rocket launcher BM-31-12 in Berlin - Soviet Forces | Gallery

rocket launcher BM-31-12 in Berlin

This - modification of the famous rocket launcher "Katyusha" (nicknamed "Andrew"), fired projectiles of caliber 310 mm (as opposed to the 132-mm shells "Katyusha). It fired 12 rockets (2 rows of 6 ). The system was built on the American truck chassis "Studebaker» (Studebaker US6), which was delivered to the USSR under Lend-Lease


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/soviet-forces/48196/rocket-launcher-bm-31-12-in-berlin

The Russians were unimpressed with US & British tanks they received as war aid, but welcomed the excellent US trucks like this.