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==M1 "Bazooka" (2.36" Rocket)== | ==M1 "Bazooka" (2.36" Rocket)== | ||
[[Image:Bazookasmithsonian.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M1 Bazooka - 2.36 inch]] | [[Image:Bazookasmithsonian.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M1 Bazooka - 2.36 inch]] | ||
* First model adopted from | * First model adopted from Captain Edward Uhl's prototype anti tank grenade and Colonel Leslie Skinner's rocket design. First used in combat in 1942, on the Russian Front via lend-lease and by American forces during Operation Torch in November 1942. | ||
* Had two pistol grips (one with trigger) and a shoulder step which contained the battery. | * Had two pistol grips (one with trigger) and a shoulder step which contained the battery. | ||
* Contact box located on top of the tube just back from the shoulder rest is only present on this variant. | * Contact box located on top of the tube just back from the shoulder rest is only present on this variant. | ||
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* Used M6 HEAT round: no other Bazooka can fire this original rocket design due to one of its contacts being on the nose, and the M1 could not fire any later rocket without modification. | * Used M6 HEAT round: no other Bazooka can fire this original rocket design due to one of its contacts being on the nose, and the M1 could not fire any later rocket without modification. | ||
* Not particularly popular due to the unreliable M6 rocket, use of substandard steel for production expediency rendering tubes prone to rupturing on hot days when the rocket propellant would burn extremely quickly, and lack of a bore gauge for launch tube production, resulting in tubes with very poor dimensional tolerances: frequent accidents involving rockets getting stuck in the tube and exploding: these issues were compounded by US troops in Operation Torch having received little or no instruction in the use of the weapon. Issuing of the M1 was suspended in May 1943. | * Not particularly popular due to the unreliable M6 rocket, use of substandard steel for production expediency rendering tubes prone to rupturing on hot days when the rocket propellant would burn extremely quickly, and lack of a bore gauge for launch tube production, resulting in tubes with very poor dimensional tolerances: frequent accidents involving rockets getting stuck in the tube and exploding: these issues were compounded by US troops in Operation Torch having received little or no instruction in the use of the weapon. Issuing of the M1 was suspended in May 1943. | ||
* | * THe warhead consisted of a eight ounce charge of Pentolite high explosive with a mild steel cone liner, penetrating roughly 3in (76mm) RHA. | ||
===Television=== | ===Television=== | ||
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| ''[[Time Crisis]]'' || || || Unusable, incorrectly shown as fired continuously || 1995 | | ''[[Time Crisis]]'' || || || Unusable, incorrectly shown as fired continuously || 1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Medal of Honor (1999)]]'' || || || Only seen in Beta versions || 1999 | | ''[[Medal of Honor (1999)|Medal of Honor]]'' || || || Only seen in Beta versions || 1999 | ||
|- | |||
| ''[[Hidden & Dangerous]]'' || || || || 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Deadly Dozen]]'' || || || || 2001 | | ''[[Deadly Dozen]]'' || || || || 2001 | ||
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| ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]]'' || || || || 2002 | | ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]]'' || || || || 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[ | | ''[[Medal of Honor: European Assault]]'' || "M1 Bazooka" || || ||2005 | ||
|- | |||
| ''[[Company of Heroes (2006)|Company of Heroes]]'' || "Bazooka" || || || 2006 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Project Reality: Normandy]]'' || "Bazooka" || || || 2013 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | ''[[Far East War]]'' || "Bazooka" || || || 2013 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Enlisted]] || || || M1 "Bazooka" || 2021 | | ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || || M1 "Bazooka" || 2021 | ||
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* Added optional wire blast shield in front for cold weather use. Not particularly effective and largely ignored by troops: later a more effective solid cone was developed. | * Added optional wire blast shield in front for cold weather use. Not particularly effective and largely ignored by troops: later a more effective solid cone was developed. | ||
* Optional solid blast cone in back to replace wired cone. | * Optional solid blast cone in back to replace wired cone. | ||
* Improved M6A1 rocket with shortened propellant sticks to reduce overpressure | * Improved M6A1 rocket with shortened propellant sticks to reduce overpressure, original M6 rockets modified to A1 standard were known as "M6A2" rocket. | ||
* Many original production M1s were upgraded to the A1 standard | * Many original production M1s were upgraded to the A1 standard | ||
* Later issued with a larger battery, and after complaints of it getting stuck inside the shoulder rest, were re-reamed to better accommodate it | * Later issued with a larger battery, and after complaints of it getting stuck inside the shoulder rest, were re-reamed to better accommodate it | ||
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| ''[[A Walk In The Sun]]'' || || U.S. Army soldiers || || 1945 | | ''[[A Walk In The Sun]]'' || || U.S. Army soldiers || || 1945 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' || [[Matt Damon]] || Pvt. James F. Ryan || || 1998 | | rowspan=3 | ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' || [[Matt Damon]] || Pvt. James F. Ryan || rowspan=3 | || rowspan=3 | 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Tom Sizemore]] || Sgt. Mike Horvath | |||
|- | |- | ||
| || U.S. Army soldiers | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[We Were Soldiers]]'' || || Viet Minh soldier || With modified rear sight || 2002 | | ''[[We Were Soldiers]]'' || || A Viet Minh soldier || With modified rear sight || 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Windtalkers]]'' || [[Christian Slater]] || Sgt. Pete "Ox" Anderson || || 2002 | | rowspan=2 | ''[[Windtalkers]]'' || [[Christian Slater]] || Sgt. Pete "Ox" Anderson || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 | 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| || U.S. Marines | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Great Raid]]'' || [[Clayne Crawford]] || PFC Aldridge || || 2005 | | rowspan=2 | ''[[The Great Raid]]'' || [[Clayne Crawford]] || PFC Aldridge || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 | 2005 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Sam Worthington]] || PFC Luca | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'' || || | | rowspan=2 | ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'' || [[Vince Vaughn]] || Sergeant Howell || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 | 2016 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | || US Army soldiers | ||
|- | |- | ||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Band of Brothers]]'' || [[Nolan Hemmings]] || Sgt. Charles E. "Chuck" Grant || Ep. "Replacements" || 2001 | | rowspan=4 | ''[[Band of Brothers]]'' || [[Nolan Hemmings]] || Sgt. Charles E. "Chuck" Grant || Ep. "Replacements" || rowspan=4 | 2001 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Stephen Martin Walters]] || John McGrath || rowspan=3 | Ep. "Carentan" | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Rick Warden]] || Lt. Harry Welsh | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Bart Ruspoli]] || Pvt. Ed Tipper | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Mail Call]]'' || || Season 1 || || 2002-2009 | | ''[[Mail Call]]'' || || Season 1 || || 2002-2009 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Pacific]]'' || [[Dylan Young]] || PFC Jay De L'Eau || || 2010 | | rowspan=2 | ''[[The Pacific]]'' || [[Dylan Young]] || PFC Jay De L'Eau || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 | 2010 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Karl Cottee]] || Cpl. Pegg | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Parer's War]]'' || || US Marines || || 2014 | | ''[[Parer's War]]'' || || US Marines || || 2014 | ||
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| ''[[Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45]] || || || Can be reloaded by teammate || 2006 | | ''[[Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45]] || || || Can be reloaded by teammate || 2006 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[ | | rowspan=2 | ''[[7554]]'' || "Bazooka" || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 | 2011 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' ||Bazooka M1A1 || || || 2016 | | "Vietnamese Bazooka" | ||
|- | |||
| ''[[Enemy Front]]'' ||"BAZOOKA"|| || || 2014 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' ||"Bazooka M1A1" || || || 2016 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || || || || 2016 | | ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || || || || 2016 | ||
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| ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' || Rudol von Stroheim || S1E26, "The Ascendant One" || 2012 | | ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' || Rudol von Stroheim || S1E26, "The Ascendant One" || 2012 | ||
|- | |||
|''[[Lycoris Recoil]]'' | |||
|N/A | |||
|Appears on a movie poster. | |||
|2022 | |||
|- | |- | ||
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* 64in tube length meant rockets would completely expend their fuel inside the launcher regardless of weather | * 64in tube length meant rockets would completely expend their fuel inside the launcher regardless of weather | ||
* Used improved M6A3 HEAT rocket and M10 Bursting Smoke (WP) rocket. M6A3 had a blunt, rounded nose rather than the pointed nose of earlier rockets, which had been found to deflect off sloped tank armor, and also had a short cylindrical fixed tailfin which was less prone to bending during transport or rough handling. Both rounds could be fired from the earlier M1A1 model as well. | * Used improved M6A3 HEAT rocket and M10 Bursting Smoke (WP) rocket. M6A3 had a blunt, rounded nose rather than the pointed nose of earlier rockets, which had been found to deflect off sloped tank armor, and also had a short cylindrical fixed tailfin which was less prone to bending during transport or rough handling. Both rounds could be fired from the earlier M1A1 model as well. | ||
* M6A3 reshaped the ogive | * M6A3 reshaped the ogive, shortening the fuze function time and thus improving penetration to around 4 inches (100mm) of RHA. | ||
* Early production used General Electric T43 folding bar sight, later replaced by Polaroid T90 optical reflex sight | * Early production used General Electric T43 folding bar sight, later replaced by Polaroid T90 optical reflex sight | ||
* Could be disassembled into two halves for easier carrying. | * Could be disassembled into two halves for easier carrying. | ||
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| [[Romy Schneider]] || Anne | | [[Romy Schneider]] || Anne | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[20 Million Miles to Earth]]'' || [[William Hopper]] || Colonel William Calder || || 1957 | | rowspan=2 | ''[[20 Million Miles to Earth]]'' || [[William Hopper]] || Colonel William Calder || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 | 1957 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| || Italian soldiers | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Is Paris Burning?]]'' || [[Anthony Perkins]] || Sgt. Warren || || | | rowspan=2 | ''[[Is Paris Burning?]]'' || [[Anthony Perkins]] || Sgt. Warren || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 | 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Skip Ward]] || Pvt. Charlie | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Shock Troops (Un homme de trop)]]'' || [[Claude Brasseur]] || Groubec || || 1967 | | ''[[Shock Troops (Un homme de trop)]]'' || [[Claude Brasseur]] || Groubec || || 1967 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Hidden & Dangerous 2]]'' || "M1 Bazooka" || || || 2003 | | ''[[Hidden & Dangerous 2]]'' || "M1 Bazooka" || || || 2003 | ||
|- | |||
| ''[[Medal of Honor: European Assault]]'' || "M9 Bazooka" || || ||2005 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Medal of Honor: Vanguard]]'' || "M9 Bazooka" || || || 2007 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Company of Heroes 2]]'' || || With a mounted foregrip || Added with ''The Western Front Front Armies'' (2014) || 2013 | | ''[[Company of Heroes 2]]'' || || With a mounted foregrip || Added with ''The Western Front Front Armies'' (2014) || 2013 | ||
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| ''[[Call of Duty 3]]'' || || || || 2006 | | ''[[Call of Duty 3]]'' || || || || 2006 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[ | | ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' || || || || 2008 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' || || || || 2008 | | ''[[Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts]]'' || "Bazooka" || || || 2008 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Post Scriptum]]'' || || || || 2018 | | ''[[Post Scriptum]]'' || || || || 2018 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Heroes & Generals ]]'' || || || with folding bar sight || 2019 | | ''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' || || || with folding bar sight || 2019 | ||
|- | |||
| ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || || || 2021 | |||
|- | |- | ||
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==M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)== | ==M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)== | ||
[[File:M20 Super Bazooka.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M20 "Super Bazooka" with rocket - 3.5"]] | [[File:M20 Super Bazooka.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M20 "Super Bazooka" with rocket - 3.5"]] | ||
* | * Development began in October 1944 as it was realized that further development of 2.36" rockets might not keep up with German armor advances, resulting in the development of the T74 launcher and T80 rocket in 3.5" caliber (89mm) | ||
* Designated as M20 in late 1944, | * Standardized as the M20 Rocket launcher shorty after Victory Over Japan Day in September 1945 Designated as M20 in late 1944, with the T80E2 rocket being standardized as the M28. | ||
* Issue restarted when US forces in Korea encountered North Korean T-34/85 tanks their M9A1s, which were using ammunition that had degraded in storage, could not damage even with repeated shots at the engine compartments (particularly Task Force Smith during the Battle of Osan). | |||
* Used new ammunition: | * Used new ammunition: M28 HEAT (about 10.5-11 inches [266-280mm] penetration depending on source), M30 WP smoke | ||
* Usable range was extended by an additional 150 meters. | * Usable range was extended by an additional 150 meters. | ||
* Weight 14.3 pounds (6.5kg), 60in tube length. | * Weight 14.3 pounds (6.5kg), 60in tube length. | ||
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| ''[[Tae Guk Gi]]'' || || South Korean soldiers || || 2004 | | ''[[Tae Guk Gi]]'' || || South Korean soldiers || || 2004 | ||
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| ''[[Sahara (2005)]]'' || || Tuareg tribesmen || || 2005 | | ''[[Sahara (2005)|Sahara]]'' || || Tuareg tribesmen || || 2005 | ||
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| ''[[Project Reality: Falklands]]'' || || || || 2012 | | ''[[Project Reality: Falklands]]'' || || || || 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Project Reality: Vietnam]] || || || || 2012 | | ''[[Project Reality: Vietnam]]'' || || || || 2012 | ||
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* Entered production in 1952 - issued to troops after end of Korean War | * Entered production in 1952 - issued to troops after end of Korean War | ||
* Improved connector latch assembly. | * Improved connector latch assembly. | ||
* New M28A2 rocket issued with improved contact ring that replaced the need to connect igniter wires. | |||
* Standard AT weapon at the start of the Vietnam War, phased out in favor of first the [[M67 recoilless rifle]] and then the [[M72 LAW]] for AT use in the 1960s. | * Standard AT weapon at the start of the Vietnam War, phased out in favor of first the [[M67 recoilless rifle]] and then the [[M72 LAW]] for AT use in the 1960s. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:16, 29 August 2023
"Bazooka" is a term commonly applied to a series of recoilless launchers used by the US military during WW2 and the Korean War. It was a slang term adopted by the GIs based on the device's resemblance to a comedy 'instrument' popularized by Radio Comedian Bob Burns in the 1930s & 1940s.
Today the term is often used by the general public as a generic term for any tube-like rocket launcher; this cannot exactly be called incorrect, since "Bazooka" was only ever a nickname for the original weapon, but on this site it should only be used to refer to this particular series of launchers.
Bazooka rockets are often depicted with burning engines and smoke trails in fiction, which is incorrect: the rocket motor burns out while the projectile is still inside the launch tube, except for early-production rockets at extremely cold temperatures where it may still be burning for a short time on exit. Later rockets used a new propellant, Blastless Bazooka Propellant (BBP) that eliminated temperature-related burn time issues.
The following weapons are in the M1 Series of Rocket Launchers:
M1 "Bazooka" (2.36" Rocket)
- First model adopted from Captain Edward Uhl's prototype anti tank grenade and Colonel Leslie Skinner's rocket design. First used in combat in 1942, on the Russian Front via lend-lease and by American forces during Operation Torch in November 1942.
- Had two pistol grips (one with trigger) and a shoulder step which contained the battery.
- Contact box located on top of the tube just back from the shoulder rest is only present on this variant.
- 18 lbs unloaded weight, 54in tube.
- Introduced in June 1942, used until August 1943 when replaced by the M1A1 variant.
- Used M6 HEAT round: no other Bazooka can fire this original rocket design due to one of its contacts being on the nose, and the M1 could not fire any later rocket without modification.
- Not particularly popular due to the unreliable M6 rocket, use of substandard steel for production expediency rendering tubes prone to rupturing on hot days when the rocket propellant would burn extremely quickly, and lack of a bore gauge for launch tube production, resulting in tubes with very poor dimensional tolerances: frequent accidents involving rockets getting stuck in the tube and exploding: these issues were compounded by US troops in Operation Torch having received little or no instruction in the use of the weapon. Issuing of the M1 was suspended in May 1943.
- THe warhead consisted of a eight ounce charge of Pentolite high explosive with a mild steel cone liner, penetrating roughly 3in (76mm) RHA.
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mail Call | Season 1 | 2002-2009 |
Video Games
| Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Crisis | Unusable, incorrectly shown as fired continuously | 1995 | ||
| Medal of Honor | Only seen in Beta versions | 1999 | ||
| Hidden & Dangerous | 1999 | |||
| Deadly Dozen | 2001 | |||
| Deadly Dozen Pacific Theater | 2002 | |||
| Battlefield: 1942 | 2002 | |||
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault | 2002 | |||
| Medal of Honor: European Assault | "M1 Bazooka" | 2005 | ||
| Company of Heroes | "Bazooka" | 2006 | ||
| Project Reality: Normandy | "Bazooka" | 2013 | ||
| Far East War | "Bazooka" | 2013 | ||
| Enlisted | M1 "Bazooka" | 2021 |
M1A1 "Bazooka" (2.36" Rocket)
- Fully introduced in August 1943, with small numbers issued in July. First used during the invasion of Sicily in July-August 1943
- Replaced "On/Off" switch with the 'ready' light
- Removed second pistol grip
- Rear section of the launch tube wrapped with 0.5 in steel wire to prevent ruptures on hot days.
- Wire wrapping required reworked electrical system and redesigned rocket: instead of the top-mounted contact box that created a connection to a brass ring on the rocket's nose, a wire was stowed in the tailfin of the rocket and connected to a contact clip at the rear of the launcher by the loader prior to firing. This means the wire on this launcher goes from the shoulder rest to the back of the tube, rather than up to the contact box as on the M1.
- Unloaded weight 13.26 lbs
- Added optional wire blast shield in front for cold weather use. Not particularly effective and largely ignored by troops: later a more effective solid cone was developed.
- Optional solid blast cone in back to replace wired cone.
- Improved M6A1 rocket with shortened propellant sticks to reduce overpressure, original M6 rockets modified to A1 standard were known as "M6A2" rocket.
- Many original production M1s were upgraded to the A1 standard
- Later issued with a larger battery, and after complaints of it getting stuck inside the shoulder rest, were re-reamed to better accommodate it
The M1 series of Rocket Launcher can be seen in the following films, TV series, anime, and video games used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Story of G.I. Joe | U.S. Army soldier | 1945 | ||
| A Walk In The Sun | U.S. Army soldiers | 1945 | ||
| Saving Private Ryan | Matt Damon | Pvt. James F. Ryan | 1998 | |
| Tom Sizemore | Sgt. Mike Horvath | |||
| U.S. Army soldiers | ||||
| We Were Soldiers | A Viet Minh soldier | With modified rear sight | 2002 | |
| Windtalkers | Christian Slater | Sgt. Pete "Ox" Anderson | 2002 | |
| U.S. Marines | ||||
| The Great Raid | Clayne Crawford | PFC Aldridge | 2005 | |
| Sam Worthington | PFC Luca | |||
| Hacksaw Ridge | Vince Vaughn | Sergeant Howell | 2016 | |
| US Army soldiers |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band of Brothers | Nolan Hemmings | Sgt. Charles E. "Chuck" Grant | Ep. "Replacements" | 2001 |
| Stephen Martin Walters | John McGrath | Ep. "Carentan" | ||
| Rick Warden | Lt. Harry Welsh | |||
| Bart Ruspoli | Pvt. Ed Tipper | |||
| Mail Call | Season 1 | 2002-2009 | ||
| The Pacific | Dylan Young | PFC Jay De L'Eau | 2010 | |
| Karl Cottee | Cpl. Pegg | |||
| Parer's War | US Marines | 2014 |
Video Games
| Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of Defeat: Source | 2005 | |||
| Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 | Can be reloaded by teammate | 2006 | ||
| 7554 | "Bazooka" | 2011 | ||
| "Vietnamese Bazooka" | ||||
| Enemy Front | "BAZOOKA" | 2014 | ||
| Heroes & Generals | "Bazooka M1A1" | 2016 | ||
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | 2016 | |||
| Day of Infamy | "Bazooka" | Can use White Phosphorous rockets | 2017 | |
| Post Scriptum | Introduced with Day of Days update | 2018 | ||
| Enlisted | 2021 |
Anime
| Title | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Rudol von Stroheim | S1E26, "The Ascendant One" | 2012 |
| Lycoris Recoil | N/A | Appears on a movie poster. | 2022 |
M9 "Bazooka" (2.36" Rocket)
- Introduced in October 1943 and replaced the M1A1 in production, operating alongside it in the field
- Battery ignition (which had proved unreliable in wet weather and caused many complaints about life and availability of batteries in the field) replaced by Magnavox T6 trigger magneto
- Wooden furnishings replaced with metal and plastic
- 64in tube length meant rockets would completely expend their fuel inside the launcher regardless of weather
- Used improved M6A3 HEAT rocket and M10 Bursting Smoke (WP) rocket. M6A3 had a blunt, rounded nose rather than the pointed nose of earlier rockets, which had been found to deflect off sloped tank armor, and also had a short cylindrical fixed tailfin which was less prone to bending during transport or rough handling. Both rounds could be fired from the earlier M1A1 model as well.
- M6A3 reshaped the ogive, shortening the fuze function time and thus improving penetration to around 4 inches (100mm) of RHA.
- Early production used General Electric T43 folding bar sight, later replaced by Polaroid T90 optical reflex sight
- Could be disassembled into two halves for easier carrying.
- Unloaded weight 15.14 lbs
- Forward blast cone added.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Battle of the Rails (La bataille du rail) | French Resistance fighters | 1946 | ||
| Halls of Montezuma | US Marines | 1951 | ||
| The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms | US National Guards | Jeep mounted | 1953 | |
| Fire and Ice (Le combat dans l'île) | Jean-Louis Trintignant | Clément Lesser | 1962 | |
| Pierre Asso | Serge | |||
| Romy Schneider | Anne | |||
| 20 Million Miles to Earth | William Hopper | Colonel William Calder | 1957 | |
| Italian soldiers | ||||
| Is Paris Burning? | Anthony Perkins | Sgt. Warren | 1996 | |
| Skip Ward | Pvt. Charlie | |||
| Shock Troops (Un homme de trop) | Claude Brasseur | Groubec | 1967 | |
| Pasha (Le Pacha) | Dominique Zardi | Horst Weiss | 1968 | |
| Mr. Freedom | Freedom agent | 1969 | ||
| The Brain | Seen in Frankie's weapon case | 1969 | ||
| She No Longer Talks She Shoots | The policeman | 1972 | ||
| Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff | Marcel Bozzuffi | Joanno aka "Captain" | 1977 | |
| Wheels of Fire | Scourge's Men | 1985 | ||
| Man on Fire | Seen in Sandri's hideout | 1987 | ||
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Chinese soldiers | 2008 | ||
| The Adventures of Tintin | Andy Serkis | Captain Haddock | 2011 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rat Patrol | Justin Tarr | Pvt. Tully Pettigrew | Ep. "The Kill at Koorlea Raid" | 1966-1968 |
| The A-Team | Dwight Schultz | H. M. Murdock | Ep. "Where's The Monster When You Need Him?" | 1983 - 1987 |
| The A-Team | The henchmen | Ep. "The Island" | 1983 - 1987 | |
| The A-Team | U.S. Army soldiers | Ep. "The Sound of Thunder" | 1983 - 1987 | |
| The A-Team | Revolutionaries | Ep. "The Theory Of Revolution" | 1983 - 1987 | |
| Band of Brothers | Nolan Hemmings | Sgt. Charles E. "Chuck" Grant | Ep. "Points" | 2001 |
Video Games
| Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor | 1999 | |||
| World War II Online: Battleground Europe | 2001-2012 | |||
| Hidden & Dangerous 2 | "M1 Bazooka" | 2003 | ||
| Medal of Honor: European Assault | "M9 Bazooka" | 2005 | ||
| Medal of Honor: Vanguard | "M9 Bazooka" | 2007 | ||
| Company of Heroes 2 | With a mounted foregrip | Added with The Western Front Front Armies (2014) | 2013 |
M9A1 "Bazooka" (2.36" Rocket)
- Introduced in September 1944 replacing the M9
- Improved coupling mechanism for the two-part launch tube
- T90 optical reflex sight
- Unloaded weight 15.87 lbs
- Short-lived M18 variant had an aluminium alloy barrel reducing weight to 10.6 lbs. Introduced in April 1945 but production ended at the end of the war with only 500 units produced: 350 saw combat use in the Philippines and on Okinawa. Some sources conflate or confuse this variant with the M18 Recoilless Rifle, which entered service the same year and was referred to as a Bazooka by soldiers due to its vaguely similar shape.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Trumpets Fade | Frank Whaley | Chamberlain | 1998 |
Video Games
| Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor | 1999 | |||
| Medal of Honor: Underground | Multiplayer Only | 2000 | ||
| Medal of Honor: Frontline | 2002 | |||
| Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | "M9A1 Bazooka" | 2003 | ||
| Call of Duty: United Offensive | 2004 | |||
| Call of Duty 3 | 2006 | |||
| Call of Duty: World at War | 2008 | |||
| Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts | "Bazooka" | 2008 | ||
| Post Scriptum | 2018 | |||
| Heroes & Generals | with folding bar sight | 2019 | ||
| Enlisted | 2021 |
M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)
- Development began in October 1944 as it was realized that further development of 2.36" rockets might not keep up with German armor advances, resulting in the development of the T74 launcher and T80 rocket in 3.5" caliber (89mm)
- Standardized as the M20 Rocket launcher shorty after Victory Over Japan Day in September 1945 Designated as M20 in late 1944, with the T80E2 rocket being standardized as the M28.
- Issue restarted when US forces in Korea encountered North Korean T-34/85 tanks their M9A1s, which were using ammunition that had degraded in storage, could not damage even with repeated shots at the engine compartments (particularly Task Force Smith during the Battle of Osan).
- Used new ammunition: M28 HEAT (about 10.5-11 inches [266-280mm] penetration depending on source), M30 WP smoke
- Usable range was extended by an additional 150 meters.
- Weight 14.3 pounds (6.5kg), 60in tube length.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Steel Helmet | Richard Loo | Sgt. “Buddha Head” Tanaka | 1951 | |
| War of the Worlds, The (1953) | U.S.Army soldiers and Marines | 1953 | ||
| Them! | U.S.Army soldiers | 1954 | ||
| To Hell and Back | U.S.Army soldier | anachronistic | 1955 | |
| Pork Chop Hill | U.S. Army soldiers | 1959 | ||
| Reptilicus | Carl Ottosen | Gen. Mark Grayson | 1961 | |
| The Longest Day | U.S.Army soldier | 1963 | ||
| What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? | US Army soldiers | anachronistic | 1966 | |
| The Devil's Brigade | US Army soldier | anachronistic | 1968 | |
| The Conspiracy (Le complot) | Simón Andreu | Baudry | 1973 | |
| OAS fighters | ||||
| The Eagle Has Landed | Jeff Conaway | Lt. Frazier | anachronistic | 1976 |
| U.S. Army Rangers | ||||
| Code Name: Wild Geese | General Khan's soldiers | 1984 | ||
| Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah | American troops | Replica | 1991 | |
| Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth | JGSDF personnel | 1992 | ||
| The General's Daughter | 1999 | |||
| Tae Guk Gi | South Korean soldiers | 2004 | ||
| Sahara | Tuareg tribesmen | 2005 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viper | Vigilante gang leader | Ep. "Turf Wars" | 1996-1999 | |
| Sanctuary | U.S. Airborne soldier | Ep. "Normandy" | 2011 |
Video Games
| Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Reality: Falklands | 2012 | |||
| Project Reality: Vietnam | 2012 |
Anime
| Title | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyper Police | Naoko Kondo | 1997 |
Animation
| Title | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Iron Giant | U.S. Army soldiers | 1999 |
M20B1 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)
- Lighter weight version - made of cast aluminum.
- Used as a supplement to the M20
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Them! | James Whitmore | Trooper Sgt. Ben Peterson | 1954 | |
| 71: Into the Fire | Seung-woo Kim | Captain Kang Suk-Dae | 2010 |
Anime
| Title | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Bull 34 | N.Y.P.D. S.W.A.T. officer | 1990 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Wings of Eagles | Revolutionary | 1986 |
M20A1/A1B1 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)
- Final US-produced Bazooka model.
- Entered production in 1952 - issued to troops after end of Korean War
- Improved connector latch assembly.
- New M28A2 rocket issued with improved contact ring that replaced the need to connect igniter wires.
- Standard AT weapon at the start of the Vietnam War, phased out in favor of first the M67 recoilless rifle and then the M72 LAW for AT use in the 1960s.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Hill in Korea | Michael Medwin | Pte. Docker | 1956 | |
| Victor Maddern | Pte. Lindop | |||
| OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117) | Brazilian soldiers | 1965 | ||
| Vigilante Force | Kris Kristofferson | Aaron Arnold | 1976 | |
| Vigilante Force | Shelly Novack | D.O. Viner | 1976 | |
| Black List (Liste noire) | Gang members | 1984 | ||
| Born on the Fourth of July | A US marine | 1989 | ||
| Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach | Mikhail Kokshenov | Kravchuk | 1992 | |
| Cyber Tracker | A rebel | Visually modified | 1994 | |
| Operation Chromite | North Korean soldier and US Marines | anachronistic appearance | 2016 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Company | Cuban freedom fighters | 2007 |
Anime
| Title | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kochikame, The UFO Movie |
Video Games
| Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Jones and The Infernal Machine | 1999 | |||
| Resident Evil Survivor | 2000 |
Instalaza M65 Rocket Launcher
- Spanish Upgrade of the M20 Bazooka with new ignition system produced by Instalaza. Fired CHM65 HEAT, MB66 Dual-Purpose and FIM66 smoke rounds.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of the Bulge | Charles Bronson | Wolenski | 1965 | |
| Lost Command | Algerians | 1966 | ||
| From Hell to Victory | George Hamilton | Maurice Bernard | 1979 | |
| US Army soldiers |
See also
- Panzerschreck (The German copy of the M1 Bazooka)
- PIAT (British equivalent)