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BM-14larger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
ready to fire
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | RPG-18 |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Rocket-propelled grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 1972–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] | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Salvadoran Civil War Gulf War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Congo Civil War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Kivu conflict Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War |
RPG-18larger figure on 0 of 3
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unarmed
Single source705 mm (unarmed) 1,050 mm (ready to fire)[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | NII 303[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | 1972[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 | — | See users[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Bazalt (Soviet Union) VEB Mechanische Werkstätten (East Germany)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1972-1990 (Soviet Union) 1978-1989 ( East Germany[source] |
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| Shell | — | PG-18 HEAT[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | Single shot[source] |
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| Sights | — | Mechanical flip-up sight[source] |
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