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BM-14larger figure on 3 of 3
FHJ-84
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | FHJ-84 |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Multi-shot incendiary rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 1984 - 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] |
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1,200 mm (3 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
GAZ-51 6-cylinder petrol
Single sourceGAZ-51 70 HP 6-cylinder petrol[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | NII 303[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | 1980s[source] |
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| Barrels | 16 in two rows[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] | — |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Norinco[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1984 - present[source] |
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| Cartridge weight | — | 5 kg (11 lb) - each rocket (2 shots)[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Detachable twin-rocket casing[source] |
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| Sights | — | Optical 1x day sight[source] |
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