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SPG-82larger figure on 0 of 3
Valkirilarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source2.15 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | SPG-82 | Valkiri |
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| Type | Antitank rocket launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 1950 to mid-1970s[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | Soviet Union , Syria , Afghanistan and various Warsaw Pact countries, Indonesia[source] | South African National Defence Force |
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]
Rate of fire
Single source5 to 6 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Portuguese Colonial War Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Syrian civil war[source] | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | NII-6[source] | Armscor , Somchem[source] |
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| Designed | 1944[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1950 to 1964[source] | — |
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| Action | Single shot[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Recoilless[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Two wheels[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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