The crew of a M4A3 tank from the 48th Tank Battalion, 12th Armored Division loads 4.5 rockets into the T-34 Calliope rocket launcher during test firing near Obermorden, France on 3 March 1945.

2 days ago by SSTF to c/historyphotos

Image can be found in "US Armored Funnies US Specialized Armored Vehicles in ETO in World War 2 (Armor at War Series)" by Steven J. Zaloga, 72 pages, Concord Publications.

A_Union_of_Kobolds 6 points 2 days ago

Looks like a lot more than four and a half rockets just sayin

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