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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Thunderbolt-2000 | Valkiri |
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| Type | Rocket artillery[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Taiwan (Republic of China)[source] | South Africa[source] |
| Designer | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)[source] | Armscor , Somchem[source] |
| Manufacturer | NCSIST[source] | — |
Width
Single source2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
Effective; MK15
Single sourceEffective; MK30
Single sourceEffective; MK45
Single source15 km (MK15), 30 km (MK30), 45 km (MK45)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Produced |
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1997 - Present[source] |
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| Shell | High explosive , Anti-personnel and Anti-Materiel dual-function cluster warhead or steel-ball shrapnel high-explosive warhead submunitions[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1972–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | South African National Defence Force[source] |
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| Wars | — | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[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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| Reported operators | — |
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