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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 0 of 1
Verba (MRLS)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | Verba (MRLS) |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Ukraine[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 2019 – present[source] |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | See Operators[source] |
Width
Single source2.425 m (7 ft 11.5 in)[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] | Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau[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] | 6×6 wheeled[source] |
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| Wars | — | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2015[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Shepetivka repair plant[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2019 – present[source] |
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| Engine | — | 330–400[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 80 litres[source] |
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