Description
This design is mainly a larger type of the 2.36-inch AT model, with improvements. It has the shaped-charge explosive for penetration. It also has a more efficient propellant and an all-ways action fuze. Performance tests are still being conducted. It is the largest of the shoulder-fired rockets.
There are 12 sticks of powder five inches long and 0.375 inch in diameter; total weight, 160 grams. The igniter is conventional.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Rocket, 2.36 inch HEAT, M6 Series
Source(s)
OP 1664, Volume 1 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
