BM-14 vs M40 recoilless rifle: Specs Compared

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ARockets & launchers

BM-14

Multiple rocket launcher

M40 recoilless rifle — licensed reference photograph

BRockets & launchers

M40 recoilless rifle

Recoilless rifle

Credit

Rhk111 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BM-14Length

5.4 m

Length source ↗

M40 recoilless rifleLength

3.404 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BM-14larger figure on 3 of 3

Length+59%
Height+100%
Mass+2441%

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 107 rows sourced on both sides

5.4m

3.4m

Length+59%

All recorded figures & sources

5.4 m

Length

Single source

5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)^[source]

3.404 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

BM-14 and M40 recoilless rifle configuration
Specification	BM-14	M40 recoilless rifle
Type	Multiple rocket launcher^[source]	Recoilless rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1952–present^[source]	1955–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]

Designer	NII 303^[source]	—

Designed	1950^[source]	—

Barrels	16 in two rows^[source]	—

Elevation	+50°/0°^[source]	−17° to +65° (between mount legs) −17° to +27° (over mount leg)^[source]

Traverse	180°^[source]	360°^[source]

Suspension	Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis^[source]	—

Used by	—	See Users^[source]

Manufacturer	—	Watervliet Arsenal^[source]

Shell	—	105×607mmR ( HEAT , HEP, HEAP, Canister)^[source]

Recoil	—	Recoilless^[source]

Carriage	—	Tripod^[source]

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