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ARockets & launchers
Multiple rocket launcher (North Korea claimed) Short-range ballistic missile (South Korea, US claimed)
At a glance
KN-25larger figure on 1 of 3
Valkirilarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.2 m (27 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KN-25 | Valkiri |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher (North Korea claimed) Short-range ballistic missile (South Korea, US claimed)[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Used by | North Korea[source] | South African National Defence Force[source] |
| Designed | 2019[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Kanggye Tractor Factory (rocket) March 16 Factory, Pyongsong (launcher)[source] | — |
| Warhead | 300–500 kg (660–1,100 lb) fragmentation warhead Hwasan-31[source] |
5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Guidance system | Possibly inertial with satellite[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | 80–90 m (260–300 ft)[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Wheeled or tracked vehicle[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | North Korea[source] North Korea[source] | — |
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| Place of origin | — | South Africa[source] |
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| In service | — | 1972–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | — | Armscor , Somchem[source] |
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| Variants | — | Bateleur (40 launch tubes)[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 24[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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| Suspension | — | Mercedes Benz Unimog 4×4 truck[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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