3.5 Inch Rocket Launcher
Often called the super bazooka, it replaced the 2.36 inch rocket launcher whose rounds bounced off the frontal armour of a T34 tank. The 3.5 inch rocket launcher could penetrate the frontal armour of a T34 tank giving the American infantry a weapons that could stop the North Korean tanks. It was a two piece weapon which fitted together it weighed only 12 pounds. It fired a sharped charge rocket and had an accuracy of up to 800 metres.
The term Bazooka comes from a musical instrument but it was also a slang term for a woman’s breasts.
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