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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the recoilless rifles category.
01 / Overview
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💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
RECOILLESS RIFLES · EARLY COLD WAR
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
72
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the recoilless rifles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Weapon TypeRecoilless gun
- Service Entry Year1962
- Weight59.5 kg
- Calibre73 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Operation6MOD.6
- Action TypeBreech-loaded
- Crew2
- Single-Use / DisposableNo
- Shoulder-FiredNo
- Reload TypeManual
- Sight TypePGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Muzzle Velocity435 m/s
- Effective Range800 m
- Maximum Range6,500 m
- Minimum Arming Range20 m
- Rate of Fire6
◇Warhead & Effect5MOD.5
- Warhead TypeHEAT, HE
- HE RoundYes
- HEAT RoundYes
- Tandem ChargeNo
- Thermobaric RoundNo
◆Ammunition3MOD.3
- Ammunition TypesPG-9 HEAT, OG-9 Frag-HE
- Reload Time1
- Magazine / Drum Capacity1
▤Production1MOD.1
- Variants1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1962Production started
- 1991Entered service
64
years in service
24
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries25country
AfghanistanACTIVE
BulgariaACTIVE
Central African RepublicACTIVE
Democratic Republic of the CongoACTIVE
EgyptACTIVE
GeorgiaACTIVE
IndonesiaACTIVE
IranACTIVE
IraqACTIVE
KyrgyzstanACTIVE
LibyaACTIVE
MaliACTIVE
MoldovaACTIVE
PakistanACTIVE
PolandACTIVE
RomaniaACTIVE
RussiaACTIVE
RwandaACTIVE
South SudanACTIVE
SudanACTIVE
SyriaACTIVE
TurkmenistanACTIVE
UkraineACTIVE
VietnamACTIVE
CambodiaRETIRED 05 / MASS Score
RECOILLESS RIFLES RANKING Recoilless Rifles · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
2RECOILLESS RIFLES2EARLY COLD WAR · RECOILLESS RIFLES195RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS2PERFORMANCE/PRICE · RECOILLESS RIFLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theRecoilless Riflescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
High-explosive anti-tank round fired from underbarrel grenade launchers, designed to penetrate armored targets using a shaped charge warhead.
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