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BM-14larger figure on 3 of 4
Oghab
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | Oghab |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Rocket artillery[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 1985–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 |
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4.82 m (15.8 ft)[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]
Muzzle velocity
Single source400 m/s (1,300 ft/s)[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] | — |
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| Traverse | 180°[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | Iran[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Aerospace Industries Organization, Shahid Bagheri Industries[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Up to three[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | None[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | In excess of 500 m (550 yd) CEP[source] |
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