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BM-14larger figure on 1 of 1
RPO-A Shmellarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
Launcher
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | RPO-A Shmel |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 1986–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] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Rocket
Single sourceLauncher: 920 mm Rocket: 700mm[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.
Soviet–Afghan War War in Afghanistan First Chechen War Second Chechen War Kivu conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war[source]
| Designer | NII 303[source] | KBP[source] |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | 1984[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 | — | KBP[source] |
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| Produced | — | Late 1980s[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Sights | — | iron[source] |
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Effective; sighting range is · source measurement 1
Single sourceEffective; sighting range is · source measurement 3
Single source20 m – 1000 m (sighting range is 600 m) RPO-M is 1700 m (sighting range is 800 m)[source]