3.5-Inch Rocket Launcher "Super Bazooka" Field Manual: FM 23-32

[Department of the Army] ↠ 3.5-Inch Rocket Launcher Super Bazooka Field Manual: FM 23-32 ↠ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. 3.5-Inch Rocket Launcher Super Bazooka Field Manual: FM 23-32   The M20 was a two-piece, smooth-bore weapon weighing only twelve pounds with an assembled length of sixty inches.  It fired a shaped charge that concentrated the force of the explosion on a very small area, thus allowing the projectile to penetrate armor plate as thick as eleven inches.  It boasted a range of up to 900 yards. The 3.5-inch rocket launcher, also known as the super bazooka, was introduced in early 1950 and saw considerable action throughout the Korean War. 

Author	:	Department of the Army
Rating	:	4.74 (545 Votes)
Asin	:	194045302X
Format Type	:	paperback
Number of Pages	:	86 Pages
Publish Date	:	2017-05-16
Language	:	English

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  The M20 was a two-piece, smooth-bore weapon weighing only twelve pounds with an assembled length of sixty inches.  It fired a "shaped charge" that concentrated the force of the explosion on a very small area, thus allowing the projectile to penetrate armor plate as thick as eleven inches.  It boasted a range of up to 900 yards. The 3.5-inch rocket launcher, also known as the super bazooka, was introduced in early 1950 and saw considerable action throughout the Korean War.  The success of the powerful German Panzerschreck 88mm anti-tank rocket caused the United States to completely rethink the bazooka at the close of World War II.  Based on the Panzerschreck's design, the M20 was significantly larger than the 2.36-inch bazooka of WWII.  Though be

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