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Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
S-24 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | S-24 rocket |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | rocket weapon[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | It remains in use by the Russian Aerospace Forces , Ukrainian Air Force and many export countries.[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] | — |
| Designer |
2.33 metres (7 ft 8 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]
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]
Muzzle velocity
Single source400 m/s (1,300 ft/s)[source]
S-24 · Warhead mass
Single source123 kg (271 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
NII 303[source]
Soviet Air Force[source] |
| Designed | 1950[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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| Guidance | — | unguided weapon[source] |
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| Launch system | — | The S-24 is carried individually on weapon hardpoints , rather than in pods.[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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