Missiles and Rockets of War

A History of Military Rockets and Missiles of The World

US Convair ''Lobber'' Rocket

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-convair-lobber-rocket 31st Jul 2021 - Similar in usage to the previously discussed ''Ping Pong Rocket'', The ''Lobber'' was a short lived project developed by The US Army as a means of tra …

US ''Ping Pong'' Rocket

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-ping-pong-rocket 31st Jul 2021 - Much as the Table Tennis Game known as ''Ping Pong'' – in which two players using paddles hit a small plastic ball back and forth over a table b …

US UUM-14 SUBROC

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-uum14-subroc 31st Jul 2021 - The UUM-14 SUBROC (Submarine Rocket), was a US Cold War Missile Defensive System firt deployed in 1964 – for use in Submarine Warfare. The SUBRO …

German Panzerschreck 88mm AT Rocket

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-panzerschreck-88mm-at-rocket 31st Jul 2021 - Like the well known "Panzerfaust", The Panzerschreck was a hand-held, multi-purpose, Anti-Armor  (Tank) Rocket Launcher. Used by The German Army …

US RTV-A3 NATIV Missile System

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-rtva3-nativ-missile-system 31st Jul 2021 - Conceived in part from captures World War II German Missile Technology, The NATIV was developed around 1948. Based on the Wasserfall (V2) which German …

US LBD-1 ''Gargoyle'' Missile

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-lbd1-gargoyle-missile 31st Jul 2021 - The US made ''Gargoyle'' LBD was a first generation prototype for Surface to Air weaponry to be deployed by The US Military. Experimentation began aft …

US NIM-23 ''Hawk'' Missile System

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-nim23-hawk-missile-system 31st Jul 2021 - Another component of America’s Cold War Missile Defense System identified as “Nike”, The NIM-23 “Hawk” was a medium-rang …

Quassam Rocket

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/quassam-rocket 31st Jul 2021 - The simple yet effective ''Qassam'' Rocket is a steel fuselage, one stage Rocket – developed by The Sunni-Palestinian Radical Group Hamas. It wa …

Soviet RPG 7

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-rpg-7 31st Jul 2021 - The Ruchnov Protivotankovy Granatomyot Model 7 Anti-Tank Grenade Launcher  (aka RPG 7), is a hand-held, over the shoulder, fired weapon. Operated …

US ''Tiny Tim'' Rocket

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-tiny-tim-rocket 31st Jul 2021 - Properly identified as The Caltech Anti-Ship Missile, The ''Tiny Tim'' was a 1944 World War II US Naval Ordnance device. The goal of ''Tiny Tim'' was …

US MGM-18 ''Lacrosse'' Missile

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-mgm18-lacrosse-missile 31st Jul 2021 - An early Cold War Surface To Air Missile Defense System developed for use by The US Army in 1959, The “Lacrosse” was a Vehicle Launched We …

Soviet Pe-2 Light Bomber

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-pe2-light-bomber 31st Jul 2021 - Considered by some to have been one of the best Ground Attack Aircraft of World War II, The Soviet Petlyakov (or ''Buck'' as it was identified by The …