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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).
The GMG (Granatmaschinengewehr or "grenade machine gun") is an automatic grenade launcher developed by Heckler & Koch for the German Army. It is also often referred to as GMW or GraMaWa ( Granatmaschinenwaffe ).
The Mk 47 or Striker 40 [2] is a 40mm automatic grenade launcher with an integrated fire control system, capable of launching smart programmable 40mm air burst grenades in addition to various unguided rounds. [3]
The Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher replaced the earlier Mk 18 hand-cranked multiple grenade launcher. The 40 mm ammunition used (40×53 mm) is not interchangeable with that used in the M203 (40×46 mm). The M203 ammunition develops a lower chamber pressure, and resultant lower muzzle velocity and range, compared to ammunition loaded for the ...
Squad Support Automatic Grenade Launcher(LG-02) CJAIE (China Jing An Import & Export Corp.) 40 mm grenade: China STK 40 AGL or SPG-3: ST Kinetics or Pindad under licence 40 mm grenade: Singapore or Indonesia 1991 Type 87 grenade launcher: Norinco: 35 mm grenade: China 1980s UAG-40 40 mm grenade: Ukraine Vektor Y3 AGL: Denel: 40 mm grenade ...
A quadrant sight is provided for aiming, fitted to the right side of the grenade launcher, providing a rotating frame with a post and notch sight, graduated for distances from 50 to 350 m, every 50 m. The launcher weighs 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) unloaded; the muzzle velocity using standard ammunition is approx. 76 m/s (249.3 ft/s).
Unusual for handheld grenade launchers, the QLZ-87 fires high-velocity grenades of 35x32 mmSR caliber, which provides a longer range and flatter firing trajectory. [ 13 ] The QLZ-87 is being complemented by the QLZ-04 , which is fed from a belt and thus is better suited to be mounted on tripods and vehicles.
XM174 grenade launcher; AGS-30, a similar weapon, 30mm calibre; XM312, a .50 BMG version of the XM307; Mk 47, a similar but older automatic 40 mm grenade launcher, also replacing the Mk 19 in some roles. XM25 CDTE, a 25mm low-velocity smart cannon/grenade launcher for an individual soldier; XM29 OICW; Comparison of automatic grenade launchers