By 1942, although its real name was unknown, the mysterious Soviet weapon was already famous all over the Eastern front and beyond.

Some said the Japanese, or even the Americans, had their own.

But so far, nobody in this particular German Wehrmacht squadron had seen it.

Suddenly, they heard what they’d been warned, a significant, powerful hum that would make even the bravest soldier tremble in fear.

Now, there was no doubt. This was Stalin’s Organ, a multiple rocket launcher capable of firing up to 48 rockers in 10 seconds.

Although never officially acknowledged until after the war, the weapons system was already a technological icon of Soviet military might at a time when the Red Nation needed to prove itself the most.

It was so popular and beloved by its crews that she was often talked about as a third person.

She even had a name, Katyusha.

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