Engineering:List of grenade launchers
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This article lists all forms of grenade launchers around the world, that is to say weapons that launch grenades with more accuracy, a higher velocity and to greater distances than a soldier could.[1]
Below is the list of grenade launchers.
Single grenade launcher
| Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG-C | Steyr Arms | 
|
40 mm grenade |  Austria
|
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| ARDE 40 mm UBGL | Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli | 
|
40 mm grenade |  India
|
2010 | |
| BS-1 Tishina | TsNIITochMash | 
|
30×29mm grenade |  Soviet Union
|
1970 | |
| China Lake Grenade Launcher | China Lake Naval Weapons Center | 
|
40 mm grenade |  United States
|
1967 | |
| EAGLE grenade launcher | Colt Canada | 40 mm grenade |  Canada
|
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| GL06 | Brügger & Thomet | 
|
40 mm grenade |  Switzerland
|
2006 | |
| GL 40 | Steyr Arms | 40 mm grenade | Austria
|
Circa 2012.[2] | ||
| GLX 160 | Beretta S.p.A. | 
|
40 mm grenade |  Italy
|
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| GM-94 | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | 
|
43 mm grenade |  Russia
|
1990s | |
| GP-25 | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | .JPG)
|
40 mm grenade | Soviet Union
|
1966 | |
| GP-30 GP-34 |
KBP Instrument Design Bureau | 
|
40 mm grenade | Soviet Union
|
1989 | |
| HK AG36 | Heckler & Koch | 
|
40 mm grenade |  Germany
|
2002 | Grenade launcher for the HK G36 |
| HK AG-C/EGLM | Heckler & Koch |  _MOD_45160296.jpg)
|
40 mm grenade | Germany
|
Used with the Diemaco C7 and C8 in the Netherlands Army, with the SA80 in the British Army | |
| HK69A1 | Heckler & Koch | 
|
40 mm grenade | West Germany
|
1960s | Grenade launcher usable on its own or with the H&K G3 |
| HK269 | Heckler & Koch | 
|
40 mm grenade | Germany
|
Grenade launcher for the HK 416 and the HK 417 | |
| M79 grenade launcher | Springfield Armory Action Manufacturing Company Kanarr Corporation[3] Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge |
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|
40 mm grenade | United States
|
1953 | |
| M129 grenade launcher | 
|
40 mm grenade | United States
|
1966 | ||
| M203 grenade launcher | Colt's Manufacturing Company | 
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|
40 mm grenade | United States
|
1967 | |
| M203XX RAMBO (Rapid Additively Manufactured Ballistics Ordnance) | ARDEC / Picatinny arsenal | 
|
40 mm grenade | United States
|
Prototype by the US Army [4] | |
| M320 Grenade Launcher Module | Heckler & Koch | 
|
40 mm grenade | Germany
|
2008 | Replaces the M203 in the US Army |
| MAHG K 218 | — | 
|
— | — | 18th century | |
| Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper | Milkor (Pty) Ltd | 
|
37 mm flare 38 mm grenade 40 mm grenade (All less-lethal rounds) |
 South Africa
|
1981 | |
| Northover Projector | — | 
|
2.5 inch |  United Kingdom
|
1940 | |
| Pallad wz. 1974 | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów | 
|
40 mm grenade |  Poland
|
1968 | |
| Pallad wz. 1983 | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów | 
|
40 mm grenade | Poland
|
1968 | |
| Pindad SPG-1 | Pindad |  |
40 mm grenade |  Indonesia
|
2005(?) | |
| RGM-40 | V.N. Teles | 
|
40 mm grenade | Russia
|
1997[5] | Stand-alone version of the GP-30 |
| RGS-50M | Degtyaryov Plant | 
|
50mm grenade | Soviet Union
|
1990s | |
| RWGŁ-3 | Łucznik Arms Factory | 
|
UGŁ-200 canister | Poland
|
1970s | |
| SIG GL 5040 | Swiss Arms | 
|
40 mm grenade | Switzerland
|
1997 | Usable with the Sig 550 family |
| Type 91 grenade launcher | NORINCO
(China North Industries Corporation) |
35 mm grenade (Non-lethal round) |  China
|
1991 | Usable on Type 56, Type 81 and QBZ-95 Chinese rifles [6] | |
| UBGL-1 | Arsenal JSCo. | 
|
40 mm caseless grenade |  Bulgaria
|
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| VB rifle grenade | Viven-Bessières (VB) | 
|
— |  France
|
— | |
| Verrou Mortier 2.5 pouces | — |  
|
2.5 inches | France
|
16th century or 17th century | Brass grenade launcher with a trigger lock |
| XM148 grenade launcher | Colt's Manufacturing Company | 
|
40 mm grenade | United States
|
1964 |
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Multiple-grenades launcher
Automatic
| Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6S19 | Pribor Research and Production Association | 
|
40 mm caseless grenade | Russia
|
2022 [7] |
| AGS-17 | Molot plant | 
|
30×29mm grenade | Soviet Union
|
1967 |
| AGS-30 | Degtyarev plant | 
|
30×29mm grenade | Russia
|
1995 |
| AGS-40 Balkan | Tecmash Research and Production Association | 
|
40 mm caseless grenade | Russia
|
2017 |
| Daewoo Precision Industries K4 | S&T Motiv | 
|
40 mm grenade |  South Korea
|
1985 |
| Howa Type 96 | Howa | 
|
40 mm grenade |  Japan
|
1996 |
| Heckler & Koch GMG | Heckler & Koch | 
|
40 mm grenade | Germany
|
1992 |
| Indumil IMC-40 | INDUMIL | 40 mm grenade |  Colombia
|
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| KBA-117 | kbmia | 40 mm grenade |  Ukraine
|
[8] | |
| M75 grenade launcher | Springfield Armory | 
|
40 mm grenade | United States
|
1961 |
| Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher | Honeywell Corporation and Aeronautical Products Division | 
|
40 mm grenade | United States
|
1962 |
| Mk 19 | Saco Defense Industries Combined Service Forces |
|
40 mm grenade | United States
|
1960s |
| Mk 20 | NOS Louisville | .jpg)
|
40 mm grenade | United States
|
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| Mk 47 Striker | General Dynamics | 
|
40 mm grenade | United States
|
2000s |
| RDS40-AGL [9] | Repkon Defence | 40 mm grenade |  Turkey
|
2022 | |
| SB LAG 40 | Santa Bárbara Sistemas | 
|
40 mm grenade |  Spain
|
1984 |
| Squad Support Automatic Grenade Launcher | CJAIE
(China Jing An Import & Export Corp.) |
|
40 mm grenade | China
|
|
| STK 40 AGLor | ST Kineticsor
Pindad under licence |
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|
40 mm grenade |  Singaporeor
|
1991 |
| Type 87 grenade launcher | Norinco | 
|
35 mm grenade | China
|
1980s |
| UAG-40 | 
|
40 mm grenade | Ukraine
|
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| Vektor Y3 AGL | Denel | 
|
40 mm grenade | South Africa
|
1992 |
| XM174 grenade launcher | Aerojet Ordnance Manufacturing Company | 
|
40 mm grenade | United States
|
1968 |
| XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon | General Dynamics Armament Technical Products |
|
25 mm grenade | United States
|
Semi-Automatic
| Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawk MM-1 | Hawk Engineering Co. | 40 mm grenade | United States
|
1970 | |
| Milkor MGL | Milkor (Pty) Ltd | 
|
40 mm grenade | South Africa
|
1980 |
| Neopup PAW-20 | Gemaco Elbree PTY LTD | 
|
20×42mm |  South Africa
|
1999 |
| RDS40-MGL [10] | Repkon Defence | 40 mm grenade | Turkey
|
2023 | |
| RG-6 grenade launcher[11][12] | TsKIB SOO | 
|
40 mm grenade | Russia
|
1993 |
| SSW 40
"Squad Support Weapon 40" |
Rheinmetall | 40 mm grenade | Germany
|
2022 [13] |
Dual-use weapons
| Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&T Daewoo K11 | S&T Motiv | 
|
20×30mm grenade | South Korea
|
2000 |
| XM25 CDTE | Heckler & Koch Alliant Techsystems |
|
25 mm grenade | United States
|
2010 |
| XM29 OICW | Heckler & Koch Alliant Techsystems |
|
20 mm grenade | United States Germany
|
1996 |
Rocket propelled grenades
| Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazooka | 
|
United States
|
1942 | ||
| Carl Gustav recoilless rifle | Saab Bofors Dynamics | 
|
84×246mmR |  Sweden
|
1946 |
| MRO-A | State Research Bazalt |
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|
72.5mm warhead | Russia
|
2003 |
| Navy 8cm Rocket Launcher / 八糎噴進砲 [14] | 80mm |  Japan
|
1944 | ||
| Northover Projector |
|
63.5mm warhead | United Kingdom
|
1940 | |
| Panzerfaust | 
|
149mm warhead |  Germany
|
1942 | |
| PIAT | Imperial Chemical Industries | 
|
United Kingdom
|
1942 | |
| Rifleman's Assault Weapon | Brunswick Corporation | 100mm warhead | United States
|
1977 | |
| RPG-2 | State Factories | 
|
80mm warhead | Soviet Union
|
1949 |
| RPG-7 | Bazalt Degtyarev plant |
|
40mm warhead | Soviet Union
|
1961 |
| RPG-16 | 58.3mm warhead | Soviet Union
|
1968 | ||
| RPG-18 | 
|
64mm warhead | Soviet Union
|
1972 | |
| RPG-22 | 
|
72.5mm warhead | Soviet Union
|
1985 | |
| RPG-26 | State Research Bazalt |
|
72.5mm warhead | Soviet Union
|
1980s |
| RPG-27 | State Research Bazalt |
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|
105mm warhead | Soviet Union
|
1980s |
| RPG-28 | State Research Bazalt |
|
125mm warhead | Russia
|
2000s |
| RPG-29 | Bazalt | 
|
65mm warhead 105mm warhead |
Soviet Union
|
1980s |
| RPG-30 | State Research Bazalt |
|
105mm warhead | Russia
|
2008 |
| RPG-32 | JARDANA | 72mm warhead 105mm warhead |
Russia
|
2005 | |
| RPG-76 Komar | Zakład Sprzętu Precyzyjnego | 
|
40mm warhead | Poland
|
1985 |
| RPO-A Shmel | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | 
|
93mm warhead | Soviet Union
|
1980s |
| Sturmpistole | Walther | 
|
26-61mm warheads | Germany
|
1942 |
| Type 4 | 
|
72x359mm | Japan
|
1944 | |
| Type 5 45mm recoilless rifle | 
|
45mm (80mm warhead) | Japan
|
1944 | |
| Type 69 RPG | China North Industries Corporation | 
|
40mm warhead | China
|
1970 |
| Yasin (RPG) | Hamas | 40mm warhead |  Palestine
|
2004 |
See also
- List of weapons
- List of firearms
- List of machine guns
- List of multiple-barrel firearms
- List of pistols
- List of revolvers
- List of sniper rifles
- List of flamethrowers
References
- ↑ Small Arms Illustrated, 2010
- ↑ "Eurosatory: Steyr ujawnia GL 40" (in Polish). 12 June 2012. http://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=7956.
- ↑ "Kanarr Corporation v. the United States, 413 F.2d 1143 (Ct. Cl. 1969)" (in en). https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/413/1143/36284/.
- ↑ Trevithick, Joseph (2017-04-10). "Meet RAMBO, the U.S. Army's 3D-Printed Grenade Launcher" (in en). https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/9155/meet-rambo-the-u-s-armys-3d-printed-grenade-launcher.
- ↑ "Гранатомет РГМ-40 "Кастет" - Военный портал". http://www.snariad.ru/granatomet/rgm-40/. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ "QLG-91 Underbarrel Grenade Launcher | MilitaryToday.com". https://www.militarytoday.com/firearms/qlg_91.htm.
- ↑ "6S19 grenade launcher enters serial production | Shephard" (in en). https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/6s19-grenade-launcher-enters-serial-production/.
- ↑ "Automatic grenade launcher KBA-117 – ООО «КБ МИА»" (in en-US). https://kbmia.com/artillery-en/automatic-grenade-launcher-kba-117/.
- ↑ "REPKON DEFENCE introduces a new 40 mm Automatic Grenade Launcher" (in en-US). 2022-03-01. https://www.defensehere.com/en/repkon-defence-introduces-a-new-product-rds-40-mm-automatic-grenade-launcher.
- ↑ "Armed Forces of Ukraine use Turkish RDS40 multiple grenade launcher | Ukraine - Russia conflict war 2022 | analysis focus army defence military industry army". https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/armed_forces_of_ukraine_use_turkish_rds40_multiple_grenade_launcher.html.
- ↑ "Ошибка 404". http://zonawar.ru/granatomet/ru4nie3.html#6g30. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ RG-6 at the manufacturer's website
- ↑ Helfrich, Emma (2022-06-17). "New Automatic Grenade Launcher Is Designed Like An Assault Rifle" (in en). https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/this-new-automatic-grenade-launcher-looks-straight-out-of-terminator.
- ↑ https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/primary_documents/gvt_reports/USNAVY/USNTMJ%20Reports/USNTMJ-200E-0344-0416%20Report%200-19.pdf
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