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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 4
MRO-Alarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | MRO-A |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Disposable rocket-propelled grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 2003[source] |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | — |
| Designer | Denel , Somchem |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
900 mm[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
V10 diesel
Single sourceV10 diesel 268hp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
NPO Bazalt[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 | — | Second Chechen War Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon[source] |
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| Designed | — | Late 1990s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | NPO Bazalt[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2003[source] |
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| Variants | — | MRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead)[source] |
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| Shell weight | — | 2.9 kg (thermobaric warheads)[source] |
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| Sights | — | iron, MPO-A sighting devices are similar to those for flamethrower RPO-A[source] |
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450 m[source]