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Katyusha rocket launcher platform
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Katyusha_rocket_launcher_platform
GPTKB entity
Statements (61)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:armament
gptkb:M-13_rocket
gptkb:M-31_rocket
gptkb:M-8_rocket
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:crew
5–7
gptkbp:designer
gptkb:Boris_Petropavlovsky
gptkb:Georgy_Langemak
gptkb:Vladimir_Artemiev
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Katyusha rocket launcher platform
gptkbp:introduced
1941
gptkbp:massProduced
yes
gptkbp:mountedOn
truck chassis
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Stalin's_Organ
gptkbp:notableFeature
high mobility
psychological impact
rapid saturation fire
gptkbp:notableVariant
gptkb:BM-13
gptkb:BM-31
gptkb:BM-8
gptkbp:numberBuilt
over 10,000
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Angola
gptkb:China
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkb:East_Germany
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:North_Korea
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Somalia
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Yugoslavia
gptkb:Hamas
gptkb:Hezbollah
North Vietnam
Palestinian groups
gptkbp:powerplant
varies by chassis
gptkbp:range
up to 8.5 km (M-13 rocket)
gptkbp:rateOfFire
up to 16 rockets in 7–10 seconds
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:Red_Army
gptkbp:usedInConflict
gptkb:Arab–Israeli_conflict
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Six-Day_War
gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Studebaker_US6_(military_truck)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8