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A net gun is a non-lethal weapon designed to fire a net which entangles the target. Net guns have a long history of being used to capture wildlife, stray dogs and even aircraft. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A net gun that can subdue humans, and recently, Quadcopters have also been developed.
The sighting unit on the launcher is enclosed in a unique protective cage, which is also a carry handle. The development reduced the over-all weight by four and a half pounds (2.0 kg) from the older SMAW launcher. The Serpent fires the same rounds as the standard SMAW and supports new and improved/enhanced rounds.
The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40×46mm grenade, which uses what the US Army calls the High-Low Propulsion System to keep recoil forces low, and first appeared during the Vietnam War.
The PAW-20 is a hand-held, semi-automatic direct fire grenade launcher that fires a 20×42mm point-detonating round. It holds six rounds in a detachable rotary magazine, with an effective range of 300–400 meters. It was designed mainly as an anti-personnel grenade launcher for use against opposition closely grouped together or behind light cover.
The Phalanx CIWS (SEE-wiz) is an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft automatically against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small boats. It was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division , [ 3 ] later a part of Raytheon .
A personally constructed (D.I.Y) 37mm launcher may be made at home (see list of 3D printed weapons and parts or homemade firearm for more information), and does not need to be registered as a firearm or a destructive device, as is the case for factory-made launcher devices. Likewise, you cannot possess or use 37mm anti-personnel ammunition or ...
This launcher is used primarily by the Royal Canadian Navy and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, but has not been adopted by the USN. [6] Mk 49 The 21-round launcher for the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile. [6] Mk 53 Nulka anti-missile decoy launcher. [6] Mk 56 The Mk 56 GMLS is a vertical launch system for the RIM-162C Evolved Sea Sparrow ...
12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun mounted on Katlanit RCWS 30mm Mk44 Bushmaster II & M240 machine gun & Spike LR mounted on Czech Pandur II IFV. The Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS), also known as Katlanit (קטלנית in Hebrew: "lethal") is a remote weapon system (RWS) that enables a variety of devices to be operated automatically or by remote control, including 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm ...