Katyusha rocket launcher

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Soviet weapon system multiple rocket launcher self-propelled artillery

The Katyusha rocket launcher was a Soviet World War II-era multiple rocket artillery system famed for its devastating salvos and distinctive howling sound.

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Label Occurrences
Katyusha rocket launcher canonical 4
BM-13 Katyusha 3
BM-21 Grad 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet weapon system ⓘ
multiple rocket launcher ⓘ
self-propelled artillery ⓘ
advantage high mobility ⓘ
high rate of fire ⓘ
low production cost ⓘ
classifiedAs Guards mortar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
crewSize truck crew plus rocket team ⓘ
deploymentMode batteries of multiple launchers ⓘ
designedFor area saturation bombardment ⓘ
developedBy Soviet Union ⓘ
Soviet military engineers ⓘ
disadvantage limited range compared to heavy artillery ⓘ
long reload time ⓘ
poor accuracy ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
surface form: World War II era
firstCombatUse July 1941 ⓘ
firstCombatUseLocation Orsha ⓘ
surface form: Orsha, Belarus
hasMediaType military equipment ⓘ
hasNickname Katyusha ⓘ
Stalin’s organ ⓘ
inspired postwar multiple rocket launcher designs ⓘ
launchMethod rail launchers ⓘ
mountedOn Studebaker US6 truck ⓘ
ZiS-6 truck ⓘ
various tracked chassis ⓘ
namedAfter "Katyusha" wartime song ⓘ
notableFor devastating salvo fire ⓘ
distinctive howling sound ⓘ
psychological impact on enemy troops ⓘ
operatedBy Guards mortar units ⓘ
Soviet artillery units ⓘ
partOf Soviet artillery arsenal ⓘ
producedInDecade 1940s ⓘ
propellantType solid-fuel rockets ⓘ
serviceEntry 1941 ⓘ
soundCharacteristic howling rocket noise ⓘ
successor Katyusha rocket launcher self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BM-21 Grad
tacticalRole counter-battery fire ⓘ
indirect fire support ⓘ
preparatory bombardment ⓘ
usedAgainst Wehrmacht ⓘ
surface form: Nazi Germany armed forces
usedBy Red Army ⓘ
Soviet Air Force ground units ⓘ
Soviet Navy ⓘ
usedInConflict Eastern Front ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Front of World War II

World War II ⓘ
weaponType unguided rocket artillery ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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RKKA → equipment → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
Katyusha rocket launcher → successor → Katyusha rocket launcher self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BM-21 Grad
LAROM multiple rocket launcher → similarTo → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: BM-21 Grad
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon → uses → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
subject surface form: Islamic Resistance in Lebanon
this entity surface form: Katyusha rockets
Soviet Armed Forces in World War II → notableWeapon → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
Stalin’s organ → refersTo → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: Katyusha multiple rocket launcher
Stalin’s organ → appliedToWeaponSystem → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: BM-13 Katyusha
Stalin’s organ → appliedToWeaponSystem → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: BM-8 Katyusha
Stalin’s organ → appliedToWeaponSystem → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: BM-31 Katyusha
Katyusha → inspired → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: BM-21 Grad
Katyusha → category → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: World War II artillery of the Soviet Union
"Katyusha" wartime song → inspiredNameOf → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
subject surface form: Katyusha
"Katyusha" wartime song → associatedWith → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
subject surface form: Katyusha
ZiS-6 truck → rocketSystemCarried → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
subject surface form: ZiS-6
this entity surface form: BM-13 Katyusha
Studebaker US6 truck → associatedWeaponSystem → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: BM-13 Katyusha
Studebaker US6 truck → associatedWeaponSystem → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: BM-8 Katyusha
Studebaker US6 truck → associatedWeaponSystem → Katyusha rocket launcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: BM-31 Katyusha