Chapter 1492 Bazooka

At this time, on the rostrum, Major General Barnes, head of the Ground Ordnance Development Department, looked at them with sharp eyes.

Didn't hear the rumble of shells firing, this thing was definitely not a cannon, or even a recoilless gun, looking at it, it should be a rocket launcher.

No one thought that the rocket launcher could actually do this. In his eyes, the rocket that flew past was in close contact with the target tank.

In an instant, the target tank was hit, the tank paused for a moment, and then, a black smoke came out.

This target tank is not loaded with any ammunition, it will not explode, it will only be penetrated, and this black smoke is because the engine of the tank is damaged after being shot in!

The tank stopped, and on the rostrum, Major General Barnes was already very excited.

"Immediately order the M10 test project to stop!" Major General Barnes shouted: "Where's the jeep? Come here!"

General Eisenhower was also in high spirits. He also saw what was happening just now. A large group of high-ranking military officials got into jeeps and headed for the target.

Both Skinner and Earl stood there, watching this large group of high-ranking officials jump out of the jeep, their hearts were extremely excited at this time, they succeeded, they succeeded!

Obviously, these high-ranking officials are interested in their own shooting.

Those with star emblems are all generals!

Major General Barnes came straight to the bazooka in their hands and said, "Is it just shooting?"

The M10 self-propelled anti-tank gun that was originally the protagonist was put aside, and Skinner replied excitedly: "Yes, this is a personal anti-tank weapon developed by us."

Barnes picked up the bazooka, as Skinner had just done, and said, "Is that so?"

"Yes, wait, I'm loading the rocket, and the people behind dodge, be careful to be burned by the flames." Earl said as he loaded a rocket.

Barnes took aim, pulled the trigger, and a fiery flame emerged from the back of the launch tube. The rocket in front had already flew out and hit the tank again!

"I'm coming!" Even Eisenhower couldn't bear it anymore. After Barnes fired, Eisenhower also picked it up, learned the way he just did, and opened fire.

One, another, almost all the high-ranking officials came to test the fire, and all the rockets were emptied.

After all the rockets were fired, they came up and looked at the tank that had been lying on its nest for a long time. The turret and the body of the car had been melted with small holes.

When hitting a tank, it's not about the size of the hole. Even if the needle tip 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 literally brought to us by God!" Major General Eisenhower exclaimed: "We need to get this weapon into production quickly, young people, how did you do it?"

Hearing the question, both of them felt a little sore in their noses. What God brought, it was all due to the hard work of the two of them. They were almost buried, and they were never taken seriously. If it wasn't for the two of them to take the risk to come here today to try. Shooting, I am afraid it will always be unknown.

"This kind of bazooka has actually been tested here before." Major General Barnes said: "Unfortunately, after the First World War, if Dr. Goddard is still alive, he will definitely be happy."

As early as World War I, the use of rockets in modern warfare has caught the attention of warring parties.

The emerging United States at that time was unwilling to let Germany and Russia have made progress in this regard. In the summer of 1918, they started a project on the study of individual rocket launchers, which was chaired by R.H., one of the founders of American rocket technology. Dr. Goddard.

Dr. Goddard has designed a variety of schemes, and finally he believes that the most suitable caliber for the infantry bazooka is 51mm. The designed bazooka launch tube has a total length of 1.68m and a mass of 3.4kg. When in use, the shooter must place the front of the tube on his shoulders to adjust the shooting direction at any time, and the rear of the launch tube is supported by a light bipod.

At the beginning of November of that year, the bazooka was tested many times at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, and the maximum range was 685.8m.

It seems that the prospects are bright, but unfortunately, at this time, the First World War is over. There was no longer any need for further research, and Dr. Goddard gave up halfway and died in depression.

Now, no one pays attention to this kind of weapon, but it was brought out by two young officers. Major General Barnes also knew what the hardest part was.

"What's the warhead of this rocket?" Barnes asked.

This time, I asked the idea. If you want to destroy the tank, the most important thing is the warhead!

Skinner loved rockets since he was a child and has built and launched many of his own. After Pearl Harbor, he participated in a so-called "special project" research work. The "project" is neither funded nor aided, just to see if the rocket has value as a weapon.

Although the situation was difficult, it took Skinner and his assistant Earl less than a year to successfully test a simple shoulder-fired rocket launcher with a smoothbore barrel and stabilized by a tail. But there is a lack of a suitable warhead to verify the weapon's effectiveness.

At this time, a Swiss engineer came to the United States to sell the hollow-charged warhead he designed. The Americans who were trying to develop an anti-tank rifle happily bought the patent. After learning about it, Skinner decided to apply this warhead to his bazooka. In order to match the size, he enlarged the inner diameter of the launch tube to 60 mm, re-manufactured a set of integral launch tubes and used a flashlight battery. The electric shock device, after it was made, caught up with the experiments here.

Needless to say the sadness in it, if there were no two people's persistence and this chance, then their bazooka would not be available at all. "This is really a good weapon. We need a lot of equipment for the troops on the front line!" Skinner's answer made Major General Barnes quite satisfied. He used a hollow charge warhead and had the ability to attack the front of the German main battle tank. The ability of armor is exactly what we desperately need!

"We have to give it a loud name." After taking two puffs on his pipe, Eisenhower said, "I see, how about calling it Bazooka?"

The shape of this weapon looks a lot like this musical instrument, which is both image and self-confidence.

Everyone present seems to be able to see this scene. Bazooka will appear in large numbers on the battlefield, giving the Germans the heaviest blow. In particular, on the Soviet-German battlefield, the appearance of Bazooka suddenly gave the Soviet Union confidence and finally had a way to deal with German tanks!

It's a pity that the Icelandic battle that is taking place at this time cannot catch up.