The Super Bazooka anti-tank rocket launcher was IDF's answer to the increasingly number of Modern Battle Tanks (MBT), such as the soviet T-34, which the American Bazooka wouldn’t penetrate at some angles. Thus, instead of copying the design of the American 2.36" Bazooka, or the newer 3.5" version, the IDF had decided to develop its own version of the Bazooka.

The requirements for the design of the new weapon were- muzzle speed of 200 m/sec, great stability, high penetration capability and high hit rates at mobile targets.

These requirements were extremely tough and caused great difficulties to the designers of the Super Bazooka. Some of them even got injured as a result of the tests - Because of the high muzzle speed the designers wanted to achieve, a great amount of repulse material was added to the rocket, flying backwards after the launch, and causing injuries to the shooter. Gas repulse was massive too, and it had been decided to reduce the muzzle speed a bit.

Another problem was a chance of 1 to 3000 to an explosion of the rocket's engine. It took 12 years to find out that the reason for the problem was a poor attachment of the front cap in the engine. At high temperatures, 2500 degrees Celsius, the hot gases melted the attaching glue, causing a fire in the engine. At any rate, tests had shown a very good penetration ability of 40 cm.

In 1959, for the development of the Super Bazooka, Mr. Jenka, who was one of the designers of the rocket, won the Israeli prize for security.