The M-32 is a multiple-shot 40mm grenade launcher currently in trials with the USMC. By Staff Writer
The M32 MGL (Multiple Grenade Launcher) is currently in trials with the United States Marine Corps in Iraq. The system is a hand-held grenade launcher that operated from a spring-driven non-removable six-shot cylinder capable of lobbing 40mm type grenades some 400 yards. The system was fielded in 2006 with the contract for 200 units passed to Milkor USA in 2005.
The Marine M32 is based on the MGL-140 system which was produced by Milkor USA some years earlier. The MGL-140 represented an upgrade to current grenade launching systems available, sporting the ability to fire a variety of munition types, features a two-stage trigger system and a host of other physical and internal benefits.
The original MGL design was begun by the Milkor Company of South Africa for South Africa military forces in 1981 with force acceptance occurring two years later. The original MGL has seen widespread use all over the globe with some 30 nations hosting it in their inventories.
The M32 is to be manufactured in the United States by Milkor USA.
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Image Courtesy of Gunnery Sgt Mark Oliva of the USMC
2006
Designation:M32 MGL (Multiple Grenade Launcher) Classification Type:Six-Shot Multiple Grenade Launcher Manufacturer:Milkor USA - USA Country of Origin: United States
Operators: the United States of America.
Variants
MGL
MGL Mk-1
MGL-140
M32 - Base Series Designation
XRGL40
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