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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 5
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Length
Single source8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | Tornado (multiple rocket launcher) |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 2014–present[source] |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | — |
Tornado (multiple rocket launcher)larger figure on 4 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
11.2 m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Denel , Somchem[source] | Motovilikha Plants[source] |
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| Cartridge | HE-Fragmentation: 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)[source] | — |
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| Barrels | 40[source] | 40/12,6[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] | 8×8 wheeled[source] |
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| Wars | — | Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2000s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | NPO Splav[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2011–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | More than 200 units in service[source] |
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| Variants | — | 9A53-G Tornado, 9A53-S Tornado[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 9M55 or 9M528 rockets[source] |
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