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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 5 of 5
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Length
Single source8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | Type 63 multiple rocket launcher |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | — |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | See Operators[source] |
Type 63 multiple rocket launcherlarger figure on 0 of 5
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2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
V10 diesel
Single sourceV10 diesel 268hp[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source385 m/s (1,260 ft/s)[source]
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| 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 | — | Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Sino–Vietnamese War Soviet-Afghan war Iran–Iraq War KDPI insurgency (1989-1996) Second Sudanese Civil War Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Iraqi insurgency Somali Civil War First Libyan Civil War Central African Civil War Syrian Civil War South Sudanese Civil War War in Iraq (2013-17) Second Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Tigray War Sudanese civil war (2023–present) Gaza war[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1961[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | State Factory 847[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1963–?[source] |
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| Variants | — | Type 81 SP version on truck[source] |
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| Shell | — | HE, HE-I and HE-frag[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Split trail[source] |
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| Elevation | — | −3° to +57°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 32°[source] |
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