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Armbrustlarger figure on 0 of 6
BM-14larger figure on 6 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source850 mm (2 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Armbrust | BM-14 |
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| Type | Recoilless gun[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Cambodian–Vietnamese War Yugoslav Wars Cambodian–Thai border stand-off 2013 Lahad Datu standoff[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[source] |
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]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
GAZ-51 6-cylinder petrol
Single sourceGAZ-51 70 HP 6-cylinder petrol[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB)[source] | NII 303[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) Pouderies Réunies de Belgique (PRB) ST Kinetics (STK)[source] | — |
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| Variants | Armbrust AT, Armbrust AP, Armbrust Ub, Armbrust SC[source] | — |
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| Action | Recoilless weapon[source] | — |
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| Feed system | Single shot[source] | — |
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| Sights | Reticle, externally illuminated for night[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1952–present[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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650 km (400 mi)[source]