Katyusha: Russian Multiple Rocket Launchers 1941-Present

by Jamie Prenatt

Although military rockets have been used since the Middle Ages, it was not until the Soviet Union pioneered the concept of Multiple Rocket Launchers (MRLs), in the late 1930s, that they emerged as a decisive weapon. In the modern era, these Soviet/Russian Katyushas have served in combat in Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Georgia. Developed to fill the operational need for massed artillery fire support, the MRL possesses enormous destructive power and a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472810864
• ISBN13: 9781472810861
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.6"