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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Type 82 artillery | Valkiri |
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| Type | multiple rocket launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Developer country | China[source] | — |
| Armament | Norinco 130 mm. rockets[source]Sourcecarriedrockets only; notinferredlauncherbuilder | — |
| Mounting | 6×6 truck[source] | — |
| Local retirement programme | By 2009, the People's Liberation Army was phasing out 130 mm. rocket systems[source] |
Width
Single source2.3 m (7 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.
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| Country of origin | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 22, cell 3; revision 1333583892; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | South Africa[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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| Designer | — | Armscor , Somchem[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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