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MRO-Alarger figure on 0 of 4
Valkirilarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source900 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MRO-A | Valkiri |
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| Type | Disposable rocket-propelled grenade launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 2003[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Wars | Second Chechen War Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon[source] | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[source] |
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]
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.
| Designer | NPO Bazalt[source] | Armscor , Somchem[source] |
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| Designed | Late 1990s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | NPO Bazalt[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2003[source] | — |
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| Variants | MRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead)[source] | Bateleur (40 launch tubes)[source] |
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| Shell weight | 2.9 kg (thermobaric warheads)[source] | — |
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| Sights | iron, MPO-A sighting devices are similar to those for flamethrower RPO-A[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | South African National Defence Force[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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