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  2. M7 grenade launcher - Wikipedia

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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 use throughout World War II and the Korean War. The M7 was a tube-shaped device, with one end slotting over the muzzle of the rifle and attaching to the bayonet mount, and the other end holding ...

  3. 22 mm grenade - Wikipedia

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    The first rifles to utilize the 22 mm grenade were the American M1903 Springfield, M1 Garand and M1 carbine, all of which required an adapter (the M1, M7, and M8 grenade launchers, respectively). After the formation of NATO, the 22 mm grenade was adopted as its standard rifle grenade.

  4. List of grenade launchers - Wikipedia

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    M320 Grenade Launcher Module: Heckler & Koch: 40 mm grenade: Germany 2008 Replaces the M203 in the US Army: M7/M8 grenade launcher: Springfield Armory: United States 1943 M7 and variants for the M1 Garand rifle, M8 for the M1 carbine: MAHG K 218 — — — 18th century Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper: Milkor (Pty) Ltd: 37 mm flare 38 mm grenade

  5. Rifle grenade - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese would also adopt a version of the German Schiessbecher grenade launcher. The Type 2 rifle grenade launcher was an attachment for the Type 38 and Type 99 rifles that allowed them to fire special hollow charge grenades. Two grenades were produced for the launcher: a 30 mm (1.2 in) grenade and a larger, 40 mm (1.6 in) grenade, both ...

  6. M1 grenade adapter - Wikipedia

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    They were designed to be used with bolt-action rifles. The M1 Garand rifle used the M7 rifle grenade launcher series and the M1 Carbine used the M8 rifle grenade launcher series. They were designed to be used with gas-operated semi-automatic rifles. All four launchers had a series of six rings scored along the length of the launcher.

  7. Weapons of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    M7 and M8 rifle grenade launcherrifle grenade launcher used with respectively the M1 Garand and the M1 carbine, used by the South Vietnamese. Could fire the M9 and M17 rifle grenades. [88] M79 grenade launcher – main U.S. grenade launcher used by all branches of the US military, ANZAC forces, and ARVN. [34] [88]

  8. Moral Injury: The Recruits - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.

  9. American logistics in the Normandy campaign - Wikipedia

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    Another item with a higher than expected loss rate was the M7 grenade launcher. When this device was attached to the M1 Garand rifle, it disabled the rifle's semi-automatic function, so the rifle could not be fired normally when it was in place. Accordingly, they were quickly discarded after use in combat, resulting in a high loss rate.