Thread:3cooldog92/@comment-4948262-20120729051400/@comment-3247345-20120908041718

It was very primitive form of rocket launcher. It basically held the rockets in place. Then the soldier would light the rockets and they would fly all over the place. They were very inaccurate and short range. Alexander the Great had to wait until the war elephants got very close before he set the rockets off. The rockets didn't actually take out any elephants. The just scared them and made them go beserk. With the elephants out of the way Alexander was able to beat the rest of the Indian army.