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BM-14larger figure on 2 of 8
BM-21 Gradlarger figure on 6 of 8
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | BM-14 | BM-21 Grad |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Dhofar War Indonesian invasion of East Timor South African Border War Angolan Civil War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Algerian Civil War Somali Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Syrian civil war[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
7,350 mm (24 ft 1 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source3,000 mm (9 ft 10 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Sino-Soviet border conflict Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Western Sahara War Eritrean War of Independence Angolan Civil War Ogaden War South African Border War Uganda–Tanzania War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Iran–Iraq War Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Second Sudanese Civil War Gulf War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Yugoslav Wars War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) First Chechen War 1995 Cenepa War Kargil War Second Chechen War Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel Ethiopian invasion of Somalia Russo-Georgian War Cambodian–Thai border dispute Gaza War (2008-2009) 2012 Gaza War Bombardment of Yeonpyeong First Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war Northern Mali conflict War in Donbas Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Tigray War Russo-Ukrainian war 2023 Las Anod conflict Gaza war Kivu conflict 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
| Designer | NII 303[source] | Splav State Research and Production Enterprise[source] |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | 1963[source] |
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| Barrels | 16 in two rows[source] | 40[source] |
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| Elevation | +50°/0°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 180°[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis[source] | 6×6 wheeled[source] |
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| Used by | — | See operators[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Splav State Research and Production Enterprise[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1963–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 100,000 +[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | 2 rounds/s[source] |
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| Sights | — | PG-1M panoramic telescope[source] |
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