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Type 63 multiple rocket launcherlarger figure on 1 of 6
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Length
Single source2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Type 63 multiple rocket launcher | Valkiri |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | South Africa[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | South African National Defence Force[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Sino–Vietnamese War Soviet-Afghan war Iran–Iraq War KDPI insurgency (1989-1996) Second Sudanese Civil War Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Iraqi insurgency Somali Civil War First Libyan Civil War Central African Civil War Syrian Civil War South Sudanese Civil War War in Iraq (2013-17) Second Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Tigray War Sudanese civil war (2023–present) Gaza war |
Valkirilarger figure on 5 of 6
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5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source385 m/s (1,260 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
South African Border War Angolan Civil War[source] |
| Designed | 1961[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | State Factory 847[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1963–?[source] | — |
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| Variants | Type 81 SP version on truck[source] | Bateleur (40 launch tubes)[source] |
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| Shell | HE, HE-I and HE-frag[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −3° to +57°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 32°[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1972–present[source] |
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| Designer | — | Armscor , Somchem[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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