tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post9138584345451290787..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: World of Tanks History Section: New Life for RocketsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-48381125987203999442016-09-06T10:39:29.090-04:002016-09-06T10:39:29.090-04:00The requirements for anti-tank rockets included be...The requirements for anti-tank rockets included being able to hit a tank at 1000 meters, which is quite unrealistic with WWII era tech.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-87384553869840636202016-09-04T02:36:33.009-04:002016-09-04T02:36:33.009-04:00I'm extremely curious how the Red Army viewed/...I'm extremely curious how the Red Army viewed/used American bazookas they got from lend-lease and why they didn't capitalize on them more. IIRC, they viewed them as inefficient. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755802133281867778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-62210390916943159832016-06-06T04:27:39.809-04:002016-06-06T04:27:39.809-04:00I'm surprised the 1941 trials didn't avoid...I'm surprised the 1941 trials didn't avoid the accuracy problem by having the rockets slide along a wire which had one end bolted to the target armor plate.<br /><br />They might have had to launch the rocket from a higher location, to compensate for the catenary path of the wire and keep the rocket from hitting the ground, but this is hardly insurmountable. (Putting tension on the wire to keep it straight would be a bad idea because, when the rocket detonated, there could be a few hundred meters of wire whipping back towards the observers.)Jonathan Hendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969795168617852589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-13492796333817379472016-05-14T12:51:48.325-04:002016-05-14T12:51:48.325-04:00I haven't encountered bazookas in documents ye...I haven't encountered bazookas in documents yet. In all these early RPG experiments that I read about, the projectile is a repurposed RS-82 rocket. Internal documents aren't shy about admitting inspiration or straight up requesting that a foreign solution be copied ("Ferdinand style" muzzle brake on early IS-2s, many references to the design of the PzIII during T-50 design, the "English" MK-4 observation device, etc), so presumably if I ever come across a reverse engineered bazooka, it will be honestly labelled as such.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-20655868379475112422016-05-14T06:37:32.013-04:002016-05-14T06:37:32.013-04:00Any idea if there was any influence from the 2.36 ...Any idea if there was any influence from the 2.36 inch "Whip" bazooka launchers sent to the USSR via Lend-Lease in 1942? I'm always surprised there is no mention of the bazooka in Russian accounts.Steve Zaloganoreply@blogger.com