A U.S. Marine fires a Mk 19 40 mm grenade launcher in Quantico, Virginia in September 2000. The Mk 19 is a belt-fed, blowback-operated, air-cooled, crew-served, fully-automatic weapon …

The MK19 40mm machine gun is an air-cooled, disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, blowback operated, fully automatic weapon and is crew transportable over short distances with limited …

Jan 26, 2023 · General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products produces the MK19 air-cooled weapon system, a blowback-operated, belt-fed, crew-served 40mm grenade machine …

The MK 19 is an air-cooled, blowback-operated machine gun, with five major assemblies (Figure 1-2). It uses ammunition that is belt-fed through the left side of the weapon by a disintegrating …

It is capable of firing various rounds, such as the M430A1 High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) grenades 40mm grenades, at a cyclic rate of 325 to 375 rounds per minute. The MK19 MOD 3 …

Protect motor movements, assembly areas, and supply trains in a bivouac. Defend against hovering rotary aircraft. Destroy lightly-armored vehicles. Fire on enemy prepared positions. …

Jul 7, 2011 · The Mk 19 Mod 3 grenade machine gun, also referred to as an automatic grenade launcher, is a 40x53mm self-powered, air-cooled, belt-fed using disintegrating metallic links, …

The MK19 is a reliable and versatile grenade machine gun that is effective against a wide range of targets, including lightly armored vehicles, dismounted infantry, and enemy fortifications. The …

US Ordnance produces the MK19 MOD 3 40mm grenade machine gun which is air cooled, blow back operated, automatic fire, belt-fed weapon that has an angle of fire between 70 degrees …

The MK 19 is an automatic grenade launcher that fires 40mm high explosive dual purpose (HEDP) rounds. The MK 19 was first used in anger during the Vietnam War. US SOF use this …