The T148E1 Grenade Launcher is an American semi-automatic grenade launcher manufactured by Springfield Armory, being the first in the T148 (sometimes written "T-148") launcher family. It fires 40mm grenades from a three-round magazine in a harmonica gun type configuration.

Mar 1, 2002 · SEAL Team One examined at least one of the Springfield Armory produced T148E1 repeating grenade launchers for possible adoption early during their Vietnam war commitment. •SEAL TEAM ONE – COMMAND AND CONTROL HISTORY – 1967

The semiautomatic multi-shot T148E1, S-6 Launcher, was preferred by the Army Infantry Board, but it proved to be bulky and unreliable. The Infantry Board at Fort Benning stated that they preferred a three-shot grenade launcher.

Sep 18, 2024 · By 1958, they had a pilot lot of T148 grenade launchers, which were officially the T148E1 series. They featured 12-inch barrels, leaf sights, a grip safety, and a wood stock. The launcher weighed 8.41 pounds fully loaded and was 29.5 inches long.

The T148E1 grenade launcher (officially T148E1, Launcher) was an American multi-shot grenade launcher designed by Roy E. Rayle in 1957 and produced by the Springfield Armory in extremely limited numbers in 1958.

Object Name: Launcher, Grenade Other Terms: Launcher, Grenade; Firearms; 40 Mm. Physical Description: metal (overall material) wood (overall material) Measurements: average spatial: 29 1/4 in; x 74.295 cm barrel length: 12 in; x 30.48 cm overall: 30 in x 2 1/2 in; 76.2 cm x 6.35 cm. Metadata Usage: CC0.

May 1, 2021 · - The T148E1 Launcher is a 3-round, magazine-fed, percussion-fired, semiautomatic, shoulder type weapon that is capable of launching an antipersonnel fragmentation type projectile. Weapon has sights similar to M79 but graduated to 315 yards.

Jan 7, 2017 · Over the next decade and a half, American troops in Vietnam found that the launcher was simply too bulky and fragile for combat. The T-148 developed from a larger project to give troops the...

Jul 24, 2022 · The S-5 evolved into the XM79 in 1959 after the three-shot S-6, T148E1 project was canceled. After the idea of a multi-shot, semiautomatic launcher was scrapped, it was replaced by a simple, single-shot weapon, patterned after a break-open type shotgun.

Jan 22, 2016 · The T148E1 hand-held grenade launcher project is an interesting example of how an attempt to improve a simple, but convenient and efficient design did not produce special results. The attempt to equip the base XM79 with an ammunition system led to an increase in size and weight, and also contributed to the emergence of some other operational ...