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Monday, August 20, 2012
_mofo Do you know your weapons
Episode 5 by AZsithlord_mofo
blatantly copied from world.guns.ru
"Multifunction, ass whooping goodness
the grenade launcher just like a shotgun...but with a lot more BOOM. My service time allowed me to play with the US standard in Portable Launchers the M203, easy to use and easy to shoot with a small learning curve to guess your arc, you could put one of these rounds thru a window at 50-75 yards or better. And clear a room with out stepping on the lawn.
Now when they started putting out the MK19 mod 1, oh my good gravy not only did your reach extend to 300+ meters but your rate of fire became stupid averaging 350-400 rounds per min, you literally brought the rain down on your target. both weapons came with a selection of rounds made for wrecking troops to hurting tanks, smoke for cover, illum for sight, even non lethal(really?!).
the newer "toys" (like the Milkor MGL Mk.1 40mm grenade launcher, and the XM307 ACSW Advanced Crew-Served Weapon / automatic grenade launcher from BFBC2) coming out make even these battlefield veterans pale in lethality. oh well bigger smarter and better."
Grenade launchers
Single shot and under-barrel grenade launchers
Automatic grenade launchers
Anti-tank grenade launchers
Basically, the grenade
launcher is a weapon which fires a grenade – a small shell, filled with high
explosive or other agent, such as tear gas for less lethal application, bright
burning compound for illumination purposes, incendiary filling etc. Of course,
in most cases the grenade also must be fitted with a fuse, and with a safety, to
avoid damage to the grenadier or handler. The simplest way to use the grenade is
to throw it by hand; but the effective range and maximum weight of hand grenades
is severely limited; so, at the earliest stages of the development of firearms,
many armies used so called “hand mortars” – basically, the smooth bore muskets
with short barrel of very large caliber, which was used to fire standard
grenades at ranges beyond the limits of human throwing ability. During the First
World War most nations started to use so called “rifle grenade launchers”. These
launchers in fact were add-ons to standard issue military rifles, usually in the
shape of a cup, attached to the muzzle of the rifle. A grenade was placed into
this cup, primed, the rifle aimed toward the enemy, and then the grenade was
launched using a special blank cartridge. This system, while enhancing the
combat capabilities of infantry soldiers, has several drawbacks – for example in
many cases the attached launching cup blocked the line of sight for the
rifle.
German Mauser K98k
carbine (WW2 period) with attached cup-shaped grenade launcher.
There was another type of rifle grenade, which
did not require any attachment to the rifle – instead, this system relied on a
special thin rod, attached to a grenade as a tail. This rod was inserted into
the bore of the rifle, and the grenade was launched using a blank cartridge. In
either case, an attempt to fire the grenade with a standard round of riffle
ammunition was disastrous to both weapon and the shooter. Most modern rifle
grenade launchers got rid of both the cup launchers and rods attached to the
grenade. Instead, these are just specially shaped muzzle devices, often also
combined with flash hiders; the tail (rear) part of the grenade is shaped as a
tube, which is slipped over the muzzle of the rifle. Also, most modern types of
rifle grenade launchers use standard ammunition, and either trap the bullet and
use its energy to project the grenade (helpfully known as the 'bullet trap'
type) or have a hole down the center through which the bullet escapes (the
'bullet through' type), and use the gun gas expanding from the muzzle as a
propellant. The latter loses something in energy, but gains through not having
to switch the gas operation valve to 'closed' first.
The key problem with a
rifle grenade is that when ready to fire, it effectively blocks the standard
operation of the rifle. That means that if the shooter with a grenade in place
has to fire his rifle in an emergency (e.g., if an enemy pops out in front of
him), he should first either remove or launch the grenade, which will take time
and may cost him his life.
French soldier
aims with the rifle grenade, mounted to the barrel of the FAMAS assault
rifle.
Modern Yugoslavian
rifle grenade, ready to be fired from the muzzle of Zastava M70 assault
rifle.
To solve this problem, many countries developed
and adopted so called “underbarrel grenade launchers”. Unlike the rifle grenade
launchers, which are just attachments to the standard rifle, an under barrel
launcher is a complete weapon, with its own barrel, trigger / firing unit,
safety, and often its own sights. The infantry [assault] rifle is used only as a
host firearm, providing the stock for the grenade launcher. First developed
between the wars in Italy and Japan, the under barrel launchers appeared in their
modern shape in the late 1960s, both in the USA and in the USSR. The under barrel
launchers do not block the rifle, but add a significant penalty in the bulk and
weight of the combined weapon. Also, typical grenades for under barrel launchers
have warheads much smaller in size and weight, limiting their effectiveness
against the targets (but increasing the number of grenades a soldier can carry
with him).
American soldier
aims with the M4 carbine, combined with M203 under barrel grenade
launcher.
A variety of 40mm
grenades for NATO-standard grenade launchers.
Soviet-made AK-74 assault rifle with
GP-25 40mm under barrel grenade launcher.
The actual choice of the type of grenade launcher
varies – some countries, most notably the USA and the former USSR/Russia, stuck
completely with under barrel grenade launchers, some others, like Belgium or
France, seemed to prefer rifle launcher type, while many other countries, such
as Germany, produced both types of weapon,.
The post-war period saw a short
period of renaissance of the stand-alone grenade launchers, similar in basic
idea to the “hand mortars” mentioned above. First these were re-introduced in
service by the Germans during WW2, as the “kampfpistole” – a modified flare
launcher, fitted with a rifled barrel and a detachable shoulder stock, and
firing various types of grenades. In the postwar period, several countries
developed single-shot, shoulder-fired grenade launchers, usually of 40mm
caliber, which actually preceded the modern under barrel grenade launchers and
used the same types of ammunition. The most famous of these is probably the US
M79 “thumper”, widely used during the Vietnam War. The key problem with these
weapons was that they required the grenadier to carry some sort of personal
defense firearm in addition to the grenade launcher, such as a pistol,
submachine gun or rifle. Latter on, several countries produced multi-shot
versions of stand-alone shoulder fired grenade launchers, usually in the form of
a large revolver, or a pump-operated rifle with a tubular magazine. Military
users mostly replaced these weapons with under barrel grenade launchers, and
stand-alone launchers are mostly used either by special operations forces or by
police forces, which employ the launchers for less-lethal anti-riot
applications, firing tear gas canisters and baton rounds (rubber projectiles or
buckshot).
German HK69 40mm
single-shot grenade launcher.
Image: www.autoweapons.com
Russian GM-94
43mm multi-shot grenade launcher (with tubular magazine above the
barrel).
Image: www.shipunov.com
Drawing of a
future multi-shot 40mm SAAB-Bofors AGR grenade launcher with computerized sight
and time-fuzed grenades.
The most recent trend in this field is the
development of time-fuzed grenades in conjunction with a fire control computer,
mounted on the rifle and coupled with the sights. This unit incorporates a laser
rangefinder, a ballistic computer and a means for programming the warhead before
the shot. Before firing, the shooter determines the range to the target using
the laser rangefinder, and the computer automatically corrects the sights to
achieve the appropriate trajectory and presets the time fuze, so the warhead
will explode when it reaches the target. This allows the engagement of targets
'in defilade' (i.e. when they are hiding behind cover) by using air-burst
fragmentation warheads. At the present time there are several projects that
attempt to achieve such an effect, including the American XM-29 OICW system and
French PAPOP. The Belgian F2000GL system offers a less costly alternative, with
non-programmable grenades but with an electronic sighting unit which allows much
more accurate long-range fire.
The key targets for rifle and under barrel
grenade launchers are enemy targets of the “soft” type – infantry, light
entrenchments, unarmored or lightly armored vehicles etc. Most tanks developed
during the Second World War and since are usually far too strong to be disabled
with the relatively small amount of explosive carried in a typical grenade.
Automatic grenade launchers
US troops with
Mk.19 mod.3 automatic grenade launcher.
It is generally believed that first automatic
grenade launchers were developed in USA by mid-1960s, following the US
involvement in the Vietnam war. These weapons were developed by US Navy and
several military contractors to provide troops with close to medium range
support and area suppression weapons, effective against enemy infantry and light
structures. These weapons were light and compact enough to be installed on
riverine crafts, combat helicopters, jeeps, and on light infantry mounts
(tripods). What is generally not known is the fact that very similar weapons
were developed and tested in USSR prior to WW2, in around 1935-38. There were
several designs of such weapons, but most developed of these was the 40,6mm
automatic grenade launcher designed by Taubin. This magazine-fed, selective
fired weapon was developed as a more versatile alternative to the 50mm mortar;
it fired 40,6mm fragmentation grenade (based on standard issue 40,6mm Dyakonov
rifle grenade M1930) in either direct and indirect fire modes. However, changes
in General Staff of Red Army following Stalin's repressions of 1937-39 resulted
in withdrawal of Army support to this project, and Taubin grenade launcher never
went past prototype stages. The Taubin itself has been arrested, tried on false
accusations, found guilty and later executed.
Soviet Taubin
40,6mm automatic grenade launcher on field trials, circa 1938.
Two view drawing
of American Mk.18 mod.0 grenade launcher (1962), one of the first such weapons
to be developed and used in combat in S-E Asia. Unlike most successors, this was
not truly automatic, as it fired via hand-crank located at the right side of
the receiver.
For several decades the automatic grenade
launcher concept in USSR was completely suppressed by light mortar concept, and
it was Vietnam war that brought these weapons back to consideration of Soviet
army. Soviet Army got its new automatic grenade launchers in about five years
later than Americans; while Soviet and Russian 30mm weapons are somewhat less
versatile because of narrower selection of available ammunition types, these
weapons also significantly lighter than their Western counterparts. During 1980s
and 1990s, several other nations began to develop and manufacture their own
grenade launchers, chambered either for NATO-standard 40mm High Velocity
ammunition of US origin, or for 30mm Soviet ammunition. However, by late 1980s
Chinese developed their own grenade ammunition of 35mm caliber, and later
produced a lightweight, one man-portable weapon of indigenous design. This
launcher, initially known as W87, is very mobile but lacks suppressive firepower
because of smaller capacity magazines (maximum magazine capacity 12 or 15 rounds
as opposed to 30 to 40 round belt capacity of Soviet and Western weapons).
Chinese soldier
fires an early version of the 35mm W87 automatic grenade launcher, fitted with
drum magazine.
40mm CIS 40GL
automatic grenade launcher, made in Singapore; it is installed on some infantry
combat vehicle.
Current grenade launchers usually provide both
direct and indirect fire capabilities with maximum effective range against point
targets being about 800 to 1500 meters, and maximum possible range against area
targets up to 2200 meters. Typical anti-personnel grenade weights around 250 g
(complete round weight usually about 300 g, muzzle velocity about 180 to 240
m/s); such grenade carries about 30 g of high explosive and provides kill zone
with radius of up to 5-7 meters (damage zone radius up to 15 meters). Grenade
launchers in turn usually represent large belt-fed machine guns with short,
stubby barrels with caliber between 30 and 40mm, mounted on tripods or various
vehicle mounts. Typical rate of fire for automatic grenade launchers ranges from
100 to 400 rounds per minute. Not surprisingly, such weapons can provide
formidable suppressive or target disabling fire against infantry and light
vehicles and structures. Other than anti-personnel, fragmentation ammunition,
many countries also produce armor piercing ammunition for use against enemy's
armored personnel carriers and trucks (typical penetration is about 5 cm / 2
inch of steel armor), dual purpose (fragmentation - AP), short range shrapnel
and other types of rounds.
The most recent trend in development of automatic
grenade launchers is to provide these weapons with computerized sights, that can
measure range to the intended target and provide operator with necessary aiming
information, either for direct or indirect fire. Further development is
concentrated on air-bursting warheads that can be set up automatically to
explode over the heads of enemy personnel ad desired range (also provided
automatically from laser range-finder via computer sight). Several countries
currently are developing such ammunition and fire control units for 40mm weapons
(those include at least Norway, Singapore and USA) and at least one country
develops same concept in smaller 25mm caliber (USA).
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Fallen Comrade - Medic!
Guys:
I just heard from Kenny that Gunnesch had a heart attack. He is OK, but in the hospital and had stints put in his arteries.
Please give Andy a call on his mobile at 313-308-6697 and cheer him up! (he is on central time).
I spoke to him and he will be out a week or so, but then back on the horse!
I spoke to him and he will be out a week or so, but then back on the horse!
Loken
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