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BM-14larger figure on 2 of 7
BM-30 Smerch
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | BM-30 Smerch |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union , Russia[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 1989–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.
12 m (39 ft 4 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source400 m/s (1,300 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Second Chechen War War in Donbas Syrian Civil War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
| Designer | NII 303[source] | Splav State Research and Production Enterprise[source] |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | 1980s[source] |
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| Barrels | 16 in two rows[source] | 12[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] | 8×8 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 | — | 1989–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 9M55 or 9M528 rockets[source] |
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Maximum; 9M544 rocket
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