Talley Industries M72

[ammocat]

Gentlemen,

I found this post while surfing the web trying to find some information on a 66mm Practice Rocket. I can find no reference material for this item and was hoping someone could shed some light on it.

The item was found on a Canadian Forces rocket range that is no longer used. The rocket is identical in shape to the HEAT rocket from the M-72, but the warhead portion is light blue with white markings. The warhead is marked "WARHEAD 66MM ROCKET PRACTICE M19" "LOADED 8/61" "LS-DZ-239" and has "XM54" on the rocket motor.

I am familiar with the 21mm and 35mm sub caliber training rockets, but this one is a full sized practice rocket. Sorry I don't have a photo available at this time, but will post one as soon as I can.

Any info would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

[ammocat]

For anyone that read my previous message about the 66mm Practice Rocket, I have a photo now and it is posted on a new thread under Identification.

Cheers

[MissingSomething]

OK, since Darryl posted a few.... Here is my early M72....

Canadian dated '68....



Canadian M72 and British L1A3B1 launcher (bottom)





Front sights of Canadian M72 (Left) and British L1A3B1 (right)

[MissingSomething]

Here is the British one...

[Freaky]

I got three of “exact” the same piece, just wit Norwegian instructions and prodused at RA (now NAMMO)

Cheers
Freaky

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[Dragontooth]

very nice!
anybody know if Talley also made the M74 TEA (incendiary) rockets for the M202 FLASH rocket launcher?

fire in the hole! :-)

[Taber10]

I've always heard that referred to as the M74 TPA for "thickened pyrophoric agent." Is TEA a typo, or can you tell us what it stands for?
Thanks,
Taber

[Dragontooth]

I've always heard that referred to as the M74 TPA for "thickened pyrophoric agent." Is TEA a typo, or can you tell us what it stands for?
Thanks,
Taber

dont think so.
please see the link. enjoy.

http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc...c=GetTRDoc.pdf

search for M74.

just found the patent, check it out. very detailed and scientific. enjoy my BOCN friends!

http://www.google.com/patents?id=dMA...rocket&f=false

[Dragontooth]

TEA = triethyl aluminum
TPA = thickened pyrophoric agent

six of one, half a dozen I guess...

any idea now if Talley ever made the M74 rocket? are there similar rocket nowadays? maybe the SMAW-NE which uses a thermobaric warhead.
looks dead effective against buildings: it is a thermobaric warhead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZdNstWIFbk

clip is a bit silly but enjoy

[V40]

During Vietnam I have seen the Marines using the M202 and that was during TET, not so much by the Army however. I have seen the M-72 used by both entities. Back then the Marines seemed to be the only one's to be issued with older gear and weapons that the Army didn't want to have. This is the same situation which may have been occuring back then. I thought the M202 was a great idea that to me would fit the Army's uses, however if there were any one else besides the Marines I would love to see a picture of one being used by the Army in Vietnam! I do not even know if the Army ever used the E-8 tear gas launcher either in service, but I know the Marines did also during TET. If anybody knows for sure of this topic, I would again, love to see any pictures or anywhere that they both were not used by the United States Army during the Vietnam War. This is just IMHO and for an answer?