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Katyusha Rocket Mortar
Photo: Adam Jones, Ph.D. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · Russia · 1939
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KatyushaRocketMortar

Katyusha Rocket Mortar
Katyusha Rocket Mortar Photo: Adam Jones, Ph.D. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Range
20
Saturation Firepower
85
Salvo Size
90
Reload Speed
30
Precision (guided)
0
Mobility
60
Shoot-and-Scoot
10
Ammunition Versatility
30
Technology
10
Cost-Effectiveness
95
Origin Russia
CategoryMultiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)
EraWorld War II
In service1939
Operators24 countries
Quantity100,000
Data Quality88%
44
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) MASS Rating
4/21
World War II
91/151
All-Time
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · 10 axes scored
Range
20
Saturation Firepower
85
Salvo Size
90
Reload Speed
30
Precision (guided)
0
Mobility
60
Shoot-and-Scoot
10
Ammunition Versatility
30
Technology
10
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 Rocket Mortar
Country
Production
1939–
Quantity
100,000
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS) · WORLD WAR II
4
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
98
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
44
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
◎General6MOD.6
  • Service Entry Year1941
  • Combat Weight4.5 kg
  • Travel Weight7,000 kg
  • Crew6
  • Carriage TypeSelf-Propelled
  • In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance4MOD.4
▣Performance8MOD.8
  • Minimum Range5 km
  • Maximum Range (standard)8 km
  • Maximum Range (rocket-assisted)12 km
  • Muzzle Velocity230 m/s
  • Rate of Fire (burst)96
  • Rate of Fire (sustained)30
  • Elevation-5 to +45°
  • Traverse360°
◇Ammunition9MOD.9
▤Mobility9MOD.9
⬢Ammunition Handling2MOD.2
  • Ready Rounds16
  • Total Rounds Carried48
▲Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length6 m
  • Width2.5 m
  • Height2.5 m
◎Production2MOD.2
  • Total Production100,000
  • Production Start1,941 year
◈Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1939Production started
87
years in service
100,000
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 23 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE7terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
An armored crew compartment on towed artillery or mortar systems designed to protect operators from small arms fire, shrapnel, and blast effects during operation.
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.
Smoke grenades are pyrotechnic devices deployed by infantry fighting vehicles to create a visual screen, obscuring movement or positions from enemy observation or targeting.
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