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At a glance
A-100 (multiple rocket launcher)larger figure on 4 of 6
BM-14larger figure on 2 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source9 m (29 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | A-100 (multiple rocket launcher) | BM-14 |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2000-present[source] | 1952–present[source] |
| Wars | Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar[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]
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.
| Designer | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology[source] | NII 303[source] |
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| Designed | 1997-2000[source] | 1950[source] |
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| Manufacturer | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology[source] | — |
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| Barrels | 10[source] | 16 in two rows[source] |
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| Main armament | Rockets[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 8×8 wheeled[source] | Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis[source] |
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| Elevation | — | +50°/0°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 180°[source] |
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650 km (400 mi)[source]