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Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
S-8 family · varies by warhead and fuse
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | S-8 (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 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 |
between 1.5 meters (4 ft 11 in) and 1.7 meters (5 ft 7 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]
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.
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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| National origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Introduction | — | 1984[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | fighter bombers and helicopters[source] |
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| Warhead | — | including HEAT anti-armor, high-explosive fragmentation , smoke, and incendiary[source] |
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| Guidance | — | unguided[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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