trigger is pulled and the rocket fired, spring-loaded fins deploy to stabilise its flight while the force of its propulsion enables it to penetrate the target structure before its explosive payload is detonated.

Do bazookas explode on impact?

In fact, bazookas are designed as anti-tank weapons. To detonate, they must hit something very hard such as a tank. ... Evidently, they hit it once but it still failed to trip the firing pin (this is a cumulative device, with each impact moving it a little closer to detonation!).

How did bazookas work?

The full action of the Bazooka required the two operators to work in unison. The firer set the launcher upon his shoulder and usually took on a kneeling position with the weapons safety activated at this point. The loader inserted a rocket projectile into the breech end and removed the projectile's arming pin.