BM-24

{{Short description|Russian multiple rocket launcher}}

{{Infobox weapon

|name= {{vanchor |BM-24M}}

| image= BM-24M-5205.JPG

| image_size = 300

|caption=BM-24M on a ZIL-157 chassis. Technical Museum of Togliatti

|origin=USSR

|in_service=

|wars= Six-Day War{{sfn|Prenatt|2016|p=25}}
Yom Kippur War{{sfn|Prenatt|2016|p=25}}
1982 Lebanon War{{sfn|Prenatt|2016|p=25}}

|type= Multiple rocket launcher

|is_ranged=yes

|is_bladed=

|is_explosive=

|is_artillery=yes

|is_vehicle=yes

|is_UK=

|weight= {{convert|8680|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|length= {{convert|6.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|part_length=

|width={{convert|2.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|height={{convert|2.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|production_date= 1947–58

|crew= 6{{Cite book|title=Jane's pocket book of towed artillery|last=Foss|first=Christopher|date=1977|publisher=Collier|page=179|isbn=0020806000|location=New York|oclc=911907988}}

|caliber=Diameter: {{convert|240|mm|in|abbr=on}}

• Long rocket: {{convert|1.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
• Weight: {{convert|109|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
• Short rocket: {{convert|1.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
• Weight: {{convert|112|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|barrels= 12 in two rows

|rate=

|velocity= {{convert|465|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}

|max_range=Long rocket: {{convert|10.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}
Short rocket: {{convert|6.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|elevation= +65°/0°

|traverse= 140°

|engine=ZIL-157 109HP

|engine_power=6-cylinder petrol

|pw_ratio=

|suspension=Wheeled ZIL-157
6×6 chassis

|vehicle_range={{convert|430|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|speed={{convert|65|km/h|mi/h|abbr=on}}

}}

{{anchor |BM-24T}}

{{Infobox weapon

|name= BM-24T

| image= BM 24 TBiU 7 2.jpg

| image_size = 300

|caption=BM-24T on a AT-S tractor chassis.

|origin=USSR

|type= Multiple rocket launcher

|is_ranged=yes

|is_bladed=

|is_explosive=

|is_artillery=yes

|is_vehicle=yes

|is_UK=

|weight= {{convert|15240|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|length= {{convert|5.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|part_length=

|width={{convert|2.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|height={{convert|3.1|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|production_date=

|crew= 6{{Cite book|title=Jane's pocket book of towed artillery|last=Foss|first=Christopher|date=1977|publisher=Collier|page=181|isbn=0020806000|location=New York|oclc=911907988}}

|caliber=Diameter: {{convert|240|mm|in|abbr=on}}

• Long rocket: {{convert|1.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
• Weight: {{convert|109|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
• Short rocket: {{convert|1.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
• Weight: {{convert|112|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|barrels= 12 in two rows

|rate=

|velocity= {{convert|465|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}

|max_range=Long rocket: {{convert|10.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}
Short rocket: {{convert|6.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|elevation= +45°/0°

|traverse= 210°

|engine=V-54-T 250HP

|engine_power=12-cylinder diesel

|pw_ratio=

|suspension=Tracked

|vehicle_range={{convert|380|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|speed={{convert|35|km/h|mi/h|abbr=on}}

}}

{{Commons category|BM-24}}

The BM-24 is a multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. It is capable of launching 240mm rockets from 12 launch tubes. Versions of the BM-24 have been mounted on the ZIS-151 and ZIL-157 6×6 Truck chassis and the AT-S tracked artillery tractor, forming the BM-24T from the latter. Production began out of Automotive Factory no. 2 in 1947 in Moscow.{{Cite news|url=http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=535|title=BM-24 (Katyusha) 6x6 Wheeled Multiple Launch Rocket System|access-date=2017-09-01|language=en-US}} Israel operated one battalion, consisting of vehicles captured from Egypt in the Six-Day War. The battalion took part in the Yom Kippur War and the 1982 Lebanon War.{{sfn|Prenatt|2016|p=25}}