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  2. M576 40 mm grenade - Wikipedia

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    The M576 is a US Army designation for a 2.646 in (67.2 mm) long and 0.254 lb (0.12 kg) heavy US 40mm grenade buckshot load used in the M79, M203, M320, and M32 MGL grenade launchers. [1] It is olive drab with black markings.

  3. United States 40 mm grenades - Wikipedia

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    High explosive grenades were one of the first rounds created for the 40×46 mm and 40×53 mm calibers, and while basic HE grenades have largely been replaced by more complex multi-purpose ones, they are nonetheless an important part of their development.

  4. List of 40 mm grenades - Wikipedia

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    Description: The type is a practice shell for combat training and practice shooting. [26] [4] Construction: The shell has a steel body with a plastic cap and is filled with orange signal chalk. [26] [4] Marking: The shell is colored in NATO blue training color. The side of the shell features a marking of the cartridges designation in white. [26 ...

  5. M42 Duster - Wikipedia

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    Soldiers of the 1-44th Artillery and their Marine counterparts in I Corps set the pattern of Quad and Duster operations. Because of an early scarcity of armored-combat vehicles, M-42s were first used as armor. Often thankful men quickly learned the value of high volumes of 40mm and .50-caliber fire, both in the field and perimeter defenses.

  6. U.S. helicopter armament subsystems - Wikipedia

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    The XM5/M5 system consists of a nose turret for a single 40mm M75 grenade launcher. The mount was fully flexible and controlled by the pilot via a hand controlled sight electronically linked to the turret. The system either provided 150 or 302 rounds of ammunition. [6] This system was also part of the armament kit for the ACH-47A. [7] M6 Series

  7. Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun - Wikipedia

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    The gun fired a 900 g (2.0 lb) high explosive shell at 2,960 ft/s (900 m/s) from a 40 × 311 rimmed cartridge. [22] The rate of fire was normally about 120 rounds per minute (2 rounds per second), which increased slightly when the barrels were closer to the horizon, because gravity assisted the feeding from the top-mounted magazine.

  8. 40CT cannon - Wikipedia

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    The Boxer won the competition in 2016 with the sale of 91 "Vilkas" equped with the Samson Mk II RCT turret using the ATK Orbital MK.44S Bushmaster II cannon. [36] [37] Spain In 2015, Nexter offered the VBCI-2 with the T40 turret for the new infantry fighting vehicle of the Spanish Army. [38]

  9. M203 grenade launcher - Wikipedia

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    The M203 is a single-shot 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low propulsion system to keep recoil forces low.