Hmm I thought at first sight that this may be a variation on the 'Blacker bombard' but now I am not quite sure?
I will keep looking around for more info on this one
Nope it is not a Bombard design it is in fact a 60 lb RP-3 (Rocket Projectile 3-inch) I believe they were usually fired from the air like on the Typhoon etc but they were also used on the ground.
Here is some info and a good link
Lieutenant Robert Boscawen, from British 1st Armoured Battalion, Coldstream Guards Armoured Division and his friend Captain Dermot Musker, were the first to add the 60lb rocket firing capability to a Sherman tanks. The Rocket Launcher Rails Mk I and RP-3 (Rocket Projectile 3-inch) rockets were obtained from an RAF Typhoon aerodrome near Nijmegen. Captain Musker had heard that the Canadians had fitted some Typhoon rockets to a tank as an experiment but had never developed the idea.
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