Alternatively, the rocket was capable of carrying an ordinary high-explosive warhead weighing 1500 lb.

History and development

Developed at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, the Honest John was a large but simple fin-stabilized, unguided artillery rocket weighing 5820 lb in its initial M31 nuclear-armed version. Mounted on the back of a truck, the rocket was aimed in much the same way as a cannon and then

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