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9K52 Luna-Mlarger figure on 2 of 5
BM-14larger figure on 3 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source8,950–9,400 mm (352–370 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9K52 Luna-M | BM-14 |
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| Type | Artillery rocket[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1962–present[source] | 1952–present[source] |
| Wars | Yom Kippur War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars 2003 invasion of Iraq First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)[source] | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Dhofar War Indonesian invasion of East Timor South African Border War Angolan Civil War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Algerian Civil War Somali Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Syrian civil war |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
GAZ-51 6-cylinder petrol
Single sourceGAZ-51 70 HP 6-cylinder petrol[source]
Warhead weight
Single source420 - 457 kg[source]
Diameter
Single sourceLength Weight: 39.6 kg (87 lb)
Single sourceDiameter: 140 mm (5.5 in) Length: 1 m (3 ft 3 in) Weight: 39.6 kg (87 lb)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source400 m/s (1,300 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Variants | 9M21B (nuclear), 9M21F (HE) and 9M21G (chemical), Laith-90[source] | — |
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| Warhead | High explosive, chemical, nuclear[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | 8×8 ZIL-135 missile launcher[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | NII 303[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1950[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 16 in two rows[source] |
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| Elevation | — | +50°/0°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 180°[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis[source] |
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