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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 | RPG-27 |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Disposable rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union , Russia[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 1989–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] |
RPG-27larger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,155 mm (45.5 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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
War in Donbas Syrian Civil War[source]
| Designer | NII 303[source] | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt[source] |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | 1980s[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 Operators[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1989[source] |
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| Variants | — | RShG-1 RMG[source] |
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| Action | — | 750 mm (30 in): RHA 650 mm (26 in): RHA after ERA 1.5 m (4.9 ft): reinforced concrete 3.7 m (12 ft): earth[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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