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Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
S-5 family; depending on warhead and fuze · about
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | S-5 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 is in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces and various export customers.[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 | NII 303 |
about 1.4 meters (4 feet 7 inches)[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]
Muzzle velocity
Single source400 m/s (1,300 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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 rocket[source] |
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| Launch platforms | — | fighter bombers and helicopters[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | solid fuel rocket[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Soviet Union[source]Inventory Origin column; table 46, row 37, cell 3; revision 1377349156; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Origin reported by inventory | — | USSR[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 13, cell 6; revision 1374155776; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Reported operators |
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