M79 Grenade Launcher
BY Herschel Smith
4 years ago
Via Wirecutter, the M79.
I would remark that the older tactical / weapons configuration of the U.S. military (in Vietnam) made much heavier use of grenadiers.
At that time they used the M79, and today that has been replaced with the M203. But the M79 has greater accuracy and distance than the M203. I’ve often wondered if it wouldn’t be better to return to heavier use of grenadiers, even though they must carry a sidearm.
The current technology seems to be replacement of the M203 with the M320.
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On December 9, 2020 at 8:16 am, Okanogan Offgrid said:
Forgotten? I haven’t forgotten it!
Bloop.
On December 9, 2020 at 8:54 pm, Ozark Redneck said:
I enjoyed the video. My older friends who served in Vietnam called it the “Thumper”, seemed to have positive reviews. Herschel is correct, the military is currently using H&K M320, single shot ‘thumper’, my son, who is active duty, has been trained to use it and ‘service it’ in the field. Although I don’t believe they ever used it in Afghanistan, when he was twice deployed. It is kind of interesting that they returned to a single shot ‘thumper’ like the M320, it is obvious to me, that having the unit under the barrel of a M4 doesn’t work as well.