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.

Embrace the legend with the 'Thumper' Bundle! Inspired by the iconic Vietnam-era M79, this bundle features the 37mm Tac-79 Launcher and a hard-hitting selection of rounds.

2010年2月25日 · This page describes the most commonly used 40mm low-velocity rounds for the U.S. M320, M203, and M79 grenade launchers. These rounds include high-explosive, illuminating, signaling, CS, training, and multi-purpose ammunition. If fired into snow or mud, 40mm rounds may not hit hard enough to detonate.

2022年9月6日 · 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. The payloads are invariably weighty, so Physics dictates that the launcher has a little spunk. However, it’s weird.

2020年12月4日 · The M79 was a “High Angle fire Weapon” used in “Direct lay” that is the shooter observes the target to make his own corrections. Technically many would argue that all fire originating at less than 45 degrees angle above horizontal are “Low angle Fires” and when using the sights on an M79 by that definition it is a low angle weapon.

The M79 is a single shot grenade launcher that fires the 40x46mm low velocity round. Besides the standard high explosive fragmentation rounds there is a wide selection of other rounds available. These include short range flechette and buckshot rounds, marker and smoke rounds and non-lethal rounds such as tear gas.

M79 Grenade Round Pictured is a 40-mm low velocity grenade that was the type used with the single-shot M79 grenade launcher and was popular in Vietnam. These grenades had a variety of colors designating the type.

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 bullet. The close-support infantry weapon reportedly was nicknamed Thumper, Blooper, Thump Gun, or Bloop Tube by some soldiers due to its distinctive report.

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).

2023年2月4日 · The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action weapon that was developed in the United States in the late 1950s and was first used in the Vietnam War. It fires a 40×46mm grenade and has a distinctive leaf-sight, wooden stock, and a …