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The GP-30M is a grenade launcher of simplified model, consisting of a shorter 40mm rifled barrel in front of a basic trigger mechanism with minimal hand grip. The current Izhmash -made version, the GP-34 , has a further-redesigned sighting system located to the right side of the weapon and features the following advantages:
T85 grenade launcher: Combined Logistics Command: 40 mm grenade: Taiwan (Republic of China) 1992 Usable on T65, T86 and T91 assault rifles Type 2 rifle grenade launcher: 40mm Japan 1940s For the Type 38 and Type 99 rifles Type 91 grenade launcher: Norinco (China North Industries Corporation) 35 mm grenade (Non-lethal round) China 1991
A "grenade launcher" or "grenade launcher mount" is usually included in the list of features defining an "assault weapon", though this is a legal definition which primarily affects firearms with flash hiders compatible with rifle grenades, [33] [34] since firearms that are designed specifically for launching explosive grenade rounds and their ...
The following is a list of rocket launchers Note, rocket launchers are different from recoilless rifles , recoilless guns , grenade launchers or anti-tank guided missiles . List
Box full of 40×53 mm high-velocity grenades A 40×46 mm low-velocity training round being fired from an M203 grenade launcher. This is a general collection of the world's many types of ammunition for grenade launchers in 40 mm (1.57 in) caliber. Several countries have developed or adopted grenade launchers in 40 mm caliber. [1]
The 25 mm grenade is a type of explosive ordnance used in some modern grenade launchers. 25 mm grenades are armed after launch, after traveling a safe distance.Many types explode on impact, but others are designed to explode in mid-air after traveling a certain distance—used to clear entrenched or barricaded positions.
40 mm automatic grenade launcher. Kaveh-30: Automatic grenade launcher Iran Soviet Union: 30mm automatic grenade launcher. GP-25: Grenade launcher Soviet Union: 40mm under-barrel grenade launcher. Used by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. [citation needed] M79: Grenade launcher United States: 40mm shoulder-fired grenade launcher. Unguided anti ...
After WWII the use of internal-propellant caseless ammunition largely disappeared from mainstream weapons development; however, the type saw a small resurgence when the Soviet Union introduced their GP-25 40 mm internal-propellant caseless under-barrel grenade launcher in 1978.