Grenade Launcher Falling into that 'special' place between a thrown hand-grenade and a launched artillery shell.
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ASG-17 'Plamya' (Flame) The ASG-17 "Plamya" (or "Flame") is a Soviet-produced automatic grenade launcher similar in scope to the American Mk 19 series. The weapon system can be vehicle mounted or used by infantry in the field via a tripod assembly. ...
1975
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Colt / AAI M203 The M203 40mm grenade launcher is a single-shot system that was designed to be attached under the barrel of an assault rifle or carbine. The addition of the M203 to any rifle system expands the capability of the standard infa...
Heckler & Koch HK XM25 IAWS The futuristic Heckler & Koch HK XM25 IAWS (Individual Airburst Weapon System) is a semi-automatic, multiple-shot, shoulder-fired 25mm grenade launcher categorized as an "airburst weapon" system designed to neutralize out-of...
2012
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M32 MGL (Multiple Grenade Launcher) 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...
M79 Grenade Launcher The M79 was a standard single-shot, squad-support weapon that made its initial appearance with American troops during the Vietnam War. The system could lob a grenade projectile several hundred meters away and stop light-armor...
1961
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Royal Ordnance ARWEN 37 The ARWEN 37 anti-riot weapon was designed in the late 1970's, ultimately reaching production in the early 1980's. The system came about as a specialized need to replace the ineffective anti-riot weapons currently in service ...
Type 10, 50mm Grenade Discharger The 50mm Type 10 was the first of two primary "light mortars" to serve with the Imperial Japanese Army during World War 2. Introduced as early as 1921, the Type 10 was hardly anything but a light mortar design when compared t...
1921
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Type 2 (Rifle Grenade Launcher) The Type 2 was a weapon system in service with the Imperial Japanese Army by the time of World War 2. The system attached to the barrel end of the standard issue Japanese infantry rifle and served as a "rifle grenade launcher...
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Type 89, 50mm Grenade Discharger The Type 89 "Grenade Discharger" was another of Imperial Japan's "light mortar" systems utilized throughout World War 2. Hardly a true mortar system by any standard, the Imperial Japanese Army nonetheless found use for the we...
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