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BM-30 Smerchlarger figure on 7 of 7
Measured figures
Length
Single source12 m (39 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-30 Smerch | Valkiri |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union , Russia[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 1989–present[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | South African National Defence Force[source] |
Valkirilarger figure on 0 of 7
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single sourceMaximum; 9M542 rocket
Single sourceMaximum; 9M544 rocket
Single source120 km (75 mi) (9M542 rocket) 200 km (120 mi) (9M544 rocket)[source]
850 km (530 mi)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range
Single sourceD12A-525A V12 diesel engine
Single sourceD12A-525A V12 diesel engine 525 hp (391 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Second Chechen War War in Donbas Syrian Civil War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | Splav State Research and Production Enterprise[source] | Armscor , Somchem[source] |
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| Designed | 1980s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Splav State Research and Production Enterprise[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1989–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | Bateleur (40 launch tubes)[source] |
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| Barrels | 12[source] | 24[source] |
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| Main armament | 9M55 or 9M528 rockets[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 8×8 wheeled[source] | Mercedes Benz Unimog 4×4 truck[source] |
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| Filling | — | HE-Fragmentation 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)[source] |
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| Engine | — | diesel[source] |
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