A rocket launcher is a weapon that launches an unguided, rocket-propelled projectile.
US soldier aims an M1 Bazooka during World War II
Rocket carts from the Wubei Zhi
A depiction of a 'long serpent' rocket launcher from the Wubei Zhi
An Edo period wood block print showing samurai gunners firing bo-hiya with hiya-zutsu (fire arrow guns).
A Z Battery was a short range anti-aircraft weapon system, launching 3 in (76 mm) diameter rockets from ground-based single and multiple launchers, for the air defence of Great Britain in the Second World War. The rocket motors were later adapted with a new warhead for air-to-ground use as the RP-3.
Gunners of the Royal Artillery load a mobile multiple launcher, June 1941
Home Guards load a rocket launcher on a static 'Z' Battery on Merseyside, July 1942
Z Battery manned by the Home Guard on Merseyside in July 1942