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Льошко Нікіфоров · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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RPG-22larger figure on 0 of 2
Valkirilarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
ready to fire
Single sourceunarmed
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | RPG-22 | Valkiri |
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| Type | Disposable Rocket-propelled grenade[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[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.
785 mm (unarmed) 850 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 source133 m/s[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Russo-Georgian War Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[source] |
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| Shell | HEAT[source] | — |
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| Action | 400 mm: RHA 1000 mm: Concrete 1200 mm: Brick[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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