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15 Forgotten Vehicles That Changed Warfare As We Know It

3. T34 Calliope

3. T34 Calliope
T34 Calliope atop an M4 Sherman tank, launching 60 rockets in World War II combat.

The T34 Calliope was a tank-mounted multiple rocket launcher used by the United States Army during World War II. Developed in 1943, it was mounted atop the M4 Sherman tank and fired a barrage of 4.5-inch (114 mm) M8 rockets from 60 launch tubes. While it saw limited combat use, its design influenced future multiple rocket launch systems. More details are available at Smithsonian Magazine.

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