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NEW & POWERFUL WEAPONS
FOR USE AGAINST PLANES & TANKS. DISCLOSURES IN UNITED STATES. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) NEW YORK. June 23. A new 4.7 in. anti-aircraft gun with an accurate range of 60,000 ft. was now being manufactured in huge quantities, said Major-General Barnes, an officer of the Ordanance Corps. He stated that this range was 20,000 ft. greater than the best available anti-aircraft guns at present, including the enemy’s.
General Barnes also disclosed details of the “bazooka,” the deadly, portable anti-tank weapon. It weighs 121 b. and two infantrymen were able to carry and operate it. Its 2Jlb. projectile is a rocket, conaining an explosive far powerful than T.N.T. 4
The "Bozooka” can be fired from the infantryman’s shoulder, since it is open at both ends and has no recoil. Its action is blasting and incendiary rather than penetrating. After piercing the tank the projectile ignites the ammunition and fuel, causing the tank to explode.
General Barnes said that the “bozooka” was available to the Allies.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 June 1943, Page 2
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