BM-14
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| BM-14 | |
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 The BM-14's rocket tubes :Photo Courtesy of www.ddrafg.com |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher |
| Place of origin | The Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1945-1965 |
| Used by | The Soviet Union, Hezbollah, Iraqi insurgency, Taliban, Cuba, Algeria and others. |
| Wars | Algerian Civil War, 2001 war in Afghanistan, Arab-isreali conflict 2006, Iraqi insurgency |
| Production history | |
| Variants | BM-13, BM-8, BM-31, BM-14, BM-21, BM-24, BM-25, BM-27, BM-30 |
The Soviet made 140mm BM-14 (BM for Boyevaya Mashina - combat vehicle/Battle machine) Katyusha (Russian "Катюша" meaning 'little Katy') type Armored Fighting Vehicle with multiple rocket launchers were built and fielded by the Soviet Union following World War II.
It has range of approx. 10km and can carry a payload of approx. 8kg, with 16- and 17-round variations.
The BM-14 can fire chemical rounds as well as high-explosive fragmentation (M-140F). It is similar to the BM-13 Katyusha and replaced by the 122 mm BM-21 MRL system by the Soviet Army in 1963-4.
The weapon was not accurate, as they have no guidance system but are extremely effective in saturation bombardment.
Algerian armed forces used BM-14 Rocket launchers as of 1993, during the Algerian Civil War as part of their Major Army inventory. As of 1999 the multiple rocket launcher were in active use in the Cuban Armed Forces.
Such rockets are often used in guerrilla warfare, for example by Hezbollah, the Iraqi insurgency and the Taliban.
[edit] References
- Use of BM-14 by the Taliban
- Description of BM-14
- Use of BM-14 by Cuban Armed Forces
- Range and Payload
- Algerian use of BM-14 as of 1993
[edit] See also
- Katyusha WWII multiple rocket launchers (BM-13, BM-8, and BM-31)
- BM-21 Grad 122mm multiple rocket launcher
- BM-27 Uragan 220mm multiple rocket launcher
- BM-30 Smerch 300 mm multiple rocket launcher
- Multiple Launch Rocket System, U.S. multiple rocket launcher
