Katyusha rocket launcher
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Barak: IDF to up Arrow interceptor productionAccording to IAF Air Defense chief Brig.-Gen. Doron Gavish, the Iron Dome missile defense system, for use against short-range Kassam and Katyusha rockets, will be deployed along the Gaza border in the middle of 2010. During the recent Juniper... In this article: Israel Air Force, Iron Dome, Arrow missile, Israel, David's Sling, Katyusha rockets, Israel Aerospace Industries, The Jerusalem Post, and US Navy |
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JPost.com Editorials | November 15, 2009
'Francop?' What 'Francop?'
...into containers marked with Iranian shipping codes. Inside were many thousands of mortar shells, 107-mm. Katyusha rockets and 122-mm. rockets, and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition. This shipment - the single largest ever captured...
In this article: Hizbullah, Israel, Katyusha rockets, Yasser Arafat, Hamas, Binyamin Netanyahu, International Herald Tribune, and Oslo
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JPost.com Front Page Top Stories | November 11, 2009
IDF shows proof of Iran's link to arms
...from the Hizbullah's chief backer - Iran. Among the arms the IDF says it found aboard the vessel were 9,000 mortar bombs, 3,000 Katyusha rockets, 3,000 anti-tank shells, 20,000 grenades and more than half-a-million rounds of small arms...
In this article: Iran, Hizbullah, Israel, Israel Navy, Polyethylene, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Katyusha rockets, and UN
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 11, 2009
Hezbollah leader lashes out at Obama
...ended up with 57. Obama naive about Mideast J ERUSALEM -- On Sept. 11, 2009 -- just a few days ago -- Israel was attacked with Katyusha rockets fired across its northern border from Lebanon. The episode did not make a lot of...
In this article: Barack Obama, Hezbollah, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yitzhak Rabin, Hassan Nasrallah, Jimmy Carter, and Beirut
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San Diego Union-Tribune | November 10, 2009
Israel says major cities are in Hezbollah's range
...the Gaza Strip to Israel's south. Hezbollah denied any connection to the weapons. During the 2006 war, Hezbollah fired nearly 4,000 Katyusha rockets across Israel's northern border, some of which fell as far as 55 miles (90 kilometers)...
In this article: Hezbollah, Israel, Gabi Ashkenazi, Hamas, Gaza, U.N., Tel Aviv, Litani River, and Jerusalem
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DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security | November 06, 2009
Israel Navy commander: Hizballah arms ship carried hundreds of tons of hardware
...hidden, said Israeli Navy commander Brig.-Gen Ronnie Ben-Yehuda in a news briefing Wednesday, Nov 3. Most of it was ammo, grenades, 122-km Katyusha rockets, mortar shells and anti-tank missiles, enough to keep Hizballah fighting for a month...
In this article: Hizballah, Israeli navy, Tehran, Egyptian Navy, USS Anzio, and Katyusha rockets
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thestar.com | November 05, 2009
Israelis seize huge arms shipment
...near Cyprus. Israel has long accused Iran of arming its enemies. Ben-Yehuda told a briefing that "hundreds of tons" of weapons, including Katyusha rockets, were found on the ship, giving a much higher estimate than an earlier one of more...
In this article: Hezbollah, Iran, Syria, Israel, Latakia, Egypt, Allegation, Katyusha rockets, and United Nations
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L.A. Times - Middle East | November 05, 2009
Israel seizes ship with alleged Hezbollah-bound arms
...been found aboard the Antigua-flagged vessel, Francop, which remained under guard in the port. The weapons, which included Grad-type Katyusha rockets, had been concealed beneath civilian goods and enclosed in a plastic material capable of...
In this article: Hezbollah, Israel, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and Allegation
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Guardian Unlimited | November 04, 2009
Israel seizes ship 'carrying arms for Hezbollah'
...miles west of the Israeli coastline and brought to Ashdod. Matan Vilnai, the deputy Israeli defence minister, said the weapons included Katyusha rockets. Vilnai claimed they were destined for Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group that...
In this article: Hezbollah, Israel, Matan Vilnai, Katyusha rockets, Gaza, Hamas, Ehud Barak, Lebanon, and Ha'aretz
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JPost.com Front Page Top Stories | October 31, 2009
'No signs Israel planning immediate war'
...spy rings leads to a conclusion that "[Israel] is laying the grounds for justifying every future war it decides to launch." On Tuesday, a Katyusha rocket was launched from Lebanon into northern Israel. Israel responded by immediately...
In this article: Fawzi Salloukh, Israel, Lebanon, Katyusha rocket, Al-qaida, UN, Bashar Assad, London, and Damascus
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The Times of India - World | October 27, 2009
Israel, Lebanon exchange fires
AFP 28 October 2009, 08:11am IST JERUSALEM: A Katyusha rocket fired from Lebanon hit northern Israel on Tuesday night without causing casualties, prompting Israel to retaliate with artillery, sources on both sides said. The attack,...
In this article: Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Katyusha rocket, UN, Kiryat Shmona, and Beirut
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Katyusha multiple rocket launchers (Russian: Катюша) are a type of rocket artillery originally built and fielded by the Soviet Union in the Second World War. Compared to other types of artillery, such multiple rocket launchers are able to deliver a devastating amount of explosives to an area target more quickly but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload. These vehicles are fragile compared to conventional artillery guns, but relatively inexpensive and easy to produce. Katyushas of World War II, the first self-propelled artillery mass-produced by the Soviet Union, were usually mounted on trucks. This mobility gives Katyushas (and other self-propelled artillery) another advantage: they are able to deliver a blow all at once, and then move before the other side is able to locate their position and attack it with counter-battery fire.
Katyusha weapons of World War II included the BM-13 launcher, light BM-8, and heavy BM-31. Today, the nickname is also applied to newer truck-mounted Soviet multiple rocket launchers—notably the very common BM-21—and their derivatives worldwide.
- Name:
- Katyusha
- Type:
- Multiple rocket launcher
- Origin:
- Soviet Union
- Used By:
- Soviet Union, Russian Federation, and others
- Used During:
- 1939–
- Used in:
- World War II, 2006 Lebanon War
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