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Armbrustlarger figure on 0 of 6
Valkirilarger figure on 6 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source850 mm (2 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Armbrust | Valkiri |
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| Type | Recoilless gun[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | South Africa[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | South African National Defence Force[source] |
| Wars | Cambodian–Vietnamese War Yugoslav Wars Cambodian–Thai border stand-off 2013 Lahad Datu standoff[source] | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source210 m/s (690 ft/s)[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] | Armscor , Somchem[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] | Bateleur (40 launch tubes)[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 | — | 1972–present[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 24[source] |
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| Filling | — | HE-Fragmentation 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)[source] |
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| Engine | — | diesel[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Mercedes Benz Unimog 4×4 truck[source] |
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