Comments on: Katyusha

By: marcuserektus

marcuserektus — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:50:22 +0000

Just look at what mass bombing runs did for Dresden and Viet Nam…all “dumb” bombs too.

By: Flickerdart

Flickerdart — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:28:25 +0000

“Quantity has a quality all of its own.” Said, appropriately enough, by Stalin himself.

By: nyokki

nyokki — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:35:11 +0000

I didn’t say it didn’t work. It’s just the way the Soviet Union did things.

By: MyConfinedCanuck

MyConfinedCanuck — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:32:36 +0000

Actually, most WW II historians would argue that the German counter to the Katyusha was the Nebelwerfer. In more recent occurance the Katyusha has been used by Hezbollah to strike at non-military targets inside Israel prior, during and after the 2006 war.

By: Sticky

Sticky — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:22:42 +0000

It’s why the PPSh was beastly. So awesome, even the Germans used it.

By: KommissarKvC

KommissarKvC — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:00:12 +0000

the Soviet way at that time was :build it to be effective yet cheap:

it worked didnt it

By: nyokki

nyokki — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:01:05 +0000

From wiki:

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.

How very Soviet Union-ish.

By: Sticky

Sticky — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:20:04 +0000

Ah, Stalin’s Organ. Fucking up Germans since 1943.