SPG-82
| SPG-82 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Antitank rocket launcher |
| Place of origin |  Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1950 to mid-1970s |
| Used by | Soviet Union, Syria, Afghanistan and various Warsaw Pact countries.Indonesia Police |
| Production history | |
| Designer | NII-6 |
| Designed | 1944 |
| Produced | 1950 to 1964 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 37.8 kg |
| Length | 2.15 m |
| Crew | 2 or 3 |
| Caliber | 82 mm |
| Action | Single shot |
| Recoil | Recoilless |
| Carriage | Two wheels |
| Rate of fire | 5 to 6 rounds per minute |
| Effective firing range | 200 m direct |
| Maximum firing range | 700 m |
The SPG-82 (transliterated Russian: Stankovyi Protivotankovyi Granatomet - heavy antitank grenade launcher) was a Soviet wheeled antitank rocket launcher that entered service after the end of the Second World War. It was replaced in Soviet service by the B-10 recoilless rifle from 1954 but remained in service with some armies, notably in the Middle East until the 1970s.[1] SPG 83 also used by BRIMOB (Indonesia Police Mobile Brigade) during guarding PAPERA in Bandung, 1963
Description
The weapon consists of a long barrel tube with a flared muzzle, supported by a simple carriage with two small solid wheels. A curved shoulder pad is attached to left side of the barrel, and a large shield is fitted to protect the crew from the back-blast produced by the rocket projectiles. The shield is not thick enough to provide protection from enemy fire. The weapon is normally fired from the carriage, but it can be dismounted and shoulder fired by two men working together to support the weapon.
The weapon fires two types of projectiles, a general purpose explosive/fragmentation round, the OG-82, and an armour piercing anti-tank round, the PG-82. It has two sets of iron sights corresponding to the two different rounds fired by the weapon. The HE sight is graduated out to 700 meters while the weapon's effective range for the HEAT round is around 200 meters.
Ammunition
| Round name |
Warhead name |
Type | Weight | Warhead weight |
Length | Armour penetration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG-82 | GK-662 | HEAT | 4.4 kg | 0.69 kg | 694 mm | 230 mm to 175 mm [2][3] |
| OG-82 | GO-662 | HE-FRAG | 4.7 kg | 0.41 kg | 626 mm | N/A [4] |
See also
Notes
- ^ Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World states that it is still in service with the Syrian and Afghan armies in 1975
- ^ militaertechnik-der-nva.de notes penetration as 175 mm. Given the era in which this weapon was developed, the lower figure is likely more accurate.
- ^ PG-82 data at ORDATA
- ^ OG-82 data at ORDATA
References
- ORDATA database
- Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World 1950-1975, J.I.H. Owen
- militaertechnik-der-nva.de SPG-82 page