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Type 69 RPGlarger figure on 0 of 3
Valkirilarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source910 mm (35.8 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | Type 69 RPG | Valkiri |
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| Type | Anti-tank , anti-personnel , RPG[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 1970–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.
5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Mozambican War of Independence Rhodesian Bush War Angolan Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Somali Civil War War in North-West Pakistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kivu conflict Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Ethnic violence in South Sudan Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War Tigray War Myanmar Civil War 2025 Cambodia–Thailand border conflict[source] | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | Norinco[source] | Armscor , Somchem[source] |
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| Designed | 1970[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Norinco[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1970–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | Type 69-I[source] | Bateleur (40 launch tubes)[source] |
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| Feed system | one round per shot[source] | — |
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| Sights | Iron sights. Infrared and night vision sights possible[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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