# THE ANTI-TANK ROCKET M6 WWII BAZOOKA TRAINING FILM 77484

“This film is restricted.” That warning greets viewers at the start of this World War II-era, 27-minute Official Training Film from the War Department. Titled “The Anti-Tank Rocket M6,” this black-and-white picture is a bazooka-training film introduced by an instrumental version of “Buckle Down, Winsocki” — a song first heard in the 1943 musical “Best Foot Forward.” The film begins with “Methods of Use,” as introduced at mark 00:32 as German tanks are shown rolling along. Out comes the M1 rocket launcher, “a new weapon generally called the bazooka” at mark 01:08 , “which plays a song of death for the enemy.” (The bazooka was first used in WWII in late 1942). The film explains that a bazooka team consists of two soldiers: one carrying the launcher and another carrying ammunition bags with three rounds each. At mark 01:51 . the viewers learns of the different types of ammunition, including the M7 “practice” rocket and the deadly M6 high-explosive rocket. “It’s simple enough — it’s got a high-explosive head,” the narrator says at mark 02:22 , going on to further explain the rocket’s make-up. At mark 03:35 , the training film explains the procedure a bazooka team goes through on the practice range, including checking the electrical connection of the trigger and the battery charge. Audiences are cautioned as the bazooka’s back blast of flame at mark 05:33 , as a sheet is easily torn from its wooden frame during a practice exercise. “Rule number 1: keep away from the rear of the…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/77484TheAntitankRocketM6)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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