Katyusha
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The Katyusha is a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Multiple rocket launchers such as these deliver explosives to a target area more intensively than conventional artillery, but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload. They are fragile compared to artillery guns, but are cheap, easy to produce, and usable on almost any chassis. The Katyushas of World War II, the first self-propelled artillery mass-produced by the Soviet Union, were usually mounted on ordinary trucks. This mobility gave the Katyusha, and other self-propelled artillery, another advantage: being able to deliver a large blow all at once, and then move before being located and attacked with counter-battery fire.
1939 — 1960
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Katyusha rocket launcher
Soviet Union,
A5, BM-31-12, Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket, Hydra 70, rocket launcher,
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| class | weapon | BM-31-12 | Katyusha, multiple rocket launcher | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Hezbollah fighters with Katyusha | Commons | ||
| commons | image | BM 13 and BM 21 TBiU 7 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Young musicians from Japan arrived in Israel to give several concerts of classical music. Photo shows: celist YoYo Ma. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Russia stamp no. 161 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Katyusha Control Box from Lebanon | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Instructions for Firing Katyushas Found in Lebanon | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Katyusha Control Box Found in Lebanon | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 2004. Марка России bl 411208 hi | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - IAF Bombs Katyusha Rocket Launchers | Commons | ||
| commons | image | House in Maalot hit by Katyusha | Commons | ||









