RPO-A Shmel vs Valkiri: Specs Compared

ARockets & launchers

RPO-A Shmel

Rocket launcher

Credit

User Megapixie on en.wikipedia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BRockets & launchers

Valkiri

Multiple rocket launcher

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

RPO-A ShmelLauncher

0.92 m

Length source ↗

ValkiriLength

5.35 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

RPO-A Shmellarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Valkirilarger figure on 3 of 3

Mass+58082%
Range+4400%
Calibre+37%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 40 rows sourced on both sides

920mmLauncher

5.35m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.92 m

Launcher

Single source

0.7 m

Rocket

Single source

Launcher: 920 mm Rocket: 700mm^[source]

5.35 m

Length

Single source

5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)^[source]

—

2.3m

Width

All recorded figures & sources

2.3 m

Width

Single source

2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)^[source]

—

2.32m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.32 m

Height

Single source

2.32 m (7 ft 7 in)^[source]

11kg

6.4t

Mass+58082%

All recorded figures & sources

11 kg

Mass

Single source

11 kg (24 lb)^[source]

6,400 kg

Mass

Single source

6,400 kg (14,080 lbs)^[source]

—

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

Crew

Single source

2^[source]

—

90km/hMaximum; road

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

90 km/h

Maximum; road

Single source

90 km/h (56 mph) (road)^[source]

0.8kmEffective; Effective firing range

36kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range+4400%

All recorded figures & sources

0.8 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

0.6 km

Effective; ) RPO-M is

Single source

0.02–1 km

Effective; sighting range is · source measurement 1

Single source

1.7 km

Effective; sighting range is · source measurement 3

Single source

20 m – 1000 m (sighting range is 600 m) RPO-M is 1700 m (sighting range is 800 m)^[source]

36 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

400 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

93mmCaliber

127mmCaliber

Calibre+37%

All recorded figures & sources

93 mm

Caliber

Single source

93 mm^[source]

127 mm

Caliber

Single source

127 mm (5 in)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

RPO-A Shmel and Valkiri configuration
Specification	RPO-A Shmel	Valkiri
Type	Rocket launcher^[source]	Multiple rocket launcher^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	South Africa^[source]
In service	1986–present^[source]	1972–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	South African National Defence Force^[source]
Wars	Soviet–Afghan War War in Afghanistan First Chechen War Second Chechen War Kivu conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war^[source]	South African Border War Angolan Civil War^[source]
Designer	KBP^[source]	Armscor , Somchem^[source]
Designed	1984^[source]	—
Manufacturer	KBP^[source]	—
Produced	Late 1980s^[source]	—
Variants	See Variants^[source]	Bateleur (40 launch tubes)^[source]
Muzzle velocity	125 ±5 m/s^[source]	—
Sights	iron^[source]	—
Barrels	—	24^[source]
Filling	—	HE-Fragmentation 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)^[source]
Engine	—	diesel^[source]
Suspension	—	Mercedes Benz Unimog 4×4 truck^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Afghanistan Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Belarus Reported operator · China Reported operator · Republic of Congo Reported operator · Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda Reported operator · Fiji Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · India Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Sri Lanka Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam	Reported operator · South Africa

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RPO-A Shmel

Valkiri

Type

Rocket launcher^[source]

Multiple rocket launcher^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

South Africa^[source]

In service

1986–present^[source]

1972–present^[source]

Used by

See Operators^[source]

South African National Defence Force^[source]

Wars

Soviet–Afghan War War in Afghanistan First Chechen War Second Chechen War Kivu conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war^[source]

South African Border War Angolan Civil War^[source]

Designer

KBP^[source]

Armscor , Somchem^[source]

Designed

1984^[source]

—

Manufacturer

KBP^[source]

—

Produced

Late 1980s^[source]

—

Variants

See Variants^[source]

Bateleur (40 launch tubes)^[source]

Muzzle velocity

125 ±5 m/s^[source]

—

Sights

iron^[source]

—

Barrels

—

24^[source]

Filling

—

HE-Fragmentation 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)^[source]

Engine

—

diesel^[source]

Suspension

—

Mercedes Benz Unimog 4×4 truck^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Afghanistan
Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Belarus
Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Republic of Congo
Reported operator · Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
Reported operator · Fiji
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Sri Lanka
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam

Reported operator · South Africa