BM-14-16

Also known as

BM-14
BM-14 8U32
8U32
BM-14 fighting vehicle
M-14 system launcher

The BM-14-16 is the 16-tube truck-mounted launcher in the Soviet M-14 140 mm rocket artillery family. It is included here as a relationship-only launch platform for the cataloged 140 mm M-14 rocket, without carrying conflict-use claims from the munition record onto the launcher page.

BM-14-16, 140 mm 16-tube multiple rocket launcher, Artillery

Image source: Wikimedia Commons BM-14 launcher image

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: Soviet ordnance production
Type: 140 mm 16-tube multiple rocket launcher
Service note: Cold War Soviet rocket artillery launcher
Designed: 1947-1952 M-14 family development and adoption period
Produced: 1952 onward in Soviet production

Specifications

Caliber: 140 mm
Launch tubes: 16 tubes arranged in two rows of eight in Missilery's BM-14 description
Primary rocket: 140 mm M-14-OF spin-stabilized rocket
Other documented rockets: M-14D smoke round and chemical-warhead branches in M-14 family references
Fire control: Cab or remote-control firing in Missilery's BM-14 description
Full salvo: 7-10 seconds in Missilery's BM-14 family data
Maximum range: About 9.8 km for the M-14 rocket family

Rockets Launched

Sources identify the BM-14-16 as one of the launch platforms for the 140 mm M-14 rocket family.

Launched item

Item type

Launch evidence

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

140 mm M-14 rocket

140 mm unguided artillery rocket

Missilery describes the BM-14 fighting vehicle as adopted for launching 140 mm M-14-OF turbojet shells, and FAS identifies BM-14-16 as firing the same high-explosive, chemical, and smoke rounds as the RPU-14 and 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