Tuesday, March 21, 2006

That's what I'm talkin' about



M-32 Grenade Launcher

I wouldn't want to be on the wrong end of this bad boy. The Marines just took delivery of the M-32 six-short 40mm grenade launcher. These replaced the traditional M203 single-shot launchers, which mount under M16 rifles. Defense Industry Daily writes:

"The M-32 is a modified Milkor MGL-140... It can put all 6 rounds on target in under 3 seconds, and can fire "normal" M433 40mm grenades or specialty rounds. Specialty rounds include HELLHOUND rounds with twice the lethal radius of the M433, which will breach doors and kill anything behind them; DRACO thermobaric rounds; and even HUNTIR rounds with cameras in them that descend on a parachute and send back video... the USMC has ordered 9,000 of them."

Would it be improper to scream "Come n' git some!" while aiming one of these?

DID: USMC's New M-32s: Hitting the Field

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