BM-8-36

BM-8-36
Image: BM-8-36 Katyusha (Aviarmor)
YearAugust 1941
Weapon TypeMultiply Rocket Launcher
Origin & Designer[@designer]
Numbers Produced259
Crew[@crew]
Calibre82mm
Elevation+3° to +45°
Traverse5°
Breech[@breech]
Recoil[@recoil]
Gun Sight[@gun_sight]
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
Carriage[@carriage]
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield[@gun_shield]
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length[@barrel_length]
Overall Length[@length]
Width[@width]
Height[@height]
Weight5.500 kg
Round Weight8 kg
Muzzle Velocity[@muzzle_velocity]
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity36 x M8-MI Rockets
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire36 x Rockets in Twenty Seconds
Maximum Rate of Fire[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range5.900m
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
TractionZis-6 6x4 Truck
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe BM-8-36 (Boyevaya Machina) was a self-propelled multiply rocket launcher which had the ability to fire thirty-six 82mm rockets in twenty seconds. They were initially mounted on the Russian made Zis-5 truck, but were also mounted on the various models sent by the USA in war aid.