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BM-14larger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | Type 69 RPG |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Anti-tank , anti-personnel , RPG[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 1970–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] |
Type 69 RPGlarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
910 mm (35.8 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]
barrel
Single sourcewarhead
Single source40 mm (1.57") barrel 85mm warhead
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.
Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Mozambican War of Independence Rhodesian Bush War Angolan Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Somali Civil War War in North-West Pakistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kivu conflict Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Ethnic violence in South Sudan Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War Tigray War Myanmar Civil War 2025 Cambodia–Thailand border conflict[source] |
| Designer | NII 303[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | 1970[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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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Norinco[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1970–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | Type 69-I[source] |
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| Feed system | — | one round per shot[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights. Infrared and night vision sights possible[source] |
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