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Blowpipe (missile)larger figure on 2 of 2
PZR Gromlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Blowpipe (missile) | PZR Grom |
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| Type | Man-portable air-defense systems[source] | Man-portable air-defense system[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Poland[source] |
| In service | 1975–present[source] | 1995–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators |
complete system
Single sourcelauncher
Single sourcemissile in launch tube
Single source14.5 kg (32 lb) (missile in launch tube) 22 kg (49 lb) (complete system) 6.2 kg (14 lb) (launcher)[source]
and for missile only
Single sourceMass
Single source16.5 kilograms (36 lb), and for missile only 10.5 kilograms (23 lb)
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Falklands War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War Cenepa War[source] | Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War War in Donbas[source] |
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| Designer | Short Brothers[source] | Military Institute of Armament Technology , WAT Military University of Technology , Skarżysko Rocket Design Bureau[source] |
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| Designed | 1975[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Short Brothers[source] | Mesko , Skarżysko-Kamienna[source] |
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| Produced | 1975 to 1993[source] | 1995–present[source] |
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| No. built | 34,382[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Shaped charge[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid rocket motor[source] | solid fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | MCLOS system[source] | infrared[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | contact[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 3.5 kilometres (11,000 ft)[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | MANPADS[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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