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205:92 hp (69 kW)
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125:7.2 m (24 ft)
170:Rate of fire
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786:T-98 Kombat
721:T-15 Armata
519:T-14 Armata
279:Soviet Army
219:Operational
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1101:BM-21 Grad
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298:Service
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