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37 mm flare or "1.5 inch" caliber is the specification for a common launching system for non-lethal and less-lethal ammunition. Such launchers are also often known as "gas guns" due to their original use by police for launching tear gas projectiles.
ARWEN 37, a less than lethal riot launcher; ARWEN ACE, a less than lethal riot launcher; BK 3,7, a German World War II airborne anti-tank gun; Bofors 37 mm, a Swedish designed anti-tank gun; Cannone-Mitragliera da 37/54 (Breda), an Italian World War II naval anti-aircraft gun; Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925, a French World War II naval anti ...
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).
Early M6 HE(AT) and M7 Practice rockets can only be fired out of M1 launchers because they have an earlier ignition system that cannot be activated out of an M1A1, M9, or M9A1 launcher. [ 4 ] S9ACA = 20 × 2.36" M6A1 Rockets, HE (Anti-Tank) [For use with M1A1 Rocket Launcher], in M87 fiberboard tubes, in wooden crate.
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
Western launchers are primarily either the 37 mm flare caliber intended for civilian and law enforcement use, or the larger military 40 mm caliber. This is intended to prevent civilian-legal flare projectors being used to fire lethal military ammunition, since lethal rounds are not manufactured in 37mm caliber.
The ARWEN 37 is a less-lethal launcher [1] which fires a variety of 37mm less-lethal munitions which includes direct impact batons, chemical irritant delivery munitions and smoke delivery munitions. The ARWEN 37 has 5-round rotary drum magazine.
In 1938, Manville introduced a twelve round gun with a 37mm (1.5-inch) bore. This version fired 37mm × 5.5 inch Long (37mm × 127mmR) flare, smoke, or tear gas shells and was designed for police and security use. It was meant to be used in an indirect fire mode and had its barrel mounted at the bottom of the cylinder rather than the top.