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An AGA‑40 grenade launcher. 40×74.5 mm is a cartridge caliber produced in Romania for their AGA-40 Model 85 automatic grenade launcher. [27] It features a casing with a high–low system. The propellant has high pressure and gives the projectile an average velocity of 216–223 m/s (709–732 ft/s) depending on the ammunition type. [27]
The GP-30M is a grenade launcher of simplified model, consisting of a shorter 40mm rifled barrel in front of a basic trigger mechanism with minimal hand grip. The current Izhmash -made version, the GP-34 , has a further-redesigned sighting system located to the right side of the weapon and features the following advantages:
T85 grenade launcher: Combined Logistics Command: 40 mm grenade: Taiwan (Republic of China) 1992 Usable on T65, T86 and T91 assault rifles Type 2 rifle grenade launcher: 40mm Japan 1940s For the Type 38 and Type 99 rifles Type 91 grenade launcher: Norinco (China North Industries Corporation) 35 mm grenade (Non-lethal round) China 1991
Other types of grenade launchers are typically much lighter and can easily be carried by just a single soldier. 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]
A "grenade launcher" or "grenade launcher mount" is usually included in the list of features defining an "assault weapon", though this is a legal definition which primarily affects firearms with flash hiders compatible with rifle grenades, [32] [33] since firearms that are designed specifically for launching explosive grenade rounds and their ...
The Pike is a precision-guided mini-missile [1] or grenade munition designed by Raytheon.It is a 40 mm guided munition that can be fired from the barrel of a Heckler & Koch M320 Grenade Launcher Module and FN Enhanced Grenade Launching Module (EGLM) like a standard 40mm grenade, but is powered by a rocket motor to propel it 2,000 m (2,200 yd; 1.2 mi) to give infantrymen improved extended-range ...
According to the U.S. Army Field Manual FM 3-22.31 40-MM Grenade Launcher, M203, [8] there are eight different rounds for the M203: 40 mm ammunition line drawings An M16A2 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher lies in the grass near some of the types of 40 mm ammunition available for use with the M203. The cartridges are, from left to ...
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 ).