| 词条 | 7.2-Inch Demolition Rocket |
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| name = T37 | image = T37 rocket.png | image_size = 300px | caption = | origin = United States | type = Surface-to-surface rocket | is_missile = yes | service = | used_by = United States Army, United States Navy | designer = Caltech | design_date = 1943 | production_date = 1944–1945 | manufacturer = | number = | spec_label = | weight = {{convert|61|lb|kg|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|35|in|mm|abbr=on}} | part_length = | width = | height = | diameter = {{convert|7.2|in|mm|abbr=on}} | crew = | passengers = | filling = C2 explosive[1] | filling_weight = {{convert|32|lb|kg|abbr=on}} | detonation = | yield = | engine = Solid-fuel rocket | engine_power = | pw_ratio = | payload_capacity = | fuel_capacity = | vehicle_range =Minimum: {{convert|300|yd|m|abbr=on}} Maximum: {{convert|3400|yd|m|abbr=on}} | speed = {{convert|110|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} | guidance = None | steering = | wingspan = | propellant = | ceiling = | altitude = | depth = | boost = | accuracy = | launch_platform = | transport = }} The 7.2-Inch Demolition Rocket, also known as the T37, was a {{convert|7.2|inch|adj=on}} rocket developed and used by the United States military during World War II. Derived from the "Mousetrap" anti-submarine rocket, it was intended for use in demolishing concrete bunkers and fortifications, and saw use from August 1944. DevelopmentThe 7.2-Inch Demolition Rocket was developed by Section L of the National Defense Research Committee, located at Caltech,[2] in late 1943 as a modification of the existing "mousetrap" (7.2-Inch ASW Rocket) rocket for use against heavily fortified ground targets. Assigned to the United States Navy for development and production in July 1944,[3] two versions of the rocket were produced; the T37 HE Demolition Rocket and the T21 Chemical Warfare Rocket.[4] An additional high-explosive rocket, the T24, was planned, but was dropped in favor of the T37.[5] The rockets utilized a standard {{convert|2.25|in|adj=on}} rocket motor, fitted with a larger-diameter warhead; a longer-ranged version utilizing a {{convert|3.5|in|adj=on}} motor was also produced.[6] Operational historyThe T37 saw its first operational use during Operation Dragoon, the invasion of southern France, in August 1944,[7] fired from 120-round "Woofus" launchers mounted aboard Landing Craft Rocket vessels offshore.[8] The rocket was also intended to be fired from tanks for the clearing of bunkers and anti-tank obstacles. The initial launcher, dubbed "Cowcatcher", was mounted on the front of M4 Sherman tanks;[9] it was quickly found unsatisfactory, and was replaced by 20-round (T40 "Whiz Bang")[10] and 24-round ("Grand Slam") launchers mounted atop the tank's turret.[7][9] The 20-round launcher could fire its entire loadout of rockets in approximately 10 seconds;[11] however the tank installation was unpopular with crews, as the launcher prevented the tank's turret hatches from being opened.[9] ReferencesCitations1. ^{{cite web |url=http://ordatamines.maic.jmu.edu/displaydata.aspx?OrDataId=3538 |title=U.S. ROCKET, 7.2-IN, DEMOLITION, T37 |author= |date= |work=ORDATA Online |publisher=Mine Action Information Center |accessdate=24 May 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120715195628/http://ordatamines.maic.jmu.edu/displaydata.aspx?OrDataId=3538 |archive-date=15 July 2012 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} 2. ^von Braun, Ordway III and Dooling 1985, p.97. 3. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wKw9EXwop-8C&q=%22T37%22+%22demolition+rocket%22&dq=%22T37%22+%22demolition+rocket%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2mFOT53COcO2twf-38SkCA&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAQ|title=Hearings of the Committee on Expenditures in the Execuitive Departments|year=1947|publisher=United States House of Representatives|page=117}} 4. ^{{cite book|title=7.2-Inch Multiple Rocket Launcher M17|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/ref/TM/pdfs/TM9-296.pdf|series=Technical Manual|volume=TM9-296|date=9 January 1945|publisher=War Department|location=Washington, D.C.|pages=26–27}} 5. ^{{cite book|title=Ordnance School Text: Rockets and Launchers, All Types|url=http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/docrepository/Rocketspt3.pdf|date=February 1944|publisher=Ordnance School, Aberdeen Proving Grounds|location=Aberdeen, Maryland|page=93}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19890603000|title=Rocket, Solid Fuel, H.E. (High Explosive), 7.2in.|work=National Air and Space Museum|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=2012-02-29}} 7. ^1 Parsch 2006 8. ^Baxter 1968, p.114. 9. ^1 2 Zaloga 2011, pp.35-36 10. ^Zaloga 2012, p.16. 11. ^{{cite book|title=TM 5–220: Passage Of Obstacles Other Than Mine Fields|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=luEsAAAAIAAJ&q=%22T37%22+%22demolition+rocket%22&dq=%22T37%22+%22demolition+rocket%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2mFOT53COcO2twf-38SkCA&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAA|series=War Department Technical Manual|date=July 1945|publisher=United States War Department|page=50}} Bibliography{{refbegin}}
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