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BM-14larger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | Model 1968 recoilless gun |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Recoilless rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Argentina[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] | Falklands War[source] |
Model 1968 recoilless gunlarger figure on 0 of 4
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4.20 m (13.8 ft)[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]
Diameter
Single sourceLength Weight: 39.6 kg (87 lb)
Single sourceDiameter: 140 mm (5.5 in) Length: 1 m (3 ft 3 in) Weight: 39.6 kg (87 lb)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source3-5 rpm[source]
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| Designer | NII 303[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | 1960s[source] |
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| Barrels | 16 in two rows[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +50°/0°[source] | -7 to +40°[source] |
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| Traverse | 180°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Suspension | Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | Argentina[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Rio Tercero Military Factory[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1968[source] |
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| Shell | — | HEAT , HE[source] |
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| Sights | — | 4x optical stadiametric rangefinder[source] |
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