Bateleur FV2 vs BM-14: Specs Compared

Bateleur FV2, formerly Valkiri Mk II — licensed equipment photograph

ARockets & launchers

Bateleur FV2

Multiple rocket launcher

Credit

Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BRockets & launchers

BM-14

Multiple rocket launcher

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Bateleur FV2Length

8.53 m

Length source ↗

BM-14Length

5.4 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Bateleur FV2larger figure on 5 of 6

Length+58%
Width+28%
Height+40%
Mass+78%
Range+54%

BM-14larger figure on 1 of 6

Crew+20%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

8.53m

5.4m

Length+58%

All recorded figures & sources

8.53 m

Length

Single source

8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)^[source]

5.4 m

Length

Single source

5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)^[source]

2.43m

1.9m

Width+28%

All recorded figures & sources

2.425 m

Width

Single source

2.425 m (7 ft 11.5 in)^[source]

1.9 m

Width

Single source

1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)^[source]

3.13m

2.24m

Height+40%

All recorded figures & sources

3.125 m

Height

Single source

3.125 m (10 ft 3.0 in)^[source]

2.24 m

Height

Single source

2.24 m (7 ft 4 in)^[source]

9.5t

5.3t

Mass+78%

All recorded figures & sources

9,500 kg

Mass

Single source

9,500 kg (20,944 lbs)^[source]

5,323 kg

Mass

Single source

5,323 kg (11,735 lb)^[source]

Crew+20%

All recorded figures & sources

5 people

Crew

Single source

5^[source]

6 people

Crew

Single source

6^[source]

90km/hMaximum; road

65km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

90 km/h

Maximum; road

Single source

90 km/h (56 mph) (road)^[source]

65 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

65 km/h (40 mph)^[source]

1,000kmOperational; Operational range

650kmOperational; Operational range

Range+54%

All recorded figures & sources

1,000 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

36 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

36 km (22 mi)^[source]

1,000 km (620 mi)^[source]

650 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

9.8 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

9.8 km (6.1 mi)

200kWV10 diesel

52kWGAZ-51 6-cylinder petrol

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

199.847566 kW

V10 diesel

Single source

V10 diesel 268hp^[source]

52.198991 kW

GAZ-51 6-cylinder petrol

Single source

GAZ-51 70 HP 6-cylinder petrol^[source]

127mmCaliber

1,000mmLength Weight: 39.6 kg (87 lb)

CalibreScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

127 mm

Caliber

Single source

127 mm (5 in)^[source]

140 mm

Diameter

Single source

1,000 mm

Length Weight: 39.6 kg (87 lb)

Single source

Diameter: 140 mm (5.5 in) Length: 1 m (3 ft 3 in) Weight: 39.6 kg (87 lb)^[source]

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400m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

400 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

400 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.

Configuration

Details

Bateleur FV2 and BM-14 configuration
Specification	Bateleur FV2	BM-14
Type	Multiple rocket launcher^[source]	Multiple rocket launcher^[source]
Place of origin	South Africa^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1979–present^[source]	1952–present^[source]
Used by	South African National Defence Force^[source]	—
Designer	Denel , Somchem^[source]	NII 303^[source]
Cartridge	HE-Fragmentation: 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)^[source]	—
Barrels	40^[source]	16 in two rows^[source]
Rate of fire	1 per sec^[source]	—
Transmission	ZF 56-65 Synchromesh^[source]	—
Suspension	Kwêvoël 100 10-ton 6x6 truck^[source]	Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis^[source]
Wars	—	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]
Designed	—	1950^[source]
Elevation	—	+50°/0°^[source]
Traverse	—	180°^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · South Africa	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Congo-Brazzaville Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Vietnam

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Bateleur FV2

BM-14

Type

Multiple rocket launcher^[source]

Place of origin

South Africa^[source]

Soviet Union^[source]

In service

1979–present^[source]

1952–present^[source]

Used by

South African National Defence Force^[source]

—

Designer

Denel , Somchem^[source]

NII 303^[source]

Cartridge

HE-Fragmentation: 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)^[source]

—

Barrels

40^[source]

16 in two rows^[source]

Rate of fire

1 per sec^[source]

—

Transmission

ZF 56-65 Synchromesh^[source]

—

Suspension

Kwêvoël 100 10-ton 6x6 truck^[source]

Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis^[source]

Wars

—

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]

Designed

—

1950^[source]

Elevation

—

+50°/0°^[source]

Traverse

—

180°^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · South Africa

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Congo-Brazzaville
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Vietnam