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Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
launcher
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | Fajr-5 |
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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] | — |
| 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] | Gaza–Israel conflict Syrian Civil War[source] |
rocket
Single source10.00 m (launcher) 6.485 m (rocket)[source]
GAZ-51 6-cylinder petrol
Single sourceGAZ-51 70 HP 6-cylinder petrol[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.
| 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] | 45 degrees left and 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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| No. built | — | Roughly 100 systems[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | 4–8 seconds[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Defense Industries Organization[source] |
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