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O Katyusha 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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O BM-30 Smerch (Russo: Смерч, "turbilhão"), 9K58 Smerch ou 9A52-2 Smerch-M é um lançador de foguetes múltiplos soviético. O sistema foi projetado para derrotar alvos pessoais, blindados e macios em áreas de concentração, baterias de artilharia, postos de comando e depósitos de munição. Foi criado no início da década de 1980 e entrou em serviço no Exército Soviético em 1989. Quando observado pela primeira vez pelo Ocidente em 1983, recebeu o código MRL 280mm M1983. Espera-se que seja substituído pelo Tornado 9A52-4

Fonte: BM-30 Smerch na Wiki