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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 3 of 3
Type 69 RPGlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | Type 69 RPG |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Anti-tank , anti-personnel , RPG[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 1970–present[source] |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | See Operators[source] |
910 mm (35.8 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
V10 diesel
Single sourceV10 diesel 268hp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Denel , Somchem[source] | Norinco[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 Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Mozambican War of Independence Rhodesian Bush War Angolan Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Somali Civil War War in North-West Pakistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kivu conflict Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Ethnic violence in South Sudan Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War Tigray War Myanmar Civil War 2025 Cambodia–Thailand border conflict[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1970[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Norinco[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1970–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | Type 69-I[source] |
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| Feed system | — | one round per shot[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights. Infrared and night vision sights possible[source] |
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