Type 4 70 mm AT rocket launcher | |
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Type | Rocket launcher |
Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
Service history | |
Used by | Imperial Japanese Army |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1944 |
No. built | 3,500 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 8 kg /17.64 lb |
Length | 1.5 m /4.92 ft |
Cartridge | 72x359 mm |
Caliber | 74 mm |
Muzzle velocity | 160 m/s |
The Type 4 70 mm AT rocket launcher was a Japanese rocket launcher used during the last year of World War II. It was to be used in the Japanese mainland in case of an invasion by the Allies. It was comparable to the German Panzerschreck and the American bazooka.