Ampumolets Launcher

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Better photo
2x standard --DO NOT put this in the game. The game correct version is zipped up below and is the same LBM number as the existing photo so there is no need to alter the OOB.

On the first shot, the ampoule burst in the barrel and the ampulomet burned up. Lelyushenko demanded a second attempt, and the situation repeated itself. The enraged general prohibited the use of this unsafe weapon by his troops and had the remaining ones crushed with a tank. It is hard to say how accurate this story is, but Dmitriy Danilovich Lelyushenko had a rather difficult character.

Lelyushenko was not the only one to encounter the problem of premature bursting. In April of 1942, the 370th Infantry Division attempted to use ampulomets. Use in combat did not pan out, as the soldiers were unable to get within the required 100-150 meters of the enemy, and the results of training exercises were not encouraging:

"1. Out of the 12-15 burst ampoules at training exercises in the 307th division, 8 did not ignite.

2. 10-15% ampoules fired at exercises at the HQ burst in the barrel.

3. Out of 52 ampoules tested, taken from various crates stored at warehouse #1801, 19 burst in the barrel, which is a failure rate of 36.5%.



The cause of the premature bursting is due to low quality manufacturing: ampoules are not properly welded and were presumably not checked for robustness when produced. Without firing, it is impossible to determine a faulty ampoule visually."



It is not difficult to understand the soldiers that did not want to go to battle with such a weapon. The attempt at a fast and cheap solution harmed the quality of the weapon. Yes, it was used on several parts of the front, but the ampulomet was not destined to end up among the weapons of victory. It remained a symbol from difficult times when even a pipe on wheels had to be taken into battle.

Love the line "Dmitriy Danilovich Lelyushenko had a rather difficult character." That says a LOT ( politely ........) Bottom line is you have not missed much by not finding it but in the game it will behave itself MUCH better than it did in RL