Katyusha rocket launchers

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:associated_with Soviet military tactics
gptkbp:barrel_type gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:caliber 122 mm
gptkbp:crew 2-3 personnel
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in films and literature
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:various_countries
gptkbp:designated_as NATO as M-13
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:famous_for mass firepower
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:guidance_system none (unguided rockets)
gptkbp:historical_role key in Soviet offensives
gptkbp:historical_significance used in major offensives
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Katyusha rocket launchers
gptkbp:impact gptkb:psychological_warfare
gptkbp:influence rocket artillery development
gptkbp:inspired modern rocket artillery systems
gptkbp:is_effective_against high against soft targets
gptkbp:launch_platform truck-mounted
gptkbp:launched varies by model
gptkbp:legacy symbol of Soviet military power
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Stalin's_Organ
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Hezbollah
gptkb:Yemeni_Houthi_movement
gptkb:Hamas
gptkb:Syrian_Army
NVA (North Vietnamese Army)
gptkbp:operational_range varies by model
gptkbp:range up to 40 km
gptkbp:rate_of_fire up to 12 rockets per minute
gptkbp:replaced_by modern artillery systems
gptkbp:resigned mobile platforms
gptkbp:speed approximately 5 minutes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Grad_rocket_launcher
gptkbp:transportation truck or trailer
gptkbp:type self-propelled
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Soviet_Army
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Arab-Israeli_Wars
gptkb:Chechen_Wars
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
Ukraine conflict
gptkbp:variant gptkb:BM-21_Grad
gptkb:Tornado-G
gptkb:Uragan
gptkb:BM-30_Smerch
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:20th_Ukrainian_Front
gptkb:Belorussian_Front
gptkb:50th_Army
gptkb:Soviet_18th_Army
gptkb:Western_Front_of_the_Soviet_Army
gptkb:4th_Ukrainian_Front
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5