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Marines on Iwo Jima Utilize 4.5" Beach Barrage Rockets on Japanese Positions
Published 1 years ago
United States Marines conducting combat operations on Iwo Jima during World War 2 utilize 4.5" breach barrage rockets to attack Japanese Positions.
The rockets seen in use in this video were developed at the California Institute of Technology in 1942. Dubbed "Old Faithful" by combat troops who used them during the war, it was originally developed from the "Mousetrap" anti-submarine rocket system, it's express purpose was to provide landing troops with the capacity to suppress enemy positions during amphibious operations.
In this video, the weapon can be seen being utilized as an early MLRS system mounted to the back of an International M-2-4 truck.
