The antitank SPG-9 "Kopyo" (" Spear ") grenade machine is not an automatic but recoillessgun. It consists of a trunk with a lock, a tripod stand and an electric mechanism which serves for firing.
From the experience of the Sino-Vietnam border war in 1979 and the following conflict in the 1980s, the 82mm recoillessgun weapon suffered from many weaknesses.