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BM-14larger figure on 2 of 2
S-25 (rocket)larger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
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]
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Configuration
| Specification | BM-14 | S-25 (rocket) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Rocket[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1952–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] | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Designer | NII 303[source] | — |
| Designed | 1950[source] | — |
| Barrels | 16 in two rows[source] | — |
| Elevation | +50°/0°[source] | — |
| Traverse | 180°[source] | — |
| Suspension | Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis[source] | — |
| Used by | — | Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainian Air Force[source] |
| Variants | — | S-25-OF (high explosive-fragmentation warhead) S-25-O (fragmentation warhead and radio proximity fuze) S-25-OFM (hardened targets) S-25L (laser-guided)[source] |
| Guidance system | — | unguided / laser-guided (S-25L)[source] |
| Launch platform | — | Su-25 , Su-25T , Su-25TM , Su-27 , Su-34 , Su-35[source] |
| Role | — | Soviet air-to-ground rocket launched from aircraft[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |