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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-32larger 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]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | RPG-32 |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Rocket-propelled grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Russia Jordan[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 2012–present[source] |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | See users[source] |
complete with · source measurement 3
Single sourcelaunch container · source measurement 2
Single sourcelaunch container · source measurement 4
Single source1,200 mm (complete with 105 mm launch container) 900 mm (complete with 72 mm launch container)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
V10 diesel
Single sourceV10 diesel 268hp[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source140 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] | 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 | — | Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) War in Afghanistan Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)[source] |
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| Designed | — | Between 2005 and 2012[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | JADARA under License.[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2012–present[source] |
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| Shell | — | PG-32V tandem HEAT TBG-32V thermobaric[source] |
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| Sights | — | Collimator sight[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | 750 mm (30 in) RHA 650 mm (26 in) RHA after ERA with 105 mm PG-32V tandem HEAT rocket[source] |
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