Launchers Collection

Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, 1943
Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, being reloaded by Red Army soldiers in September 1943, during World War II. At this stage in the war

The German as a grenadier 1918
Two distinct kinds of grenades were used by the Germans in World War One, these were namely, those which rely on explosive effect alone, and those which supplement by bursting into fragments

Royal Navy Ship in Rough Weather
Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless cuts through rough weather in the South Atlantic during her deployment to the area. HMS Dauntless, the second of the T45 Destroyers, joined the Fleet in November 2010

Bristol Bloodhound surface to air missile test round carried by a side lifting crane for removing / placing missiles from / on launchers and servicing stands. Date: circa 1962

Types of grenades in WWI
The Marten Hale hand grenade, which can be also fitted to any type of service rifle. Hale time grenade, bomb is thrown, the ignition of the time-fuse does not occur until the grenade reaches a

Jam-tin, hand-throwing grenade 1914
British soldiers in the early part of World War One at the front. Using Jam-tin, a home-made grenade which was made with jam and bully beef tins filled with small pieces of iron

German soldiers ready to through hand grenade
German soldiers looking through loopholes behind their trenches, waiting for the right moment to through their hand-grenades. Date: 1917

The secret of the German offensive 1918
This diagram shows several types of grenades the Germans were using during World War One, Besozzi grenade which had a 5 seconds time fuse, Pear-shaped grenade

French soldiers with small grenade launcher - Verdun, WWI
Trenches of Verdun - French soldiers with small grenade launcher - WWI. Date: circa 1916

Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, 1942
Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers being used in Stalingrad, USSR, in 1942, to attack German positions during World War II. War broke out between Germany and the USSR in June 1941

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From the trenches of World War I, where German grenadiers prepared their Jam-tins for a deadly throw, to the battlefields of World War II, where Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers unleashed devastating barrages, the evolution has shaped the tide of war. The roar of a North American F-100 Super Sabre taking off, carrying air-to-air missiles, stands in stark contrast to the rough seas that challenged Royal Navy ships, their surface-to-air missile systems a vital defense against aerial threats. The secret of the German offensive in 1918 was not just in their infantry's hand grenades, but also in the determination of their soldiers, as seen in this gripping image of German soldiers readying for hand grenade combat. The French soldiers at Verdun, too, knew the importance of close quarters combat, their small grenade launchers a crucial tool in the face of relentless enemy fire. The past's lessons continue to inform our present, as we marvel at the technological advancements from the Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers of 1943 to the sophisticated systems that protect us today.