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Katyusha
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Katyusha

Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · Russia · 1939
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Katyusha

Katyusha
Katyusha Photo: Adam Jones, Ph.D. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Range
30
Saturation Firepower
85
Salvo Size
75
Reload Speed
40
Precision (guided)
0
Mobility
60
Shoot-and-Scoot
0
Ammunition Versatility
50
Technology
20
Cost-Effectiveness
95
Origin Russia
CategoryMultiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)
EraWorld War II
In service1939
Operators10 countries
Quantity100,000
Data Quality88%
47
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) MASS Rating
3/21
World War II
78/151
All-Time
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · 10 axes scored
Range
30
Saturation Firepower
85
Salvo Size
75
Reload Speed
40
Precision (guided)
0
Mobility
60
Shoot-and-Scoot
0
Ammunition Versatility
50
Technology
20
Cost-Effectiveness
95
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category.
01 / Overview
Katyusha
Country
Production
1939–
Quantity
100,000
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS) · WORLD WAR II
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
98
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
47
multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
◈Ordnance5MOD.5
▣Performance3MOD.3
  • Minimum Range0 km
  • Maximum Range (standard)8.74 km
  • Maximum Range (rocket-assisted)11.8 km
◇Ammunition8MOD.8
▤Mobility8MOD.8
⬢Ammunition Handling1MOD.1
  • Ready Rounds16
▲Production2MOD.2
  • Total Production100,000
  • Production Start1,941 year
◎Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1939Production started
87
years in service
100,000
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 10 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
KATYUSHA · CONFLICTS SERVED IN20% win
Total Conflicts
5
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
06 / MASS Score
MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS) RANKING Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · World War II
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Artillery system with integrated propulsion, enabling movement under its own power rather than being towed.
Artillery tactic where a firing unit rapidly deploys, fires, and relocates to avoid counter-battery fire.
Artillery classification distinguishing self-propelled wheeled vehicles from weapons towed by external means.
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