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Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Bateleur FV2larger figure on 4 of 6
M-63 Plamenlarger figure on 2 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | M-63 Plamen |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Yugoslavia[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | — |
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3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
V10 diesel
Single sourceV10 diesel 268hp[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source420 m/s (1,400 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Denel , Somchem[source]
Military Technical Institute[source] |
| Cartridge | HE-Fragmentation: 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)[source] | — |
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| Barrels | 40[source] | — |
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| Rate of fire | 1 per sec[source] | — |
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| Transmission | ZF 56-65 Synchromesh[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Kwêvoël 100 10-ton 6x6 truck[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Yugoslav Wars Syrian civil war Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | 14. oktobar Krušik[source] |
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| Variants | — | M-94 Plamen-S[source] |
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| Shell | — | Length: 0.8 m (2 ft 7 in) Weight: 23 kg (51 lb)[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Split trail[source] |
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| Elevation | — | 0° to 48°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 30°[source] |
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