Katyusha in a sentence

An Iraqi security official said 14 Katyusha rockets were fired Friday, of which some struck near one of the U.S. Embassy’s gates while others fell in the river.

Hezbollah said it had fired 320 Katyusha rockets towards Israel and hit 11 military targets in what it called the first phase of its retaliation for Israel's assassination of Fuad Shukr, a senior commander, last month.

The Islamic Resistance launched a significant attack, firing a barrage of more than 60 Katyusha rockets at the missile and artillery base in Yoav and the Keila barracks.

This included bombarding the Israeli settlement of Ayelet HaShahar for the first time with a barrage of Katyusha rockets.

But only hours after Ghaani delivered Iran's message in Baghdad — and while he was still in Iraq — a barrage of Katyusha rockets were fired at the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone, landing a few hundred meters (yards) from the U.S. Embassy.

Five Katyusha rockets hit Baghdad's Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign embassies, late on Sunday, without reporting casualties, a military statement said.

Previously, Iraq’s security media cell, which publishes information on Iraqi security, said Katyusha rockets landed near the airport cargo room, killing several people and burning fire to two cars.

Several Katyusha rockets were fired at the Taji airbase on Saturday, Iraqi and US military officials said.

The outlet cited the Iraqi military as saying in a statement that the base, which also houses US personnel and is located about 50 miles north of Baghdad, was targeted by eight Katyusha rockets.

Off Jizan, the army fired a barrage of Katyusha rockets and several shells on gatherings of the saudi army ' mercenaries in Boka desert.

The aggression were bombarded by more than ninety shells of mountainous areas, Al-Faza and south of Tuhaita district, while the coalition fired twenty-five mortar shells and four Katyusha rockets in Durihemi district.

The militias have erected storage facilities around the base, and the bombing set off an explosion of Katyusha rockets, mortar shells and grenades into the surrounding area.

One general said: “The Qassam and Katyusha rockets are a problem we’ll have to live with.

On Saturday morning, assailants fired three Katyusha rockets at Iraq's Basra airport, which houses the U.S. consulate, adding to the tensions.

A list of some implementations of the Katyusha follows: Porter, pp 158–65.

Although Katyusha originally referred to the mobile launcher, today the rockets are often referred to as Katyushas.

Katyusha batteries were often massed in very large numbers to create a shock effect on enemy forces.

Katyusha weapons of World War II included the BM-13 launcher, light BM-8, and heavy BM-31.

The Katyusha was inexpensive and could be manufactured in light industrial installations which did not have the heavy equipment to build conventional artillery gun barrels.