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BRockets & launchers
With firing control system : rocket launcher system With only telescopic sight : Unguided anti-tank rocket launcher
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BM-14larger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | PF-98 |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | With firing control system : rocket launcher system With only telescopic sight : Unguided anti-tank rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 1998–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] |
PF-98larger figure on 0 of 3
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1191 mm[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]
Rate of fire
Single source4–6 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | NII 303[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | 1990s[source] |
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| Barrels | 16 in two rows[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +50°/0°[source] | −6° / +30°[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 | — | People's Liberation Army Bangladesh Army[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Norinco[source] |
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| Sights | — | Y/MK/PF-98(Y)-120 (4x optical/fire control) Y/MK/PF-98(L)-120 (4x optical)[source] |
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