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Bazooka

Bazooka



Weight: 15 pounds, 14 oz.
Overall Length: 61" assembled, 21.5" disassembled.
Muzzle velocity: 265-275 f.p.s.
Sight: T90
Rate of Fire: 10 rounds/min
Rocket: M7A1 shaped charge,rocket motor ignited electrically
3.5-pound (1.6-kilogram), length 19 inches.
Range: Range up to 400 yards, effective to about 120 yards
Charge: 8 ounces of pentolite, could penetrate up to 5 inches of armour


As against the heavier German tanks, the 2.36" bazooka was not sufficiently effective against the rugged T34, arguably the best tank developed in WWII. The 2.36 could penetrate the T-34 armor, but only marginally, and could be defeated by the sloping, heavy armor surfaces. Unless firing from a flanking ambush, or catching the T-34 rounding a corner, the infantryman was faced with the 3.5in sloping frontal armor, and an 85mm gun.
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