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BM-14larger figure on 1 of 1
RPG-29larger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
dismantled for transport
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | RPG-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Rocket-propelled grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[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] | War in Afghanistan Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Syrian civil war 2014 Gaza war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Gaza war |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
ready to fire
Single source1 m (3 ft 3 in) (dismantled for transport) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) (ready to fire)[source]
Mass
Single source5,323 kg (11,735 lb)[source]
loaded (ready to fire)
Single sourceRPG-29M loaded (ready to fire)
Single sourceRPG-29M unloaded (with thermal sight)
Single sourceunloaded (with optical sight)
Single source12.1 kg (27 lb) unloaded (with optical sight) 18.8 kg (41 lb) loaded (ready to fire) RPG-29M 4.4 kg (9.7 lb) unloaded (with thermal sight) 13.4 kg (30 lb) loaded (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]
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]
2.6 and
Single sourcebarrel 65 and
Single sourceRate of fire
Single source2 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | NII 303[source] | Bazalt[source] |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | late 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 | — | Bazalt[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1989[source] |
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| Variants | — | RPG-29M[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | PG-29V tandem rocket TBG-29V thermobaric rounds[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron, optical, and night sights available with ranges up to 450 m (1,480 ft); automated day and day-night sights with laser rangefinder[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | 750 mm (30 in) RHA 650 mm (26 in) RHA after ERA 1,500 mm (59 in) Reinforced concrete 3,700 mm (150 in) Log and earth fortification[source] |
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500 m (1,600 ft) 800 m (2,600 ft) (with tripod and fire control unit)[source]
) warheads
105 mm (4.1 in) barrel 65 and 105 mm (2.6 and 4.1 in) warheads[source]