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Katyusha

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Katyusha

Soviet free-flight rocket of World War II. It was fired from racks mounted in a heavy truck and had a range of about 5 km/3 mi. Each truck had 48 launcher racks and a battalion could lay down an immense rapid-fire barrage.

The rocket was 1.8 m/5.9 ft long and 130 mm/5.1 in diameter and weighed 42 kg/92 lb complete with a 22 kg/48 lb explosive warhead.



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SALAH EL-DIN / Aswat al-Iraq: Two Katyusha rockets and a mortar shell hit two US bases
2 rockets, mortar shell hit 2 U.S. bases in Salah el-Din by Aswat al-Iraq (Erbil, Iraq)
Summary: Saudi and Yemeni forces pounded Shiite rebel positions along the border between the two countries on Sunday as the rebels claimed they used Katyusha rockets in attacking a Saudi military base in
Houthis say used Katyusha in Saudi base attack by Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia)
Fatah-Islam may be behind the Katyusha rocket which was fired from the Lebanese southern village of Houla at northern Israel two weeks ago.
Lebanon-Israel by The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon)
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