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M320 Grenade Launcher Module (GLM) is the U.S. military's designation for a new single-shot 40 mm grenade launcher system to replace the M203 [4] [5] for the U.S. Army, while other services initially kept using the older M203. The M320 uses the same High-Low Propulsion System as the M203.
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 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 ...
Standard issue. The Chinese Type 54 machine gun is also used by the KPA. [2]: A-87 [3] NSV Soviet Union [3] KPV [21] Soviet Union China: Chinese copies are also used by the KPA. [3] Grenade launchers GP-25 Soviet Union: Underbarrel grenade launcher. Can be mounted on all Kalashnikov-type rifles. [2]: A-76 AGS-17 Soviet Union [2]: A-89 [3] [5]
A Gewehrgranatgerät ("rifle grenade device") based on rifle grenade launcher models designed during World War I it fitted to the end of a rifle, the grenade being propelled by a special rifle cartridge. The Schiessbecher was introduced in 1942 and intended to replace all previous rifle grenade launcher models in use by German armed forces.
Included with the rifle are a detachable bipod, bayonet (from the G3), sling, cleaning kit and a magazine loader. Additionally, the HK33 can be used to mount a 40 mm under-barrel HK79 grenade launcher or a blank-firing adaptor .
A number of experimental weapon systems have attempted to produce combination weapons which consist of a permanently attached grenade launcher and a carbine assault rifle, often with the rifle mounted underneath the launcher, most notably the XM29 OICW, [15] but so far the only such weapon to reach full production is the S&T Daewoo K11, adopted ...
A development of the HK79A1 is the 40 mm underslung SA80 grenade launcher, adapted for use on the British 5.56×45mm NATO L85A1 assault rifle, where it is mounted by replacing the handguard in a similar manner to the early versions of the US-made M203. This was one of the early studies for an under-carried launcher to be mated to the SA80, and ...