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US troops engaged in battle during the Korean War. The soldier is holding a bazooka, a type of rocket launcher used principally in anti-tank warfare.
| US 2.36 in calibre rocket launcher fired from the shoulder. A lightweight tube with simple sights, it fires a fin-stabilized rocket containing a shaped charge warhead. |
| The weapon's name came from its supposed similarity to a burlesque musical instrument played by Bob Burns, a US comedian. |
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