SPG-82

The 'SPG-82' was a Soviet 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].

Contents

Description

Ammunition

Notes

References

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 It 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 being graduated out to 700 meters. The weapons effective range for a tank sized target 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]

Notes

1. ''Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World'' states that it is still in service with the Syrian and Afgan armies in 1975
2. militaertechnik-der-nva.de notes penetration as 175 mm
3. PG-82 data at ORDATA
4. 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