Posted on Aug 3, 2018
Marines Are Finally Getting Their Hands On Everyone's Favorite Bazooka
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The Marine Corps plans on ordering 84mm M3 Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles, One for every squad as part of the branch’s long-awaited plan to overhaul its infantry squads, Marine Corps Times first reported on Thursday, July 26, 2018 the first time the service will field the legendary bazooka downrange.
In WWII the M9A1 Rocket Launcher nicknamed the bazooka. It was called bazooka after a crude horn of that name used by radio comedian Bob Burns.
The bazooka was developed chiefly for attacking tanks and fortified positions at short range. It launched a 3.5-pound (1.6-kg) rocket with a diameter of 2.36 inches (60 mm) and a length of 19 inches (483 mm). The rocket carried 8 ounces (225 grams) of pentolite, a powerful explosive that could penetrate as much as 5 inches (127 mm) of armour plate. To escape backblast, the operator held the bazooka on his shoulder with about half the tube protruding behind him.
https://www.britannica.com/technology/bazooka
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The Marine Corps plans on ordering 84mm M3 Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles, One for every squad as part of the branch’s long-awaited plan to overhaul its infantry squads, Marine Corps Times first reported on Thursday, July 26, 2018 the first time the service will field the legendary bazooka downrange.
In WWII the M9A1 Rocket Launcher nicknamed the bazooka. It was called bazooka after a crude horn of that name used by radio comedian Bob Burns.
The bazooka was developed chiefly for attacking tanks and fortified positions at short range. It launched a 3.5-pound (1.6-kg) rocket with a diameter of 2.36 inches (60 mm) and a length of 19 inches (483 mm). The rocket carried 8 ounces (225 grams) of pentolite, a powerful explosive that could penetrate as much as 5 inches (127 mm) of armour plate. To escape backblast, the operator held the bazooka on his shoulder with about half the tube protruding behind him.
https://www.britannica.com/technology/bazooka
FYI SGT John MeredithMSgt John McGowanMSgt David M.LTC Jeff ShearerSGT Philip RoncariLt Col Jim CoeCWO3 Dennis M.SGT (Join to see)PO3 Bob McCordSgt Albert Castro1SG John MillanSSgt Boyd Herrst TSgt Rodney BidingerSGT Jim ArnoldSFC Randy PurhamCDR (Join to see) MSG Brian Ross SGT Rick Colburn PO3 Phyllis Maynard
Bazooka: Bazooka, shoulder-type rocket launcher adopted by the U.S. Army in World War II. The weapon consisted of a smooth-bore steel tube, originally about 5 feet (1.5 metres) long, open at both ends and equipped with a hand grip, a shoulder rest, a trigger mechanism, and sights. Officially titled the M9A1
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