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BM-14larger figure on 0 of 1
Fajr-3 (artillery rocket)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
launcher
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | Fajr-3 (artillery rocket) |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Rocket artillery[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Iran[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 1996–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] |
rocket
Single source10 m (launcher) 5,200 mm (rocket)[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.
2006 Lebanon War Syrian Civil War[source] |
| Designer | NII 303[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | — |
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| Barrels | 16 in two rows[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +50°/0°[source] | 0 to 57 degrees[source] |
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| Traverse | 180°[source] | 90 degrees left/100 degrees right[source] |
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| Suspension | Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See § Operators[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1990 or 1996 – ?[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | 4–8 seconds 12 rounds in 48-96 seconds (est)[source] |
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