BM-14 vs RPG-7: Specs Compared

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ARockets & launchers

BM-14

Multiple rocket launcher

BRockets & launchers

RPG-7

Hand-held rocket launcher

Credit

Michal Maňas · CC BY 2.5 · Resized · CC BY 2.5 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BM-14Length

5.4 m

Length source ↗

RPG-7Length

0.95 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BM-14larger figure on 2 of 2

Length+468%
Range+965%

RPG-7larger figure on 0 of 2

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 105 rows sourced on both sides

5.4m

950mm

Length+468%

All recorded figures & sources

5.4 m

Length

Single source

5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)^[source]

0.95 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

BM-14 and RPG-7 configuration
Specification	BM-14	RPG-7
Type	Multiple rocket launcher^[source]	Hand-held rocket launcher^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1952–present^[source]	1961–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]	See Conflicts

Designer	NII 303^[source]	Bazalt^[source]

Designed	1950^[source]	1958^[source]

Barrels	16 in two rows^[source]	—

Elevation	+50°/0°^[source]	—

Traverse	180°^[source]	—

Suspension	Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis^[source]	—

Used by	—	See Users^[source]

Manufacturer	—	Bazalt and Degtyarev plant (Russia)^[source]

Unit cost	—	c. US$350^[source]

Produced	—	1958–present^[source]

No. built	—	9,000,000+^[source]

Variants	—	RPG-7V2 (current model) RPG-7D3 (paratrooper) Type 69 RPG (China) PSRL-1 (Airtronic USA)^[source]

Cartridge	—	85 mm (3.3 in)^[source]

Sights	—	PGO-7 (2.7×), UP-7V telescopic sight and 1PN51 / 1PN58 night vision sights Red dot reflex sight^[source]

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