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Developed during the latter stages of the Second World War, the M16 was the first spin-stabilized 4.5-inch (114 mm) rocket to be standardized for production by the United States Army. 31 inches (790 mm) in length, it could hit targets as far as 5,200 yd (4,800 m) from its
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TM 9-392: 4.5-Inch
Multiple Rocket Launchers T66 and T66E2
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428:Katyusha rocket launcher
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677:19 March
422:See also
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105:Diameter
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1038:SAM-G-7
1033:RTV-G-6
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