BM-14-16

Also known as

BM-14
BM-14 8U32
8U32
vehículo de combate BM-14
lanzador del sistema M-14

El BM-14-16 es el lanzador de 16 tubos montado en camión dentro de la familia soviética de artillería de cohetes M-14 de 140 mm. Se incluye aquí como plataforma de lanzamiento solo de relación para el cohete M-14 de 140 mm catalogado, sin trasladar a la página del lanzador las afirmaciones de uso en conflicto del registro de la munición.

BM-14-16, Lanzacohetes múltiple de 140 mm con 16 tubos, Artillería

Image source: Wikimedia Commons BM-14 launcher image

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Unión Soviética
Built by: Producción soviética de armamento
Built in: Soviet Union
Type: Lanzacohetes múltiple de 140 mm con 16 tubos
Service note: Lanzador soviético de artillería de cohetes de la Guerra Fría
Designed: Periodo de desarrollo y adopción de la familia M-14 entre 1947 y 1952
Produced: Desde 1952 en producción soviética

Specifications

Calibre: 140 mm
Tubos de lanzamiento: 16 tubos dispuestos en dos filas de ocho en la descripción del BM-14 de Missilery
Cohete principal: Cohete estabilizado por giro M-14-OF de 140 mm
Otros cohetes documentados: Munición fumígena M-14D y ramas con ojiva química en referencias de la familia M-14
Control de tiro: Disparo desde cabina o por control remoto en la descripción del BM-14 de Missilery
Salva completa: 7-10 segundos en los datos de la familia BM-14 de Missilery
Alcance máximo: Aproximadamente 9,8 km para la familia de cohetes M-14

Cohetes lanzados

Las fuentes identifican el BM-14-16 como una de las plataformas de lanzamiento para la familia de cohetes M-14 de 140 mm.

Launched item

Item type

Launch evidence

140 mm M-14 rocket, 140 mm unguided artillery rocket, Munitions

140 mm M-14 rocket

Cohete de artillería no guiado de 140 mm

Missilery describe el vehículo de combate BM-14 como adoptado para lanzar proyectiles turbojet M-14-OF de 140 mm, y FAS identifica el BM-14-16 como capaz de disparar las mismas municiones de alto explosivo, químicas y fumígenas que el RPU-14 y el BM-14-17.

Sources: Missilery M-14 system, FAS RPU-14 launcher

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Sources

Missilery M-14 systemPublisher: Missilery.info | Note: Supports BM-14 / BM-14-16 identity, 8U32 index, 1952 adoption for launching 140 mm M-14-OF rockets, launcher composition, tube count, and M-14 family launcher relationships. | Accessed: 2026-07-13 FAS RPU-14 launcherPublisher: Federation of American Scientists | Note: Supports the relationship claim that BM-14-16, BM-14-17, and RPU-14 fired the same high-explosive fragmentation, chemical, and M-14D smoke rounds. | Accessed: 2026-07-13 Wikimedia Commons BM-14 launcher imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC0 licensing for the BM-14 launcher photograph used as the BM-14-16 page image. | Accessed: 2026-07-13