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.

The M79 grenade launcher, also known as 'the Thumper', is a single-shot 40mm grenade launcher which dates back to the Vietnam war era. Despite the design's age, the M79 is still occasionally used in the field, especially by U.S. special operations forces (SOF).

Dec 27, 2023 · The Socialist Republic of Vietnam reverse-engineered the M79, designated as the “M79-VN.” Unique features of that weapon include an optical sight and a maroon-color, fiberglass-reinforced plastic buttstock.

The M79 grenade launcher, introduced in 1961, could shoot a variety of 40 mm grenades: fragmentation (which exploded into deadly fragments), flechette (cannisters filled with metal darts) buckshot, tear gas, smoke and illumination.

Sep 6, 2022 · The M79, also known as the Thumper Gun or Bloop Tube, was familiar to anyone serving during the Vietnam War. There are two different sighting systems on the M79. The folding ladder sight is graduated from 75 to 375 meters in 25-meter increments and is quite accurate in experienced hands.

The M79 fires HE rounds, Buckshot, Smoke, CS, and Flares. The rear sight is adjustable and graduated for ranges up to four hundred meters for area targets. An experienced grenadier can accurately engage point targets up to two hundred meters.

May 1, 2022 · M79 is a single-shot, shoulder-fire, break-action grenade launcher developed by Springfield Armory. It was the first weapon of its type ever produced. To keep recoil forces low, it is chambered to fire 40 x 46 mm rounds, usually known as the High-Low Propulsion System.

The M79 is a grenade launcher of US origin. It was designed to provide infantry with explosive firepower filling the between the maximum range of hand grenade and minimum range of the light mortar. The M79 was first used during the Vietnam war and proved effective.

The M79 was meant to bridge the gap between the maximum possible throwing distance of the more traditional hand grenade and the shortest range of supporting mortar fire, which was estimated to be between 50 meters and 300 meters.

Jul 7, 2011 · The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, break-open, shoulder-fired weapon. It is breech-loading and fires a 40x46mm grenade. It has a protected fixed front sight and a rear leaf sight that is...