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How long is a BM-13 Katyusha rocket launcher?

A BM-13 Katyusha rocket launcher is about 6.7 m (22 ft) long.

What is measured: WWII Soviet truck-mounted rocket launcher, launch rail length

BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher (6.7 m) drawn to scale beside a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m) and a city bus (12 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m), BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher (6.7 m) and City bus (12 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the same length as a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 56% of the length of a city bus
  • About 3 would fit end to end along a tennis court
  • About 7 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 3.4× the height of a doorway

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Facts about BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher

Soviet troops nicknamed it 'Katyusha' after a popular wartime song, while German soldiers called it the 'Stalin Organ' for its howling sound.

Source: Osprey Publishing: Katyusha Multiple Rocket Launchers

Military

NameSizeCompared with BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher
Tomahawk Cruise Missile5.56 m (18 ft)0.83×
MIM-104 Patriot Missile5.8 m (19 ft)0.87×
Char B1 Tank6.37 m (21 ft)0.95×
Bradley Fighting Vehicle6.55 m (21 ft)0.98×
BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher6.7 m (22 ft)this page
M270 MLRS6.97 m (23 ft)1×
Panzer IV Tank7.02 m (23 ft)1×
Fokker Dr.I Triplane7.19 m (24 ft)1.1×
Centurion Tank7.6 m (25 ft)1.1×
Tiger I Tank8.45 m (28 ft)1.3×

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Which is bigger: BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher or Tomahawk Cruise Missile?

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