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Romanian arms producer ROMARM has made a version of their 40 mm rifle-mounted grenade launcher AG-40 chambered in 40×46 mm NATO (then designated AG-40PN). Production of Romanian 40 mm low-velocity ammunition is handled by the arms factory Uzina Mecanica Plopeni, [27] a subsidiary of ROMARM. The projectiles seem to be of Romanian origin based ...
Loading 40 mm grenades into USMC M32 launcher. US marine looks through the M2A1 reflex sight on the M-32. In 2006, the Milkor 37/38mm Multiple Anti-Riot (MAR) replaced the 40mm less-lethal Yima. The MAR is largely identical to other MGL models, but is adapted to fire standard 37/38mm less-lethal riot control rounds available today. [5]
These rounds are often akin to 37 mm cartridges that have been in use by law enforcement for years. These cartridges are also mainly 40×46 mm. Oldest of these types is the riot control 40 mm gas cartridge. In the U.S. military the standard CS gas cartridge is designated M651. The M651 has 53 grams of CS mixture. Burn time is 25 seconds, with ...
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 MEI Mercury is a family of medium-range low-impulse 40mm grenade (40×46mmSR) developed by Martin Electronics, Inc. (MEI) that can reach out to 800 meters. The rounds are a fixed type ammunition designed to be fired from a 40 mm Grenade Launcher such as the M79, M203, M320 (attached to the M16 rifle or M4 carbine), or Milkor MK-1.
The MK285 is an airburst grenade that can be fired from certain 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launchers. [1] [2] The grenade was designed for the Mk 47 Striker. [1] The Mk 47 is a candidate for replacing the Mk 19 grenade launcher, first fielded in 1968, and still in widespread service, around the world. The Mk 47 is considerably lighter ...
The LAPD used 40-millimeter launchers — which fire foam projectiles at more than 200 mph — in at least nine cases that involved firearms last year, a report says.
Bofors 40 mm 3P all-target programmable ammunition allows six modes including three proximity fuzing modes.This increases the flexibility and effectiveness of the gun system, which has further reduced the reaction time of the gun and it is possible to choose ammunition mode at the moment of firing, giving it the ability to switch rapidly between surface targets, air targets, and ground targets.