Hungarian Army 44M 'mace thrower' rocket launcher

Hungarian Army 44M 'mace thrower' rocket launcherRoughly translated as the mace thrower, the 44M Buzognyvet was a prototype rocket weapon designed towards the end of the war. The dual unguided rockets were mounted on either captured and converted Soviet Maxim MG wheeled carriages, or a custom tripod. Of the 600700 rocket launchers produced by the VM factory, the majority were used for the defence of Budapest in late December 1944. The small gun carriage and short range anti armour capabilities made