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[[File:WeaponImage M-8.png|thumb|left|420px|The M-8 rocket (scale is approximate)]] | [[File:WeaponImage M-8.png|thumb|left|420px|The M-8 rocket (scale is approximate)]] | ||
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| − | * [[RBS-82|RBS-82]] | + | * [[RBS-82|RBS-82]] - Air-launched version of M-8 with a smaller motor and armour-piercing warhead |
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Revision as of 08:38, 25 November 2022
Contents
Description
The M-8 is a Soviet ground-launched rocket.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
| Vehicles equipped with this weapon | |
|---|---|
| Strike aircraft | IL-10 · IL-10 (1946) · ␗IL-10 (1946) |
| Su-6 · Su-6 (AM-42) · Su-6 (M-71F) | |
| Su-8 | |
| Tank destroyers | BM-8-24 |
| Motor gun boats | MO-4 · TKA-412 · Ya-5M |
General info
Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the rocket.
Effective damage
Describe the type of damage produced by this type of rocket (high explosive, splash damage, etc.)
Comparison with analogues
Give a comparative description of rockets that have firepower equal to this weapon.
Usage in battles
Describe situations when you would utilise this rocket in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc.)
Pros and cons
Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.
Pros:
Cons:
History
The Katyusha was one of the Red Army’s primary self-propelled artillery vehicle during World War II. The multiple rocket launcher was originally developed to use adapted ROS-132 aircraft rockets known as the M-13, but at the same time, the earlier RS-82 rockets were being tested for ground use and were adopted in 1941 as the M-8 rocket with a larger explosive warhead and rocket motor. The M-8 was used in a large number of configurations from a single launcher on a trailer to the BM-8-8 used on the Willys MB and GAZ-67 Jeeps, the BM-8-24 on the T-40 and T-60 light tanks and the BM-8-48 on the same Studebaker truck chassis that was used to make the BM-13N standardized for the Soviet Katyusha M13 launchers. The BM-8 had a 16-rocket launcher for the Red Army riverboat fleet such as the Ya-5M. The M-13 rockets were smaller compared to larger M13s but compensate by unleashing a larger volume of rockets. The largest variant of the M-8 rocket launcher was the BM-8-72 which used 72 launch rails on was mounted on armored trains. The Katyusha would leave service after World War II, but the influence of the rocket artillery design led to the name being attached to later Soviet designs such as the BM-21 "Grad" (Hail).
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
- RS-82 - Air-launched version of M-8 with a smaller warhead and motor
- RBS-82 - Air-launched version of M-8 with a smaller motor and armour-piercing warhead
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
| Naval special armaments | |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| Mortars | 7.2-inch T37 · Mk 2 |
| Rockets | 5-inch GPSR Mk.7 · Mark 108 Weapon alfa |
| Missiles | RIM-24A |
| Germany | |
| Rockets | M/50 Bofors |
| Missiles | Strela-2M |
| USSR | |
| Mortars | BM-37 · RBM · RBU-1200 · RBU-2500 · RBU-6000 · RKU-36U |
| Rockets | BM-14-17 · BM-21 · M13 · M-8 |
| Missiles | Volna-M |
| Britain | |
| Mortars | Ordnance ML 4.2-inch mortar |
| Japan | |
| Rockets | 4.5-inch BBR Mk.7 (USA) · Mark 108 Weapon alfa (USA) |
| Italy | |
| Missiles | Nettuno |
| France | |
| Missiles | SS.11 |
