In the case of the 3.5 inch Super Bazooka, the effective fighting range was some 110 m. On the whole, as a consequence, rocket launchers tend to have a low muzzle velocity and a restricted effective range. If a high muzzle velocity were demanded then the launcher would be very long and the rocket would be large and heavy. When a rocket is launched, the rocket and its casing must be accelerated away in addition to the warhead. To improve their portability, they have been hinged or separated into two parts which could the be interlocked for use. This necessitates long, often unwieldy tubes. A rocket must all be burnt before it emerges from its tube (All Burnt On Launch = ABOL) its efflux will burn the firer if it is not. It guides the projectile on to the correct line and it protects the firer. The United States 2.36 inch Bazooka M9A1 was perhaps the most famous early rocket launcher it was the forerunner of the 3.5 inch rocket launcher M20 (sometimes called the “Super Bazooka”) which was used in Western Block armies.
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