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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A World War II Army infantry soldier holds a first-generation grenade launcher.

Rocket Launcher

During World War II, U.S. Army soldiers used shoulder-fired, anti-tank rocket launchers called bazookas. These weapons allowed warheads to be delivered against armored vehicles, machine gun nests and fortified bunkers from ranges farther than a hand-thrown grenade.

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