Lieutenant Robert Boscawen, from the British 1st Armoured Battalion, Coldstream Guards, 5th Guards Armoured Brigade, Guards Armoured Division and his friend Captain Dermot Musker, were the first to add the 60lb rocket firing capability to a Sherman tank. The turret of this Canadian 12th Manitoba Dragoons Staghound Armored Car was fitted with four 60 lb RP-3 (Rocket Projectile 3-inch) air to ground aircraft rocket launcher rails in November 1944. No Staghounds fitted with rockets were used in action. The maximum range achieved was 3,000 yards (2750 meters). Some rockets failed to explode when fired at targets close to the vehicle. During tests, it was found that accuracy, especially in the terms of range, was poor. Rotating the turret moved the rockets left or right. This enabled them to be moved up and down. The rocket launcher rails were attached to the 37 mm gun’s mantlet. They were loaded with 60 lb RP-3 (Rocket Projectile 3-inch) air to ground aircraft rockets that were normally fitted to planes like the Hawker Typhoon, Hurricane, Republican Thunderbolt, Mosquito, Liberator, Swordfish, Fairey Firefly and Beaufort. On 19th November 1944, four Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Rocket Launcher Rails Mk1 were attached to the turret of an HQ Company Staghound, two on each side. If they ran into enemy opposition they needed a more powerful weapon to help them get out of trouble and get back to the safety of their own lines. The Dragoons’ job on the battlefield was reconnaissance and to call in artillery support. They were only armed with a 37 mm (1.46 in) anti-tank gun. Egg prices shot up by 7.8% and pork prices were up by 9.6%.Rocket-Firing Medium Tanks The idea came from the Canadiansĭuring WW2, men of the Canadian 12th Manitoba Dragoons, part of the 18th Armoured Car Regiment, were looking for a way to increase the firepower on their American built Staghound Armored Cars. The country’s citizens saw a 2.4% increase in food prices, with fresh fruit prices increasing by 11.5% and fresh vegetables decreasing by 11.1%. ChinaĬhina’s CPI for March was at 0.7%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China. IndiaĪccording to the Indian government’s Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the March consumer price index rate was at 5.66% and came down from February when it was at 6.44%.Ĭonsumers paid more money for milk, fruits and vegetables, clothing, footwear, and education. In March, Canadians saw their grocery prices increase at a slower pace stemming from lower prices for fresh fruits and vegetables like grapes, oranges, cucumbers and celery.Īnd while gasoline prices fell, mortgage interest costs grew at a faster rate as people renewed or initiated mortgages at higher interest rates. CanadaĬanada’s March CPI rate is at 4.3%, down from 5.2% in February, according to Statistics Canada. The Office for National Statistics puts the United Kingdom’s CPI at 10.1% for March, down from 10.4% in February with consumers spending higher prices on housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels.Īcross the UK, private rental prices increased by 4.9%, and around 36% of adults surveyed by ONS reported difficulty in affording their rent or mortgage payments. Here is how the CPI is around some of the world’s biggest economies: United Kingdom Prices aren’t just high in the United States, they’re going up all over the world. And while there were drops in grocery prices, rental costs, airfares, and hotel prices, it still costs a pretty penny to buy various goods. Overall, the country saw gas prices increase by 3% and used car prices increased by 4.4%.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices increased by 4.9%.
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