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8 March is not only international women’s day and the day of creation of reactive systems of volley fire (MLRS). 80 years ago the first rockets, which are then used for the BM-13 — the legendary “Katyusha” during the great Patriotic war. It is referred to as a weapon of Victory, and the artillery is the “God of war”.
Today, armed with Rocket troops and artillery of the Russian army are reactive systems of volley fire “Grad”, “Uragan”, “Smerch” and “Tornado” of various modifications.
TASS talks about what started the development of MLRS in Russia and some complexes are still considered unique.
BORN OF VICTORY
Deputy people’s Commissar for defense M. N. Tukhachevsky was an advocate of modern methods of warfare. In 1933 he created the Jet propulsion research Institute, where March 8, 1937 was developed efficient rockets (RS).