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RM-51 multiple rocket launcher · Length
Single source7 m (23 ft 0 in)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | RM-51 | Valkiri |
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| Type | Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Czechoslovakia[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 1956–late 1990s[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | See users[source] |
5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; RM-51 multiple rocket launcher · Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; RM-51 multiple rocket launcher · road
Single source40 km/h (25 mph) (road) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (cross-country)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
RM-51 multiple rocket launcher · Diameter
Single sourceRM-51 multiple rocket launcher · Length Weight: 24.2 kg (53 lb)
Single sourceDiameter: 130 mm (5.1 in) Length: .8 m (2 ft 7 in) Weight: 24.2 kg (53 lb)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher
Caliber
Single source127 mm (5 in)[source]
RM-51 multiple rocket launcher · Muzzle velocity
Single source420 m/s (1,400 ft/s)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
South African National Defence Force[source] |
| Designer | Škoda, Zbrojovka Brno and VTÚ[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | Armscor , Somchem[source] |
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| Designed | 1949–1956[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | — |
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| Manufacturer | Škoda[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | — |
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| Variants | vz. 51, M-51, R-2[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | Bateleur (40 launch tubes)[source] |
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| Barrels | 32 (4 rows)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | 24[source] |
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| Elevation | +50°/0°[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | — |
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| Traverse | 240° (120° left/right)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | — |
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| Rate of fire | 32 rockets in 12.4 seconds (2 min. reloading time)[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | — |
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| Main armament | ORNNG missiles with NZ-60V warhead[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | — |
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| Suspension | 6×6 wheeled[source]RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | Mercedes Benz Unimog 4×4 truck[source] |
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| Wars | — | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[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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