Soviets Prepare a Barrage of Rockets from Warlord’s Katyusha
March 30, 2015 by dracs
Warlord Games have shown off a WiP that will give the Soviets of Bolt Action some serious hitting power; the BM- 13 Katyusha multiple rocket launcher!
Named for a Russian folk song and nick-named Stalin's Organ, the Katyusha was the first mass-produced self-propelled artillery fielded by the Russians during WWII. Sacrificing accuracy and reloading time for maneuverability and fire power, the Katyusha is a rather effective at hit and run (or shoot and scoot as I have been told it is also called) strikes, delivering its pay load and redeploying before the enemy has a chance to locate them.
With this model on the horizon, Soviet generals in Bolt Action will have the option to bring in a far greater level of destructive fire power. While they might not be as accurate as standard artillery, all those rockets are sure to leave a mark in the tabletop, not least on your opponent's army.
Can you tell us more about the Katyusha? Would you include it in you Bolt Action army?
"Nick-named Stalin's Organ, the Katyusha was the first mass-produced self-propelled artillery fielded by the Russians."
I can see some USSR generals rubbing their hands in glee over this one – Cheap cheerful and so simple even a farmer from the darkest part of the Urals could use them if he could drive the truck and point it against the Germans
Some day I’ll build a Russian WW2 army with those and a T35 as the main parts
I have been waiting a long time for an appropriately scaled Katyusha, and it will soon be here.
They also are releasing a machine gun cart, and it sounds like they are sending out a quad maxim for masters soon.
Good day to have a soviet army.
Rubs hands together
Need 50 of them though 😉
Stailin’s organ 8)
50 Katyusha’s… and the bomb dogs run underneath them 🙂
Ah yes, Katyusha. Cheap but effective in large numbers.
Well it was only a matter of time.. If I did not already have a Japanese force and British in the pipeline I would have to go Soviet.