U.S. Troops get new folding rocket gun.

U.S. Troops get new folding rocket gun. A new folding version of the bazooka, portable American rocket gun that enables foot soldiers to destroy enemy tanks, pillboxes, barricades and bridges with ease, is now being issued to Allied troops. U.S. soldiers here show how new model (left) fits compactly on back, while old model (right) pokes into the air like an unwieldy sore thumb, ready to snag on bushes and other obstacles. The new model was originally designed for airborne troops and jungle fighters, but is now issued to all U.S. ground forces. Before the bazooka was developed by the U.S. Army, foot soldiers had to depend on artillery to stop tank attacks; now even the heaviest armor can be blasted by a single man. The weapons are playing an important part as United Nations troops advance, battering relentlessly against crumbling German and Japanses resistance.