Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 28-Jan-2020

This is ammunition that is considered self-propelled and is launched from a hollow tube supported on a shoulder.

-Apart from the warhead, it had a rocket engine in the back, which launched it at high speed in a short time.

-There were two predominant sizes, 3.5 and 4.5 inches. The loads are quite varied.

-The 3.5 one was considered to be relatively slow and its speed was 325 feet per second with a range of 900 yards.

The 3’5 Bazooka
"The 3’5 Bazooka"

-The shown 3.5 had hollow load and had the capability to pierce steel and concrete armatures.

The 4.5 Bazooka
"The 4.5 Bazooka"

-More than half the projectile's length is occupied by the rocket engine. In both examples we perfectly see the Laval outlet nozzle. The electric ignition cables reach the bottom of the engine load.

Engines of BAZOOKA

Model: Munición autopropulsada por cohete