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The Rocket Launcher T40/M17 (Whizbang) (sometimes spelled WhizBang) was a tank-mounted multiple rocket launcher used by the United States Army during World War II. The launcher was placed atop the Medium Tank M4, and fired a barrage of 7.2 in (180 mm) T37 HE or T21 Chemical rockets from 20 launch tubes. It was developed and used in the late stages of World War II; it saw limited combat in 1944–45. An experimental short variant of the T40 was also developed.

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  • T40 Whizbang (it)
  • T40ウイズバン (ja)
  • T40 Whizbang (en)
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  • The Rocket Launcher T40/M17 (Whizbang) (sometimes spelled WhizBang) was a tank-mounted multiple rocket launcher used by the United States Army during World War II. The launcher was placed atop the Medium Tank M4, and fired a barrage of 7.2 in (180 mm) T37 HE or T21 Chemical rockets from 20 launch tubes. It was developed and used in the late stages of World War II; it saw limited combat in 1944–45. An experimental short variant of the T40 was also developed. (en)
  • Il Rocket Launcher T40/M17 Whizbang (a volte anche WhizBang) era un lanciarazzi multiplo montato su carro armato, utilizzato dall'United States Army durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Il lanciatore veniva installato sopra la torretta del carro armato medio M4 Sherman. Le 20 canne da 180 mm lanciavano una salva di razzi o . Venne sviluppato ed utilizzato nelle fasi finali della guerra, trovando limitato impiego tra il 1944 ed il 1945. Venne sviluppata anche una variante corta. (it)
  • ロケット発射器T40/M17(ウイズバン)とは戦車に装着する多連装ロケット発射器である。この兵器は第二次世界大戦中にアメリカ陸軍が使用した。発射器はM4中戦車の頂部に配置されており、20連装の発射管から7.2インチ(口径180mm)のT37 HE爆破ロケット、またはT21化学戦ロケットの弾幕を撃ち出した。この兵器は第二次世界大戦の末期に開発され、使われている。少数が1944年から1945年の戦闘に投入された。また試験的な派生型として、T40を短縮化した発射器も1基が開発されている。 (ja)
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  • Sherman Whizbang (en)
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  • Sherman Whizbang (en)
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  • T40/M17 mounted on M4 Sherman (en)
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  • Continental R975, radial, C1 9-cylinder (en)
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  • Spicer manual, synchromesh, 4 forward and 1 reverse gear (en)
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  • The Rocket Launcher T40/M17 (Whizbang) (sometimes spelled WhizBang) was a tank-mounted multiple rocket launcher used by the United States Army during World War II. The launcher was placed atop the Medium Tank M4, and fired a barrage of 7.2 in (180 mm) T37 HE or T21 Chemical rockets from 20 launch tubes. It was developed and used in the late stages of World War II; it saw limited combat in 1944–45. An experimental short variant of the T40 was also developed. (en)
  • Il Rocket Launcher T40/M17 Whizbang (a volte anche WhizBang) era un lanciarazzi multiplo montato su carro armato, utilizzato dall'United States Army durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Il lanciatore veniva installato sopra la torretta del carro armato medio M4 Sherman. Le 20 canne da 180 mm lanciavano una salva di razzi o . Venne sviluppato ed utilizzato nelle fasi finali della guerra, trovando limitato impiego tra il 1944 ed il 1945. Venne sviluppata anche una variante corta. (it)
  • ロケット発射器T40/M17(ウイズバン)とは戦車に装着する多連装ロケット発射器である。この兵器は第二次世界大戦中にアメリカ陸軍が使用した。発射器はM4中戦車の頂部に配置されており、20連装の発射管から7.2インチ(口径180mm)のT37 HE爆破ロケット、またはT21化学戦ロケットの弾幕を撃ち出した。この兵器は第二次世界大戦の末期に開発され、使われている。少数が1944年から1945年の戦闘に投入された。また試験的な派生型として、T40を短縮化した発射器も1基が開発されている。 (ja)
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