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Chapter 47 - The Springfield Armory M79 Grenade Launcher (Patreon)

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M79 grenade launcher - Wikipedia

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.