M79 grenade launcher
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title:
M79 grenade launcher
text:
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 nicknames, such as "Thumper", "Thump-Gun", "Bloop Tube", "Big Ed", "Elephant Gun", and "Blooper" among American soldiers as well as "Can Cannon" in reference to the grenade size; Australian units refe
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description:
Grenade launcher
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M79_grenade_launcher
date created:
2004-04-26T22:52:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T14:19:32Z
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