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Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
RM-51 multiple rocket launcher · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | RM-51 |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Czechoslovakia[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 1956–late 1990s[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
| 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 |
7 m (23 ft 0 in)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
Maximum; RM-51 multiple rocket launcher · Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; RM-51 multiple rocket launcher · road
Single source40 km/h (25 mph) (road) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (cross-country)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher
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]
RM-51 multiple rocket launcher · Diameter
Single sourceRM-51 multiple rocket launcher · Length Weight: 24.2 kg (53 lb)
Single sourceBars 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] | Škoda, Zbrojovka Brno and VTÚ[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | 1949–1956[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
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| Barrels | 16 in two rows[source] | 32 (4 rows)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
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| Elevation | +50°/0°[source] | +50°/0°[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
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| Traverse | 180°[source] | 240° (120° left/right)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
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| Suspension | Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis[source] | 6×6 wheeled[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
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| Used by | — | See users[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
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| Manufacturer | — | Škoda[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
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| Variants | — | vz. 51, M-51, R-2[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
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| Rate of fire | — | 32 rockets in 12.4 seconds (2 min. reloading time)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
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| Main armament | — | ORNNG missiles with NZ-60V warhead[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher |
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Diameter: 130 mm (5.1 in) Length: .8 m (2 ft 7 in) Weight: 24.2 kg (53 lb)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher