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| Airsoft Rocket Launcher | A rocket launcher is a portable antitank weapon
designed so that a soldier in the field would have no
trouble carrying it or employing it against enemy
tanks or bunkers. It is sometimes called a bazooka. It
was first introduced during the Second World War, when
the American armed forces infantry commonly used it
against enemy tanks. It utilized a high explosive
ant-tank shell. A rocket launcher employs a recoilless
system of rocket delivery developed by Doctor Robert
H. Goddard while he was working on the United States'
rocket propulsion project. He developed it for use in
World War One, and demonstrated it on November 6,
1918. The project never saw mass development or
implementation, however, as World War One ended just
two days later. Another important development for the
rocket launcher was the invention of a "shape-charged
hand grenade" capable of destroying up to four inches
of armor by Charles Munroe. The weapon was too heavy
to be effectively thrown, and would not be usable
until Army Colonel Leslie Skinner suggested loading it
into an experimental rocket launcher he had developed.
It was the most effective antitank weapon at the time.
An airsoft rocket launcher is used to deliver a large
payload of plastic bb's to a location down field,
hopefully peppering enemy positions there. Airsoft
rocket launchers usually use green gas, HFC134a, or
regular propane as a propellant to launch the
projectiles. However, it is common knowledge that this
type of airsoft weapon has a long way to go before it
is perfected. There are several airsoft manufacturers
that offer airsoft rocket launchers. One such, Sun
Project, is known for their grenade launchers and
similar items.
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