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BRockets & launchers
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Valkiri | Weishi rockets |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | — |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | — |
| In service | 1972–present[source] | — |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | — |
| Wars | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[source] | — |
| Designer | Armscor , Somchem[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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| 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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| Country of origin | — | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 7, row 6, cell 3; revision 1377597373; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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