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Configuration
| Specification | BM-14 | Type 82 artillery |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | 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] | — |
| Designer | NII 303[source] |
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]
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.
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| 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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| Developer country | — | China[source] |
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| Armament | — | Norinco 130 mm. rockets[source]Sourcecarriedrockets only; notinferredlauncherbuilder |
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| Mounting | — | 6×6 truck[source] |
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| Local retirement programme | — | By 2009, the People's Liberation Army was phasing out 130 mm. rocket systems[source]OwnPLA phaseoutprogramme only; DRC currentexactlistretained |
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| Country of origin | — | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 22, cell 3; revision 1333583892; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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