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This was refined into the S-5, which resembled an oversized single-barrel shotgun. Unable to solve the problems with the multi-shot T148 launcher, the Army adopted the S-5 as the XM79. With a new sight, the XM79 was officially adopted as the M79 on December 15, 1960. [8] In 1961, the first M79 grenade launchers were delivered to the US Army ...
The M79 Osa (from Serbian: оса, lit. 'wasp') is a Yugoslav-made portable 90 mm anti-tank weapon made of fibre-reinforced plastics. It resembles the French portable anti-tank launcher 89 mm LRAC F1. It consists of the launcher, a CN-6 sighting piece, rocket and carrying case for the rocket. The M79 shoots unguided projectiles in direct sight ...
M79 grenade launcher; M203 grenade launcher; Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper; R. RGM-40 Kastet; RGS-50M; RWGŁ-3; T. TW73; Type 91 grenade launcher
Grenade launcher usable on its own or with the H&K G3(named HK79 in this configuration) IWI X95 GL40: Israel Weapon Industries: 40 mm grenade: Israel 2009 Grenade launcher for the X95 and Galil ACE rifles HK269: Heckler & Koch: 40 mm grenade: Germany 2000s Variant of the AG-C with a shorter barrel for the HK 416 and the HK 417: M79 grenade launcher
M7 grenade launcher; M75 grenade launcher; M79 grenade launcher; M129 grenade launcher; M203 grenade launcher; M243 smoke grenade launcher; M250 grenade launcher; M320 Grenade Launcher Module; Manville gun; Milkor MGL; Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher; Mk 19 grenade launcher; Mk 20 Mod 0 grenade launcher; Mk 47 Striker
The M79 was later replaced by the M203, which mounts under the barrel of a rifle. [12] Later, the U.S. Army developed a higher-velocity 40 mm round using their high-low propulsion system for use by heavier machine gun-type grenade launchers found on vehicles and helicopters. Today, besides the U.S. military, the 40 mm grenade family is ...
A United States Army Special Forces advisor instructing a Vietnamese Civilian Irregular Defense Group trainee on how to use an M79 grenade launcher. A grenade launcher [1] [2] [3] is a weapon that fires a specially designed, large-caliber projectile, often with an explosive, smoke, or gas warhead.
The Mark 19 Automatic Grenade Launcher, first fielded by the United States in 1966, and still widely used today, weighs 62.5 kg (137.58 lb) when attached to its tripod, and loaded with a box of ammunition. [3] For comparison, the single-shot M79 grenade launcher weighs 2.93 kg (6.45 lb).