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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
RPG-27larger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | RPG-27 |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Disposable rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Soviet Union , Russia[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 1989–present[source] |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | See Operators[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,155 mm (45.5 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
V10 diesel
Single sourceV10 diesel 268hp[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source120 m/s (390 ft/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] | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt[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 | — | War in Donbas Syrian Civil War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1980s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1989[source] |
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| Variants | — | RShG-1 RMG[source] |
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| Action | — | 750 mm (30 in): RHA 650 mm (26 in): RHA after ERA 1.5 m (4.9 ft): reinforced concrete 3.7 m (12 ft): earth[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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