United States Armed Forces has created a plethora of different types of 40 mm grenades in both the low-velocity 40×46 mm and high-velocity 40×53 mm calibers...
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sponge grenades. Sweden currently operates the M203 grenade launcher (designated Granattillsats 40 mm Automatkarbin in Sweden) and thus uses the 40 mm low-velocity...
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crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces United States 40 mm grenades "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). 40mm M320 grenade launcher will be replace M203 next year...
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different types of grenade launchers. Chinese designers felt Soviet 30 mm grenades had inadequate firepower, while NATO 40 mm grenades lacked portability...
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weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces United States 40 mm grenades Other under-barrel grenade launchers AG36 – widely used grenade launcher from Heckler & Koch...
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a 2.646 in (67.2 mm) long and 0.254 lb (0.12 kg) heavy US 40mm grenade buckshot load used in the M79, M203, M320, and M32 MGL grenade launchers. It is...
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The Mk 19 grenade launcher (pronounced Mark 19) is an American 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher that was first developed during the Vietnam War...
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with further range than rifle grenades, but more portable than a mortar. Project Niblick created the 40 x 46 mm grenade, but was unable to create a satisfactory...
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of grenade launchers List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces Mk 19 grenade launcher M129 grenade launcher United States 40 mm grenades U.S...
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This article lists all forms of grenade launchers around the world, that is to say weapons that launch grenades with more accuracy, a higher velocity...
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The M129 is a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher that was used as an aircraft weapon in United States service. It was developed from the earlier M75 and...
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Mk 47 Striker (redirect from Striker 40)
Striker 40 is a 40mm automatic grenade launcher with an integrated fire control system, capable of launching smart programmable 40mm air burst grenades in...
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the Russian military. The AGS-40 uses 40 mm CL (caseless) grenades with a range of 2,500 m (compared to the 30 mm grenades with range 1,700 for AGS-17 and...
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Pike (munition) (category Surface-to-surface missiles of the United States)
Multipurpose Munition Gyrojet NAVAIR Spike Rocket propelled grenade Roketsan METE United States 40 mm grenades "Raytheon Unveils New Mini Missile for Special Forces...
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special hollow charge grenades. Two grenades were produced for the launcher: a 30 mm (1.2 in) grenade and a larger, 40 mm (1.6 in) grenade, both designated...
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number of grenades already issued, few grenades with the new fuses were used in combat during WWII. The original Mk 2 grenade had a 3⁄8-inch (9.5 mm) threaded...
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Armed Forces. United States: Primary fragmentation hand grenade of the United States Armed Forces since the 1960s. Ukraine: C-13 grenades donated as part...
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Heckler & Koch HK69A1 (redirect from Granatpistole 40 mm)
The HK69A1 is a 40 mm grenade launcher developed and produced by the German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K). The weapon was designed to engage...
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resultant pump-action grenade launcher. The tubular magazine held three 40x46mm grenades, and so with one grenade in the chamber, four grenades could be fired...
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equipment of the United States Army during World War II Military Nuclear warfare Radiological warfare Strategy United States hand grenades War Weapon Weapons...
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The XM148 was an experimental 40 mm grenade launcher developed by Colt Firearms as the CGL-4 (Colt Grenade Launcher). Colt manufactured the launcher for...
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generally used as a vehicle-mounted machine gun. In the same way, the 40 mm MK 19 grenade machine gun is mainly used by motorized units. The U.S. Army uses...
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the SAMP weapon programs, the United States developed 40 mm grenades incorporating similar technology, including the 40×53mm MK285 Programmable Prefragmented...
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The RG-6 (GRAU designation 6G30) is a Russian 40 mm, six-shot, revolver-type grenade launcher developed between 1993 and 1994 by Central Design and Research...
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Milkor MGL (redirect from M-32 Multiple Grenade Launcher)
The Milkor MGL (Multiple Grenade Launcher) is a lightweight 40 mm six-shot revolver-type grenade launcher (variations also fire 37/38mm) developed and...
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the 40 mm M79 grenade launcher. The M1 grenade projection adapter was designed to easily convert standard Mk 2 hand grenades into rifle grenades. This...
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explosive grenades are designed to detonate either after a time delay or on impact. Modern fragmentation grenades, such as the United States M67 grenade, have...
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Launcher Used by special forces M203 grenade launcher United States 40 mm grenade Grenade Launcher Rocket-propelled grenades RPG-7 Soviet Union 40mm shaped...
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being loaded into an AH-64D Apache Longbow 20 mm caliber 23 mm caliber 25 mm caliber 37 mm caliber 40 mm grenade Table of handgun and rifle cartridges Mk-46...
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The MM-1 is a 40x46mm semi-automatic grenade launcher manufactured during the 1980s in the United States by the Hawk Engineering Company.[clarification...
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