building on a history of rocket launchers used by U.S. forces since World War II. Since the inception of this weapon, not much has changed in terms of its role on the battlefield. However ...

Everybody knows what the word "Bazooka" is referring to, but that's not the actual name of the rocket launcher. So how did that word become the catch-all name?

Later, the technology was modernized just in time for World War II, where the modern iteration of rocket launchers truly entered the battlefield and have ever since left an indelible mark.

Since World War II, media reports frequently refer to multiple rocket launchers as "Katyushas" (perhaps because many were copies of or indeed supplied by the Soviet Union). Military rockets ...

The Allies used variety of equipment was on D-Day, including Sherman tanks, Higgins boats, C-47 Skytrain aircraft and M-1 rocket launchers, also known as bazookas. Left: A World War II-era ...

The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System can hit targets 50 miles ... The U.S. military first used artillery rockets in World War II, and they could saturate a target area with exploding warheads ...