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The Type 89 grenade discharger (八 九 式 重 擲弾筒, Hachikyū-shiki jū-tekidantō), inaccurately and colloquially known as a knee mortar by Allied forces, is a Japanese grenade launcher or light mortar that was widely used in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It got the nickname the "knee mortar" because of an erroneous Allied belief ...
The PF-89 or Type 89 is a portable, disposable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled rocket launcher.Developed by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the PF-89 was designed to replace the obsolete Type 69 RPG, providing a man-portable, single-use assault weapon system that could be used mainly by infantry squads to engage and defeat light armor and bunkers.
50 mm grenade. Muzzle velocity. 100 m/s. Effective firing range. 200 to 800 meters. The QLT-89, also known as Type 89 grenade discharger, is a lightweight grenade launcher developed by China in the 1980s, used for individual squad level indirect fire support. The design was finalized in the early 1990s. The weapon entered the Chinese service in ...
Also, the Type 89's handguard is molded with inlets along its lower edges in order to accommodate the legs of the bipod if they are folded inwards for storage. The Type 06 rifle grenade is designed for the Type 89. [22] The attachment of the M203 grenade launcher is possible with the proper adapter.
HK69A1. Heckler & Koch. 40 mm grenade. West Germany. 1960s. Grenade launcher usable on its own or with the H&K G3 (named HK79 in this configuration) IWI X95 GL40. Israel Weapon Industries. 40 mm grenade.
A grenade launcher[1][2][3] is a weapon that fires a specially designed, large-caliber projectile, often with an explosive, smoke, or gas warhead. Today, the term generally refers to a class of dedicated firearms firing unitary grenade cartridges. The most common type are man-portable, shoulder-fired weapons issued to individuals, although ...
Sights. Folding ladder sight. Map with Heckler & Koch AG-C-EGLM users in blue. The AG-C/EGLM is a single-shot 40 mm grenade launcher that attaches to assault rifles of various types. It is manufactured by Heckler and Koch and is derived from the AG36. EGLM stands for "Enhanced Grenade Launching Module". A stand-alone variant exists.
M79 with the leaf-type sights unfolded. 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. Its distinctive report has earned it colorful ...