BM-14
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The BM-14 (BM for Boyevaya Mashina, 'combat vehicle'), is a Soviet-made 140mm multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), normally mounted on a truck.
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BM-14 | |
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Type | Multiple rocket launcher |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1952 - c.1990 (USSR)/ present (Others) |
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Production history | |
Designer | NII 303 |
Designed | 1950 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5,323 kg (11,735 lb) |
Length | 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) |
Width | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Height | 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) |
Crew | 6[3] |
Caliber | Diameter: 140 mm (5.5 in) Length: 1 m (3 ft 3 in) Weight: 39.6 kg (87 lb) |
Barrels | 16 in two rows |
Elevation | +50°/0° |
Traverse | 180° |
Muzzle velocity | 400 m/s (1,300 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 9.8 km (6.1 mi)[3] |
Engine | GAZ-51 70 HP 6-cylinder petrol |
Suspension | Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis |
Operational range | 650 km (400 mi) |
Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph)[3] |
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The BM-14 can fire 140 mm M-14 rockets with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead, a smoke warhead or a chemical warhead. It is similar to the BM-13 "Katyusha" and was partly replaced in service by the 122 mm BM-21 Grad.
Launchers were built in 16 and 17-round variants. The rockets have a maximum range of 9.8 kilometers (6.1 mi).
The weapon is not accurate as there is no guidance system, but it is extremely effective in saturation fire.