uganda rebels SPG-9D 2006

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Generation Kill Episode 3 2008


Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
ArmA II Mounted on tripod and UAZ jeeps 2009
Project Reality Firing HEAT and HE-Frag rounds Mounted on tripod and pickup trucks 2005
Project Reality: Vietnam Firing HEAT and HE-Frag rounds Tripod-mounted 2012
Project Reality: Falklands Firing HEAT and HE-Frag rounds Tripod-mounted 2012
Call to Arms 2018

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