The Rocket Launcher T34 (Calliope) 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 4.5 in (114 mm) M8 rockets from 60 launch tubes. It was developed in 1943; small numbers were produced and were used by various US armor units in 1944-45. It adopts its name from the musical instrument "Calliope", also known as the steam organ, which had similarly lined pipes.
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| - The Rocket Launcher T34 (Calliope) 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 4.5 in (114 mm) M8 rockets from 60 launch tubes. It was developed in 1943; small numbers were produced and were used by various US armor units in 1944-45. It adopts its name from the musical instrument "Calliope", also known as the steam organ, which had similarly lined pipes.
- The Rocket Launcher T34, officially cataloged as the 4.5-inch Rocket Launcher T34, and also known as the T34 Calliope, was a tank-mounted multiple rocket launcher used by the United States during World War II.
- The T34 Calliope is a multiple rocket launcher featured in Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII.
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| - The Rocket Launcher T34 (Calliope) 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 4.5 in (114 mm) M8 rockets from 60 launch tubes. It was developed in 1943; small numbers were produced and were used by various US armor units in 1944-45. It adopts its name from the musical instrument "Calliope", also known as the steam organ, which had similarly lined pipes.
- The Rocket Launcher T34, officially cataloged as the 4.5-inch Rocket Launcher T34, and also known as the T34 Calliope, was a tank-mounted multiple rocket launcher used by the United States during World War II.
- The T34 Calliope is a multiple rocket launcher featured in Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII.
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