SPG-82
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 World War II. 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. The SPG-82 was also carried by BRIMOB (the Indonesia Police Mobile Brigade) in 1963. It has been replaced by B-10 recoilless rifle.
Also recorded as SPG82 · Heavy Antitank Grenade Launcher 82 · Stankovyi Protivotankovyi Granatomet 82
SPG-82
- Name
- SPG-82
- Field
- rocket-propelled grenade
- Period
- 1944
- Region
- Soviet Union
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — SPG-82 • Origin — Soviet Union • Type — Antitank rocket launcher • Is Ranged — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Service — 1950 to mid-1970s • Used By — Soviet Union, Syria, Afghanistan and various Warsaw Pact countries, Indonesia • Wars — Portuguese Colonial War Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Syrian civil war • Designer — NII-6 • Design Date — 1944 • Production Date — 1950 to 1964 • Weight — 37.8 kg • Length — 2.15 m • Crew — 2 or 3 • Caliber — 82 mm • Action — Single shot • Rate — 5 to 6 rounds per minute • Range — 200 m direct • Max Range — 700 m • Recoil — Recoilless • Carriage — Two wheels
Ammunition
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 • OG-82 — GO-662 — HE-FRAG — 4.7 kg — 0.41 kg — 626 mm — N/A
Users
Users
• Illustration — Map with SPG-82 users in blue * •: Used by BRIMOB. • Mali * * *
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.
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World states that it is still in service with the Syrian and Afghan armies in 1975
- 2.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.
- 3.PG-82 data at ORDATA
- 4.OG-82 data at ORDATA
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