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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | BM-14 | Polonez (multiple rocket launcher) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China Belarus[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 2016 – 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 |
Width
Single source1.9 m (6 ft 3 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]
Muzzle velocity
Single source400 m/s (1,300 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[source] |
| Designer | NII 303[source] | — |
|---|
| Designed | 1950[source] | 2014[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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| Produced | — | 2014 – present[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) / inertial navigation system (INS)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Polonez: 200 km (120 mi) Polonez-M: 290 km (186.4 mi)[source]