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BM-14
16-tube multiple launch rocket
Type Multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Service history
In service 1967 - c.1990 (USSR)
Wars

Algerian Civil War,

War in Afghanistan
Production history
Designer NII 303
Designed 1951

The BM-14 (BM for Boyevaya Mashina, 'combat vehicle'), is a Soviet-made 140mm multiple rocket launcher, fielded by the Soviet Union. The BM-14 can fire rockets fitted with chemical (MS-14), smoke (M-14D) or high-explosive fragmentation (M-14-OF) warheads. It is similar to the BM-13 "Katyusha" and was partly replaced in service by the 122 mm BM-21 Grad.

The rocket has a range of about 9.8 km and can carry a warhead of 8 kg weight. Launchers were built in 16 and 17-round variants.

The weapon is not accurate as there is no guidance system, but it is extremely effective in saturation bombardment.

Algerian armed forces used BM-14 rocket launchers in 1993 during the Algerian Civil War.[citation needed]

Variants[]

  • BM-14 (8U32) - 16-round model (two rows of 8), launcher mounted on the ZiS-151 truck. Entered service in 1952. Also known as BM-14-16.
    • BM-14M (2B2) - modified model, mounted on the ZIL-157.[1]
    • BM-14MM (2B2R) - final upgrade, mounted on the ZiL-131.[1]
  • BM-14-17 (8U35) - 17-round (8+9 launch tubes) launcher, mounted on the GAZ-63A. Developed in 1959. This launcher was also used on naval vessels, for example Project 1204 patrol boats.
  • RPU-14 (8U38) - towed 16-round version, based on the carriage of the 85mm gun D-44 and used by Soviet Airborne Troops, where it was replaced by the 122mm BM-21V "Grad-V".

Operators[]

  • Flag of Algeria Algeria - 50
  • Flag of Angola Angola
  • Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
  • Flag of Cambodia Cambodia - 10
  • Flag of Cuba Cuba
  • Flag of Egypt Egypt
  • Flag of Indonesia Indonesia - Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) operates 24 BM-14-17 launchers.
  • Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
  • Flag of Mongolia Mongolia
  • Flag of Russia Russia - 50 BM-13, BM-14.[2]
  • Flag of Sudan Sudan - 200 BM-14
  • Flag of Syria Syria - 200 BM-14 purchased in 1967 [3]
  • Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union - Passed on to successor states in 1991.
  • Flag of Vietnam Vietnam - 700
  • Flag of Yemen Yemen - 30

Similar designs[]

  • The Type 63 130mm multiple rocket launcher (not to be confused with the towed Type 63 of 107mm) is the Chinese version of the BM-14-17. It has a slightly smaller calibre but is fitted with 19 instead of 17 launch tubes. The Type 63 MRL is based on the Nanjing NJ-230 or 230A 4x4 truck, a licence-produced version of the Soviet GAZ-63/63A.
  • The WP-8z (Polish language: Wyrzutnia Pocisków rakietowych

) was a Polish towed rocket launcher that was developed in 1960. The weapon was subsequently produced between 1964 and 1965. It fired the same rockets as the RPU-14 but had only 8 launch tubes. The main operator was the 6th Pomeranian Airborne Division (Polish language: 6 Pomorska Dywizja Powietrzno-Desantowa ).[4] with 12-18 WP-8s in its inventory.[5][6][7]

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See also[]

  • BM-12 multiple rocket launcher
  • Katyusha World War II multiple rocket launchers (BM-13, BM-8, and BM-31)
  • M16 (rocket), U.S. 4.5 inch multiple rocket launcher
  • BM-21 Grad 122 mm multiple rocket launcher
  • BM-27 Uragan 220 mm multiple rocket launcher
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