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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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Configuration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | Type 82 artillery |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | — |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | — |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | — |
| Designer | Denel , Somchem[source] | — |
| Cartridge |
Width
Single source2.425 m (7 ft 11.5 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.
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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| Developer country | — | China[source] |
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| Armament | — | Norinco 130 mm. rockets[source]Sourcecarriedrockets only; notinferredlauncherbuilder |
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| Mounting | — | 6×6 truck[source] |
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| Local retirement programme | — | By 2009, the People's Liberation Army was phasing out 130 mm. rocket systems[source]OwnPLA phaseoutprogramme only; DRC currentexactlistretained |
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| Country of origin | — | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 22, cell 3; revision 1333583892; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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