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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 3 of 3
Model 1968 recoilless gunlarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | Model 1968 recoilless gun |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Recoilless rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Argentina[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | — |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | Argentina[source] |
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4.20 m (13.8 ft)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
V10 diesel
Single sourceV10 diesel 268hp[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source400 m/s[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Denel , Somchem[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | HE-Fragmentation: 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)[source] | — |
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| Barrels | 40[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 | — | Falklands War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1960s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Rio Tercero Military Factory[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1968[source] |
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| Shell | — | HEAT , HE[source] |
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| Elevation | — | -7 to +40°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 360°[source] |
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| Sights | — | 4x optical stadiametric rangefinder[source] |
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