Word: weaponeering
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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This is a lightweight (300 Ibs.), easily handled weapon for close support of infantry; it can fire about 30 rounds a minute...
...Korean war has revived an old question: What is the best way to stop a tank? The Germans, the British, the Russians and the Americans, studying the lessons of World War II, generally agreed that the best weapon against a tank is another tank. Last week, in Korea, Russian-made T-34 medium tanks were still spearheading the Communist drive southward. So far, the U.S. had no tank in the Korean fighting that was clearly superior to the T-345. Until the new tanks arrive (some are on the way), U.S. troops will have to rely largely on less effective...
...rocket launcher. It is handled in the field by a small crew, can knock out a tank if it hits the treads or the relatively thin side armor. One drawback: the blast which spurts from the openings in the rear of the recoilless rifle reveals the weapon's position...
This is the most effective U.S. antitank weapon yet used in Korea. The Big Bazooka (3.5 in.) shoots an 8½-lb. rocket whose shaped charge can penetrate about eleven inches of armor; it is used mostly for close-in fighting...
...relatively flat trajectory with extraordinary accuracy. The Long Tom (maximum range: 14½ miles) can reach into enemy assembly areas, hit tank and troop concentrations and supply depots before the attack begins. In World War II the Long Tom was widely admired in all theaters as a tough, reliable weapon...