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BM-13N "Katyusha"

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Sorry for the double reupload! There were a lot of things that needed to be sorted out last-minute. VTOL: Move launcher up Trim: Move launcher side to side Pitch: throttle Air to Ground Mode + Fire Weapon: fire The Katyusha multiple rocket launcher is a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Multiple rocket launchers such as these deliver explosives to a target area more quickly than conventional artillery, but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload. They are fragile compared to artillery guns, but are inexpensive, easy to produce, and usable on any chassis. The Katyushas of World War II, the first self-propelled artillery mass-produced by the Soviet Union, were usually mounted on ordinary trucks. This mobility gave the Katyusha, and other self-propelled artillery, another advantage: being able to deliver a large blow all at once, and then move before being located and attacked 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 – and not only Soviet – multiple rocket launchers, notably the common BM-21 and its derivatives.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 7 airplane(s) +69 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 9.8ft (3.0m)
  • Length 28.5ft (8.7m)
  • Height 12.4ft (3.8m)
  • Empty Weight 9,160lbs (4,155kg)
  • Loaded Weight 9,360lbs (4,245kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 8412

Parts

  • Number of Parts 267
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,084