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The idea of an automatic grenade launcher was opposed by Grigory Kulik, chief of the Main Artillery Directorate, and other military leaders. In 1937–1938, the Taubina was rejected as a company-level support weapon in favour of a mobile, cheap, and well-tested 50 mm (2.0 in) mortar, based on a 1938 design by B. I. Shavyrina.
Semi-automatic rifle / Sniper rifle (with 3.5× PU scope attached) 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union: 10-round magazine. Most widely used semi-automatic rifle by the Red Army. Fedorov Avtomat: Battle rifle: 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka: Russian Empire: 25-round magazine. Deployed during the Winter War from stockpiles due to a shortage of submachine guns. [5 ...
The grenade replaced the RG-14/30, which was a World War I vintage design with an improved arming system. [3] The RGD-33 is composed of four separate pieces: a cylindrical head containing 85 grams (3.0 oz) of TNT filling, [2] a fragmentation sleeve that was only used when thrown under the protection of a trench or cover, the throwing handle which contains the igniter, and the fuse.
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 ...
The grenade launcher is attached to special brackets, welded to the host assault rifle. To fire the GSN-19 accurately and comfortably, the host rifle is equipped with a special folding grenade launching sight (attached to the base of the standard rear sight) and with a removable, rubber, recoil-absorbing butt pad.
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 ...
Yugoslavian M59/66 (SKS) with a 22 mm launcher Zastava M70 rifle with grenade sights raised Video of U.S. troops using GREM (Simon) rifle grenade system. A 22 mm rifle grenade is inserted over the firing mechanism on the front of rifles that are equipped with the appropriate spigot-type launcher, either in the form of an integral flash ...
Spetsnaz with GP grenade launcher under an AKM rifle, 45th Spetsnaz Brigade. A grenade is first loaded from the muzzle, the weapon is aimed, and then the double-action trigger is pulled to fire. This fires the percussion cap at the base of the grenade which activates the nitrocellulose propellant inside the grenade body. [7]