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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 1 of 1
RPG-29larger figure on 0 of 1
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]
dismantled for transport
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | RPG-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Rocket-propelled grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 1989–present[source] |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | See Operators[source] |
ready to fire
Single source1 m (3 ft 3 in) (dismantled for transport) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) (ready to fire)[source]
Mass
Single source9,500 kg (20,944 lbs)[source]
loaded (ready to fire)
Single sourceRPG-29M loaded (ready to fire)
Single sourceRPG-29M unloaded (with thermal sight)
Single sourceunloaded (with optical sight)
Single source12.1 kg (27 lb) unloaded (with optical sight) 18.8 kg (41 lb) loaded (ready to fire) RPG-29M 4.4 kg (9.7 lb) unloaded (with thermal sight) 13.4 kg (30 lb) loaded (ready to fire)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
V10 diesel
Single sourceV10 diesel 268hp[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source280 m/s (920 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] | Bazalt[source] |
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| Cartridge | HE-Fragmentation: 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)[source] | PG-29V tandem rocket TBG-29V thermobaric rounds[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 | — | War in Afghanistan Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Syrian civil war 2014 Gaza war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Gaza war[source] |
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| Designed | — | late 1980s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Bazalt[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1989[source] |
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| Variants | — | RPG-29M[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron, optical, and night sights available with ranges up to 450 m (1,480 ft); automated day and day-night sights with laser rangefinder[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | 750 mm (30 in) RHA 650 mm (26 in) RHA after ERA 1,500 mm (59 in) Reinforced concrete 3,700 mm (150 in) Log and earth fortification[source] |
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500 m (1,600 ft) 800 m (2,600 ft) (with tripod and fire control unit)[source]