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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 2 of 2
RPG-22larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)[source]
ready to fire
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | RPG-22 |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Disposable Rocket-propelled grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 1985–present[source] |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | See Operators[source] |
unarmed
Single source785 mm (unarmed) 850 mm (ready to fire)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
V10 diesel
Single sourceV10 diesel 268hp[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source133 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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| 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 | — | Soviet–Afghan War Russo-Georgian War Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Shell | — | HEAT[source] |
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| Action | — | 400 mm: RHA 1000 mm: Concrete 1200 mm: Brick[source] |
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