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RPG-18larger figure on 0 of 3
Valkirilarger figure on 3 of 3
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Single sourceunarmed
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | RPG-18 | Valkiri |
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| Type | Rocket-propelled grenade[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 1972–present[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | See users[source] | South African National Defence Force[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
705 mm (unarmed) 1,050 mm (ready to fire)[source]
Length
Single source5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source115 m/s[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Salvadoran Civil War Gulf War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Congo Civil War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Kivu conflict Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[source] |
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| Designed | 1972[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Bazalt (Soviet Union) VEB Mechanische Werkstätten (East Germany)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1972-1990 (Soviet Union) 1978-1989 ( East Germany[source] | — |
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| Shell | PG-18 HEAT[source] | — |
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| Rate of fire | Single shot[source] | — |
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| Sights | Mechanical flip-up sight[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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