Katyusha rocket launchers

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:armament rocket
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Soviet_propaganda
Soviet_military_tactics
gptkbp:barrelLength up to 12 rockets per minute
gptkbp:caliber 122 mm
gptkbp:crewCapacity 3 to 5 personnel
gptkbp:culturalImpact featured in films and literature
gptkbp:currentStatus gptkb:BM-30_Smerch
Tornado-G
Uragan
gptkbp:decommissioned 1990s
gptkbp:design rocket artillery systems
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:famousFor massive bombardment
gptkbp:fireDepartment gptkb:Red_Army
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1941
gptkbp:firstHeld gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered rocket artillery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Katyusha rocket launchers
gptkbp:impact significant
gptkbp:influenced rocket systems worldwide
gptkbp:inspiration modern rocket artillery
gptkbp:launchSite truck-mounted
gptkbp:launchVehicle rails
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 gptkb:Iran
gptkb:North_Korea
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:Belarus
gptkbp:operationalArea still in use today
gptkbp:operationalRange varies by model
gptkbp:productionCompany 1941 to 1945
gptkbp:range up to 40 km
gptkbp:refreshRate approximately 5 minutes
gptkbp:significance psychological warfare
gptkbp:successor Grad rocket launcher
gptkbp:transportation trucks
gptkbp:type artillery
gptkbp:usedBy Warsaw_Pact_countries
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Yugoslav_Wars
gptkb:Arab-Israeli_conflicts
gptkbp:variant BM-13, BM-14, BM-21