Katyusha rocket launcher

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:armament HE, incendiary, smoke
gptkbp:associatedWith Soviet_artillery_tactics
gptkbp:barrelLength up to 15 rockets per minute
gptkbp:caliber 122 mm
gptkbp:crewCapacity 3 to 5 personnel
gptkbp:culturalHeritage films, literature, music
gptkbp:currentStatus Grad, Uragan
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:famousFor its devastating barrage capability
gptkbp:firstHeld gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol_of_Soviet_military_power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Katyusha rocket launcher
gptkbp:impact urban warfare
gptkbp:inspiration similar systems worldwide
gptkbp:introduced 1941
gptkbp:launched rockets
gptkbp:legacy influence on rocket artillery design
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Stalin's_Organ
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
Battle of Berlin
Operation Bagration
Siege of Leningrad
gptkbp:notableUsers NVA,_PLO
gptkbp:operationalRange up to 20 km
gptkbp:platforms truck-mounted, rail-mounted
gptkbp:productionCompany 1941 to 1960s
gptkbp:refreshRate approximately 3 minutes
gptkbp:replacedBy modern artillery systems
gptkbp:retired active service in the 1980s
gptkbp:significance psychological impact on enemy troops
gptkbp:transportation trucks, trailers
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Soviet_Army
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Arab-Israeli_conflicts
gptkbp:variant BM-13, BM-14, BM-21
gptkbp:weight approximately 2,000 kg