The Hawker Typhoon and the 3" Rocket Projectile, the RP-3, have a special place in the annals of the Second World War. In this first part of a series looking at the Hawker Typhoon, we take a deep dive into the RP-3 and some of the realities of this legendary, if wonderfully inaccurate, weapon.

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0:00 RP-3 Rocket Origins

2:24 Rocket Design Revealed

3:54 Early Typhoon Testing

5:06 Desert Tank-Buster Trials

7:57 Normandy Training Begins

10:27 Rockets Under Combat Fire

12:19 Witness at Mortain

13:06 Claims Versus Reality

15:06 Typhoon’s True Impact

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