Katyusha!

[EskimoJoe]

Need I say more?



From Wikipedia : (Note, numbers may not be precise)

"Katyusha multiple rocket launchers (Russian: Катюша) are a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Compared to other artillery, these multiple rocket launchers deliver a devastating amount of explosives to an area target quickly, but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload. They are fragile compared to artillery guns, but inexpensive and easy to produce. Katyushas of World War II, the first self-propelled artillery mass-produced by the Soviet Union,[1] were usually mounted on trucks. This mobility gave Katyushas (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."

"By the end of 1941, there were eight regiments, 35 independent battalions, and two independent batteries in service, fielding a total of 554 launchers."

"By the end of 1942, 57 regiments were in service—together with the smaller independent battalions, this was the equivalent of 216 batteries: 21% BM-8 light launchers, 56% BM-13, and 23% M-30 heavy launchers. By the end of the war, the equivalent of 518 batteries were in service."

I'll top it all off with a cherry on top. Youtube, anyone?

http://youtu.be/iRhv9_jHDhk

[Noir]

spawn with 20 in these, kill the town from the spawn, spawn M3. Game over.

[lutzmax]

gesundheit!

[MachFly]

+1

[Pigslilspaz]

+2 Always loved it.

[DemonFox]

What diameter rockets did it use? Would it be the same as a soft M4 Callopie? Or does it have longer range and bigger rockets? I've never really read up on it.

[EskimoJoe]

What diameter rockets did it use? Would it be the same as a soft M4 Callopie? Or does it have longer range and bigger rockets? I've never really read up on it.

From Wikipedia yet again (quickest source)

RS-derived M-8 and M-13 rockets were used by the famous Katyusha rocket artillery.

M-8 - improved RS-82 with a much larger warhead (0.64 kg (1.4 lb) of explosives) and rocket motor for BM-8 Katyusha
M-13 - improved RS-132 with a much larger warhead (4.9 kg (10.8 lb) of explosives) and rocket motor for BM-13 Katyusha, could also be carried by Ilyushin Il-2

[SmokinLoon]

Good wish... but....

Evidently you've not used the German 28cm rockets from the SdKfz 251 yet?  With an M3 close by with gv supplies handy, you have plenty of ammo to take down a town, but there is a major trump card that is dealt your way....

figuring out the range, getting close enough to be accurate enough, and then avoiding auto ack and the enemy.

   

[DemonFox]

Ok I've looked up some information and if your information about tue rockets is correct then that mean the M4 Callopie is more powerful. You said it has a 10lb rocket while the M4 we have is mounted with our fighters M8 rockets witch have a 40lb warhead, much more powerful. But the Kayusha still have more range due to it's lighter rocket making it better suited to kill towns from out of range of the ack.
I got the info on the rockets from here
http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app4/45in-rockets.html

Another important question is how many rockets could it carry? The Callopie has 60 more powerful rockets. What would offset people from the Callopie to use the Kayusha?

[EskimoJoe]

Another important question is how many rockets could it carry? The Callopie has 60 more powerful rockets. What would offset people from the Callopie to use the Kayusha?

Unsure how many rockets it would carry.

Otherwise, the Katyusha is a smaller target (though lightly armored), and would be far faster
than the M4 with Calliope. Plus the Katyusha is prettier and has the all-around coolness factor.

[DemonFox]

Hehe +1 for the coolness of an American pickup truck with Russian rockets 

[EskimoJoe]

It's a Russian made truck I believe 

[Debrody]

Even tho its a dam good idea, how could it be used in AH?
Since it cant kill anything, only shell larger structures with rockets (just like how the rocket m4 does it), it would be an one shot weapon, spawn, fire, bail. Thoughts?

[LLogann]

There's about 50 people, in game, that have the skills to figure out that kind of distance and trajectory.......   It would never happen.   

spawn with 20 in these, kill the town from the spawn, spawn M3. Game over.

[EskimoJoe]

It would be a  great squad tool.

Spawn in with 10 or 15 of these at an undefended base,
barrage the town, and hopefully get a good fight going!

It'd be a blast to have in game, pun not intended!

The way I see it, the Katyusha would be nothing like the
SKD or calliope we have in-game already. It would be much
faster, and I believe the angle of the rails were adjustable.
One could simply drive to within good visual range of town
and blast away.