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The SSW was planned as part of the Future Light Support Weapon program made by Sweden, its goal to replace the Mk19 and M203 grenade launchers at squad and platoon levels. Prototypes of the weapon have been made for display and testing, but as of 2017 it has not been put into service or made into a full-scale production project.
Studies indicate that the XM25 with air burst rounds is 300 percent more effective at engaging the enemy than other squad-level grenade launchers. [ 12 ] In 2014, the U.S. Army was working on a 40 mm autonomous airburst Small Arms Grenade Munitions (SAGM) round to give 40 mm grenade launchers airburst capabilities as a complementary system to ...
The QLT-89, also known as Type 89 grenade discharger, is a lightweight grenade launcher developed by China in the 1980s, used for individual squad level indirect fire support. The design was finalized in the early 1990s.
Mobile multiple rocket launcher: 122mm Yugoslavia Croatia: 12: Croatian modification of the M-77 Oganj 128mm MLRS. The launcher and the fire system have been modified to use BM-21 Grad 122mm rockets. The M-92 Vulkan battery is part of the Croatian contingent in Battle Group Poland. [44] [45] APR–40: Mobile multiple rocket launcher: 122mm
40 mm grenade: Spain 1984 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 ...
The final Air Force GAU-5/A and Army XM177E2 had an 11.5 in (292 mm) barrel with a longer flash/sound suppressor. The lengthening of the barrel was to support the attachment of Colt's own XM148 40 mm grenade launcher. These versions were also known as the Colt Commando model commonly referenced and marketed as the CAR-15.
XM307 (Grenade machine gun, 25 mm HV Airburst) M75/M129 (Automatic Grenade Launcher, 40×53mm) M174 grenade launcher (Automatic Grenade Launcher, 40×46mm) M175 grenade launcher (Automatic Grenade Launcher, 40×53mm) Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher (Manually Operated, Belt-Fed Grenade Launcher, 40×46mm) Mk 20 Mod 0 (Automatic Grenade Launcher, 40 ...
The M203 grenade launcher is intended to be used as close fire support against point and area targets. The round is designed to be effective at breaking through windows and exploding inside, blowing up doors, producing multiple casualties, destroying bunkers or emplacements, and damaging or disabling soft-skinned vehicles .