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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | BM-14 | Thunderbolt-2000 |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Rocket artillery[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Taiwan (Republic of China)[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] | — |
| Designer | NII 303 |
Width
Single source1.9 m (6 ft 3 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]
MK15
Single sourceMK30
Single sourceMuzzle 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.
National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)[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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| Manufacturer | — | NCSIST[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1997 - Present[source] |
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| Shell | — | High explosive , Anti-personnel and Anti-Materiel dual-function cluster warhead or steel-ball shrapnel high-explosive warhead submunitions[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Effective; MK45
Single source15 km (MK15), 30 km (MK30), 45 km (MK45)[source]
MK45
117 mm (MK15), 180mm (MK30), 227mm (MK45)[source]