A rifle grenade is a grenade that uses a rifle-based launcher to permit a longer effective range than would be possible if the grenade were thrown by hand...
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grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low...
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as attachments mounted to a parent firearm, usually a rifle. Larger crew-served automatic grenade launchers such as the Mk 19 are mounted on tripods or...
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to fire rifle grenades. These included a thicker receiver, a new latch for the dust cover to ensure it would not be jarred loose by a grenade discharge...
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types of rifle grenade, both with the nomenclature of M60. The M60 anti-personnel rifle grenade bore a resemblance to the French M52 rifle grenade. The M60...
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projectile) shot from the muzzle of a rifle (as a rifle grenade) or a grenade launcher. A modern hand grenade generally consists of an explosive charge...
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The M9 rifle grenade was an American anti-tank rifle grenade used during World War II. The earlier-designed M10 grenade was too heavy to be fired an effective...
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"Ball") No.17 rifle grenade No.20 rifle grenade No.22 rifle grenade No.24 rifle grenade No.35 rifle grenade No.44 rifle grenade Obstacle clearing explosive...
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Mills bomb (redirect from 36 grenade)
later in 1916. The No. 23 Mk 1, the hand/rifle-grenade had a base plug drilled with a threaded hole for a rifle launching rod. The No. 23 Mk II had a new-style...
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The Viven-Bessières rifle grenade, named after its inventors, also known as "VB grenade", and officially referred to as the "Viven-Bessières shell" in...
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anti-tank grenade (HEAT anti-tank rifle grenade) No.69 Mk.I grenade (Concussion hand grenade) No.73 anti-tank grenade (Also known as the "Thermos grenade") No...
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The M7 grenade launcher, formally rifle grenade launcher, M7, was a 22 mm rifle grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand rifle that saw widespread...
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Karabiner 98k (redirect from Mauser Model 1898 rifle)
was developed based on rifle grenade launcher models designed during World War I. The 30 mm Schiessbecher cup-type rifle grenade launcher could be mounted...
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HEAT is a fin-stabilized anti-tank rifle grenade designed in the late 1950s to replace the Belgian ENERGA rifle grenade which was adopted by the US Army...
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The Energa anti-tank rifle grenade is a rifle-launched anti-tank grenade that is propelled by a ballistite-filled blank cartridge. The name Energa comes...
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The M34 WP Grenade replaced the World War II M15 WP grenade. The M34 could be fired from a rifle grenade launcher using M2-series grenade launching adapters...
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The Hales rifle grenade is the name for several rifle grenades used by British forces during World War I. All of these are based on the No. 3 design. To...
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FAMAS (redirect from Famas (rifle))
of the gas used in a blank cartridge. The FAMAS can use a variety of rifle grenades up to 500 g (18 oz). Notable examples include the antipersonnel APAV40...
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SIG SG 510 (redirect from SIG 510 battle rifle)
ranges with and without an additional booster-charged rifle grenade. For such indirect rifle grenade fire, the Stgw. 57 was set on the ground and a weighted...
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accurate 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...
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The Spanish munitions company Instalaza made two models of rifle grenade during the 1960s. As well as being used by the Spanish Army, the Portuguese Army...
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be able to fire 22mm rifle grenades, which are slid over the unobstructed barrel muzzle now formed into a spigot-type rifle grenade launcher. A horizontal...
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The Modèle 1952 34mm HE rifle grenade was in French service from 1952 to 1978. It was used alongside the APAV40 rifle grenade in French service. It was...
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rifle grenade launcher was replaced by a combination compensator/rifle grenade launcher that fired NATO-standard 22mm rifle grenades. The rifle also incorporates...
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Machine Helfrich, Emma (2022-06-17). "New Automatic Grenade Launcher Is Designed Like An Assault Rifle". The Drive. Retrieved 2023-08-13. Firefight!: The...
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M320 Grenade Launcher Module (GLM) is the U.S. military's designation for a new single-shot 40 mm grenade launcher system to replace the M203 for the U...
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T2 grenade ) is a rifle grenade that was used by the United States during World War II. "GRENADE, RIFLE, FRAGMENTATION, IMPACT, Ml7— This grenade consists...
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The Grenade, Rifle No. 68 / Anti-Tank was a British anti-tank rifle grenade used during the Second World War and was one of the first operational weapons...
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.30-06 Springfield (category Pistol and rifle cartridges)
grenade launchers. The M1 was a universal blank and rifle grenade cartridge that replaced the specialized rifle grenade (RG), chemical rifle grenade (CRG)...
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three-cell (six pockets) grenade carrier that could be tied down around the thigh. M2 bipod M76 rifle grenade launcher M15 grenade launcher sight Mk 87 Mod...
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