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.

M79是採用單發射擊、單發裝填的肩射型武器，它使用了單管或 雙管散彈槍 常用的 折開式 槍機設計，這表示上膛時需要把槍管後部打開，將40毫米榴彈裝入後再將槍管折回原處射擊。 在 護木 底端有著一個 橡皮 墊，以吸收一些發射時產生的 後座力。 在槍管約一半處頂部有一個階梯形狀的可調瞄準標尺，和槍管尾端的一個葉子狀的瞄準具搭配使用，在瞄準具中可以有25米到375米之間的視野。 由於是以較低的膛壓，使得榴彈初速度較低，射出時會以拋物線飛行。 M79槍管刻劃 …

M79可以发射多种40毫米榴弹，包括高爆弹、人员杀伤弹（anti-personnel）、烟雾弹、鹿弹（buckshot）、镖弹（flechette）、照明弹和燃烧弹。 由于M79在越战中表现优秀，于是美国人很快就开发出她的后代，也就是M203榴弹发射器。

2022年9月6日 · 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.

2022年9月12日 · m79是一种结构非常简单的武器，可以发射各种复杂的弹药。 40mm高爆榴弹的初速为75米/秒，榴弹向右旋转，转速为620转/秒。 这种自传让榴弹在飞行过程中保持稳定，同时提供了解脱引信保险状态的离心力。

2022年2月24日 · The M79 grenade launcher was known by many names, including the “Thumper-Gun” and the “Bloop Tube” – Australians even called it the “Wombat Gun.” Resembling a shotgun, it was used by US troops serving in Vietnam during the 1960s. While it had its positives, its drawbacks eventually led to it being replaced by the M203.

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12月27日 · The Milkor M79 is a South African modernization of the M79 by the fitting of the stock, pistol grip and foregrip of the Vektor R4 assault rifle and a telescopic sight. Although the M79 has been largely replaced by the M203 40mm underbarrel-mounted grenade launcher, U.S. forces recently have used the M79 grenade launcher in Iraq as an answer to ...

2022年10月8日 · 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.