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BM-21 Gradlarger figure on 4 of 4
MATADORlarger figure on 0 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source7,350 mm (24 ft 1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-21 Grad | MATADOR |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Recoilless gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Germany Israel Singapore[source] |
| In service | 1963–present[source] | 2000–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
1 m (3 ft 3 in )[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source75 km/h (47 mph)[source]
V8 gasoline ZiL
Single sourceV8 gasoline ZiL -375 180 hp (130 kW)[source]
Barrel length
Single source3,000 mm (9 ft 10 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Sino-Soviet border conflict Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Western Sahara War Eritrean War of Independence Angolan Civil War Ogaden War South African Border War Uganda–Tanzania War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Iran–Iraq War Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Second Sudanese Civil War Gulf War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Yugoslav Wars War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) First Chechen War 1995 Cenepa War Kargil War Second Chechen War Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel Ethiopian invasion of Somalia Russo-Georgian War Cambodian–Thai border dispute Gaza War (2008-2009) 2012 Gaza War Bombardment of Yeonpyeong First Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war Northern Mali conflict War in Donbas Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Tigray War Russo-Ukrainian war 2023 Las Anod conflict Gaza war Kivu conflict 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] | Gaza War (2008–09) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Gaza war[source] |
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| Designer | Splav State Research and Production Enterprise[source] | Singapore Armed Forces , Rafael Advanced Defense Systems , Defence Science and Technology Agency[source] |
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| Designed | 1963[source] | 1999[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Splav State Research and Production Enterprise[source] | Dynamit Nobel Defence[source] |
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| Produced | 1963–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 100,000 +[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Barrels | 40[source] | — |
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| Rate of fire | 2 rounds/s[source] | — |
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| Sights | PG-1M panoramic telescope[source] | Integral optical sights Night vision device on a Picatinny rail[source] |
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| Suspension | 6×6 wheeled[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | ~€5,000[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Single-shot, disposable[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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