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Multiple rocket launcher
Bateleur FV2 is a multiple rocket launcher originating in South Africa.
South AfricaBateleur FV2, formerly Valkiri Mk II — licensed photograph
Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedMultiple rocket launcher
South Africa
1979–present
South African National Defence Force
Denel , Somchem
9,500 kg (20,944 lbs)
8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)
2.425 m (7 ft 11.5 in)
3.125 m (10 ft 3.0 in)
5
HE-Fragmentation: 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)
127 mm (5 in)
40
1 per sec
36 km (22 mi)
V10 diesel 268hp
ZF 56-65 Synchromesh
Kwêvoël 100 10-ton 6x6 truck
1,000 km (620 mi)
90 km/h (56 mph) (road)
South Africa
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9,500 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9,500 kg | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9,500 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9,500 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9,500 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9,500 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9,500 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9,500 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Bateleur FV2 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
South AfricaApproximate count for Bateleur. Service scope: South African Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: ~ 25 acquired ~ 25 retained (2026 est.). Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. Cited source 2025-11-19. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.