Chapter 1490: Bazuka

At this time, on the rostrum, Major General Barnes, the head of the Ground Ordnance Development Department, looked at them sharply.
I didn't hear the rumble of the shells. This thing is definitely not a cannon, or even a recoilless gun. Looks like this, it should be a rocket launcher.
No one thought that the rocket could still do this. In his eyes, the rocket that flew past had close contact with the target tank.
In an instant, the target tank was hit, the tank paused, and then a burst of black smoke appeared.
This target tank was not loaded with any ammunition, it would not be smashed, it would only be penetrated, and this black smoke was because the tank's engine was damaged after it entered!
The tank stopped, and on the rostrum, Major General Barnes was already very excited.
"Order the M10 test project to stop immediately!" Major General Barnes shouted: "Where is the Jeep? Come here!"
General Eisenhower was also very interested. He also saw clearly what happened just now. A large group of high-ranking military officials got on the jeep and headed towards the target.
Skinner and Earle stood in place, watching this large group of high-ranking officials jump off the jeep, and their hearts were extremely excited at this time. They succeeded, succeeded!
Obviously, these senior officials were interested in their shooting.
Those with star emblems are generals!
Major General Barnes rushed to the bazooka in their hands and said, "Is it shooting just now?"
The M10 self-propelled anti-tank gun, which was originally the protagonist, was left aside, and Skinner replied excitedly: "Yes, this is a personal anti-tank weapon developed by ourselves."
Barnes picked up the rocket launcher, as if he had done it just now, and then said, "Is that right?"
"Yes, wait, I load the rocket, the people behind get out of the way, and be careful to be burned by the flames." Earle said as he loaded a rocket.
Barnes took aim and pulled the trigger. From the back of the launch tube, a blazing flame emerged. The rocket in front had swished out and hit the tank again!
"I'm coming!" Even Eisenhower couldn't help it. After Barnes finished launching, Eisenhower also picked it up, and fired as he did just now.
One, another, almost all the senior officials came to test fire, and all these rockets were empty.
They waited until all the rockets had been fired before they came up and looked at the tank that had been slumped a long time ago. Small holes on the turret and car body had been melted.
Fighting a tank does not lie in the size of the hole, even if the needle is small, as long as it is penetrated, it will bring terrible results. The temperature of the burn through is enough to burn the tanker inside and detonate the ammunition.
"Yes, this weapon was brought to us by God!" Major General Eisenhower said loudly: "We need to put this weapon into production quickly, young people, how do you do it?"
Hearing the question, both of them felt a bit sore in their noses. What God brought was completely the hard work of the two. They were almost buried, and they had never been taken seriously. If it weren’t for the two of them to venture here today to try Shoot, I'm afraid it will always be unknown.
"This kind of rocket launcher has actually been experimented with us before." Major General Barnes said: "It's a pity, after the First World War, if Dr. Goddard is still alive, he will definitely be happy."
As early as during World War I, the application of rockets in modern warfare has attracted the attention of all warring parties.
At that time, the emerging United States was unwilling to be left behind by Germany and Russia, which had already made progress in this regard. In the summer of 1918, they started a project on the research of individual rocket launchers. The host was RH, one of the founders of American rocket technology. Dr. Goddard.
Dr. Goddard has designed a variety of plans, and finally he believes that the most suitable caliber of the infantry rocket launcher is 51mm. The designed bazooka launch tube is 1.68m in length and 3.4kg in mass. When using it, the shooter must put the front of the tube on his shoulder to adjust the shooting direction at any time. The back of the launch tube is supported by a light bipod.
In early November of that year, the rocket launcher was tested in the Aberdeen Proving Ground and the maximum range reached 685.8m.
It seems that the prospects are very good, but unfortunately, at this time, World War I is over. At that time, there was no need to continue research, and Dr. Goddard gave up halfway and finally died in depression.
Now, no one pays attention to this weapon, but it was made by two young officers. Major General Barnes also knew what was the most difficult part.
"What is the warhead of this rocket?" Barnes asked.
I immediately asked the point. If you want to destroy a tank, the most important thing is the warhead!
Skinner has loved rockets since he was a child, and he has built and launched many rockets himself. After the Pearl Harbor incident, he participated in a so-called "special project" research work. The "project" has neither funding nor assistance, but is merely investigating whether the rocket has value as a weapon.
Although the situation was difficult, it took less than a year for Skinner and his assistant Earle to successfully test a simple shoulder-fired rocket launcher with a smoothbore barrel and stabilized by the tail. But it lacks a suitable warhead to verify the effectiveness of the weapon.
At this moment, a Swiss engineer took his hollow charge warhead to the United States to sell it. The Americans who were trying to develop an anti-tank rifle happily bought the patent. After learning about it, Skennai decided to apply this warhead to his bazooka~EbookFREE.me~ In order to match the size, he expanded the inner diameter of the launch tube to 60mm and rebuilt a whole set After the launch tube and the electric shock device using the flashlight battery were manufactured, they caught up with the experiment here.
Needless to say, there is no need to say the sadness in it. Without the attachment of two people and without this chance, their bazooka would not be available. "This is really a good weapon. We need a lot of equipment for the front-line troops!" Major General Barnes was quite satisfied with Skennai's answer. The hollow charge warhead was used, and it was equipped with the front of the German main battle tank. The ability of armor is exactly what we urgently need!
"We have to give it a resounding name." After taking a couple of sips with the pipe, Eisenhower said, "I think, how about calling it Bazuka?"
The shape of this weapon looks a lot like this kind of musical instrument, which is both visual and confident.
Everyone present seems to be able to see this scene. Bazooka rocket launchers will appear on the battlefield in large numbers, giving the Germans the heaviest blow. Especially, on the Soviet-German battlefield, the emergence of Bazuka immediately gave the Soviet Union its confidence and finally had a way to deal with German tanks!
It's a pity that the Icelandic battle that was taking place at this time could not keep up.