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Tá Kaťuša multiple rocket launcher (Russian: Катю́ша; IPA: [kɐˈtʲuʂə] (About this sound listen)) 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 post-Soviet – in addition to non-Soviet – multiple rocket launchers, notably the common BM-21 Grad and its derivatives.

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Tá BM-30 Smerch (rusky: Смерч, "vichřice"), 9K58 Smerch nebo 9A52-2 Smerch-M je sovětský těžký raketomet. Systém je navržen tak, aby porazil cíle personálu, obrněných a měkkých cílů v koncentračních oblastech, dělostřeleckých bateriích, velitelských stanovištích a muničních skladech. Byl vytvořen na počátku roku 1980 a vstoupil do služby v sovětské armádě v roce 1989. Když byl poprvé pozorován Západem v roce 1983, obdržel kód MRL 280 mm M1983. Očekává se, že bude nahrazen tornádem 9A52-4

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