"m79 blooper 40mm grenade launcher ammo?" Topic
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wardog | 21 Mar 2021 2:17 p.m. PST |
guys the m79 blooper grenade launcher entered service in the 1962ish have tried googling the ammo types ,the ones i can find are dated to 1970 or after, example m381 HE so what rounds/model numbers were available to this weapon in the 1960s |
Wolfhag | 21 Mar 2021 2:35 p.m. PST |
This might answer your question with a little more research: link Grenade types: link In the early 1950s the United States began development of a unique weapon to fill the HE direct- and indirect-fire gap. It could also fire shotgun-like multiple pro- jectiles, rounds capable of defeating light armor and hardened positions, smoke screening, pyrotechnic smoke and flare signaling, illumination, and non-lethal munitions. The introduction of this highly flexible weapon – the 40mm M79 grenade launcher (GL) – led to the virtual demise of the rifle grenade launcher (RGL). Wolfhag |
ashauace6970 | 21 Mar 2021 3:21 p.m. PST |
We definitely had HE,SMOKE,ANDVA SHOTGUN TYPE ALSO CS GAS Thisvwas in ‘69-70 |
Legion 4 | 21 Mar 2021 5:10 p.m. PST |
Yes, that was the same when I was in, '79-'90 for the M203 GL. HEDP, Smoke, CS and Illum(?) … But IIRC we no longer could get shotgun/canister ? This may help … link |
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