The China Lake pump-action grenade launcher or NATIC is a pump-action grenade launcher that was developed by the Special Projects Division of the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, …

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 …

Sep 29, 2022 · Named after the base where it was created, the China Lake is a pump-action grenade launcher fed by a tubular magazine capable of holding three 40x46mm grenades. …

Mar 1, 2002 · The China Lake pump-action grenade launcher resembled a very large, short-barreled shotgun and retained the same range and accuracy of the M79. Considered one of …

Nov 18, 2024 · The SEALs used a few pump-­action China Lake grenade launchers in action. The single-­shot M79, by contrast, was everywhere. The M203 grenade launcher mounted …

The M79 was a large-bore, single-barrel, single-shot weapon that was breech loaded and fired from the shoulder. It launched a 40mm by 46mm grenade in a round that resembled a huge …

Sep 6, 2022 · The M79 is a break-action grenade launcher with incredible versatility that allows for a wide array of ammunition. The recoil is difficult to quantify. It is more of a shove than a kick.

May 12, 2021 · The China Lake Grenade Launcher was issued to SEAL units operating in secret operations throughout the Vietnam conflict. It was a repeat-fire, 40mm pump-action grenade …

The China Lake Launcher was a prototype pump-action grenade launcher developed in the 1960s by the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. The weapon is essentially a pump-action M79 …

Aug 12, 2013 · One of oddest weapons ever carried by the US military looked like a massive sawn-off shotgun. With the improbable nickname of the ‘bloop gun’ this handy little grenade …