List of grenade launchers

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This article lists all forms of grenade launchers around the world, that is to say weapons that launch grenades with more accuracy, a higher velocity and to greater distances than a soldier could.[1]

Below is the list of grenade launchers.

Single grenade launcher

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year Note
AG-C Steyr Arms Steyr AUG A1 and AG-C.jpg 40 mm grenade  Austria
ARDE 40 mm UBGL Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli UBGL-M8 Mk-22.jpg 40 mm grenade  India 2010
BS-1 Tishina TsNIITochMash Tishina automatic grenade launcher.jpg 30×29mm grenade  Soviet Union 1970
China Lake Grenade Launcher China Lake Naval Weapons Center China Lake 4x40 REMOV.jpg 40 mm grenade  United States 1967
EAGLE grenade launcher Colt Canada 40 mm grenade  Canada
GL06 Brügger & Thomet Eng pm ASG-GL-06-Grenade-Launcher-Proline-17002-8737 1.jpg 40 mm grenade   Switzerland 2006
GL 40 Steyr Arms 40 mm grenade  Austria Circa 2012.[2]
GLX 160 Beretta S.p.A. Beretta AR with thermal sight and grenade launcher.jpg 40 mm grenade  Italy
GM-94 KBP Instrument Design Bureau Grenade-launcher-GM-94.jpg 43 mm grenade  Russia 1990s
GP-25 KBP Instrument Design Bureau Georgian under barrel grenade launchers stc delta (3).JPG

Ak74gp35 (cropped).jpg

40 mm grenade  Soviet Union 1966
GP-30

GP-34
KBP Instrument Design Bureau GP-30 grenade launcher.jpg
VVday2015 56.jpg
40 mm grenade  Soviet Union 1989
HK AG36 Heckler & Koch GewehrAG36.jpg 40 mm grenade  Germany 2002 Grenade launcher for the HK G36
HK AG-C/EGLM Heckler & Koch HK AGCEGLM.jpgSA80-A2 with Underslung Grenade Launcher (UGL) MOD 45160296.jpg 40 mm grenade  Germany Used with the Diemaco C7 and C8 in the Netherlands Army, with the SA80 in the British Army
HK69A1 Heckler & Koch HK69A1.jpg 40 mm grenade  West Germany 1960s Grenade launcher usable on its own or with the H&K G3
HK269 Heckler & Koch HK416 F HK269 F.jpg 40 mm grenade  Germany Grenade launcher for the HK 416 and the HK 417
M79 grenade launcher Springfield Armory
Action Manufacturing Company
Kanarr Corporation[3]
Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge
M79 afmil.jpg 40 mm grenade  United States 1953
M129 grenade launcher M129.jpg 40 mm grenade  United States 1966
M203 grenade launcher Colt's Manufacturing Company PEO M203A2 Grenade Launcher.jpg
M16A2 Rifle with M203 Grenade Launcher (7414627064).jpg
40 mm grenade  United States 1967
M203XX RAMBO (Rapid Additively Manufactured Ballistics Ordnance) ARDEC / Picatinny arsenal RAMBO grenade launcher at Picatinny.jpg 40 mm grenade  United States Prototype by the US Army [4]
M320 Grenade Launcher Module Heckler & Koch PEO M320 Grenade Launcher.jpg 40 mm grenade  Germany 2008 Replaces the M203 in the US Army
MAHG K 218 Grenade launcher-MAHG K 218-P8050300-white.jpg 18th century
Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper Milkor (Pty) Ltd Milkor Stopper riot gun.jpg 37 mm flare
38 mm grenade
40 mm grenade (All less-lethal rounds)
 South Africa 1981
Northover Projector H 11843-Members of Home Guard using a Northover Projector-July 1941.jpg 2.5 inch  United Kingdom 1940
Pallad wz. 1974 Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów Tantal-Pallad REMOV.jpg 40 mm grenade  Poland 1968
Pallad wz. 1983 Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów Grenade launcher wz.83 Pallad D.jpg 40 mm grenade  Poland 1968
Pindad SPG-1 Pindad
Pindad Maung & SS2V5-A1.jpg
40 mm grenade  Indonesia 2005(?)
RGM-40 V.N. Teles Images rpkmn.jpg 40 mm grenade  Russia 1997[5] Stand-alone version of the GP-30
RGS-50M Degtyaryov Plant РГС-50М - МВСВ-2008 01.jpg 50mm grenade  Soviet Union 1990s
RWGŁ-3 Łucznik Arms Factory RecznaWyrzytniaGranatowLzawiacych RWGL-3.jpg UGŁ-200 canister  Poland 1970s
SIG GL 5040 Swiss Arms 5130 026 40 mm Gewehraufsatz 97 zum Sturmgewehr 90.jpg 40 mm grenade   Switzerland 1997 Usable with the Sig 550 family
Type 91 grenade launcher NORINCO

(China North Industries Corporation)

35 mm grenade (Non-lethal round)  China 1991 Usable on Type 56, Type 81 and QBZ-95 Chinese rifles [6]
UBGL-1 Arsenal JSCo. 40mmUBGL.jpg 40 mm caseless grenade  Bulgaria
VB rifle grenade Viven-Bessières (VB) French VB rifle grenade.jpg  France
Verrou Mortier 2.5 pouces Mortiers-p1000558.jpgGrenade launcher with grenade Manufacture de Saint Etienne France 1760.jpg 2.5 inches  France 16th century or 17th century Brass grenade launcher with a trigger lock
XM148 grenade launcher Colt's Manufacturing Company XM148 Grenade Launcher.jpg

Colt XM148 Grenade Launcher.jpg

40 mm grenade  United States 1964

Multiple-grenades launcher

Automatic

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year
6S19 Pribor Research and Production Association 6S19 40mm grenade launcher.jpg 40 mm caseless grenade  Russia 2022 [7]
AGS-17 Molot plant 30-мм автоматический гранатомет АГС-17 Пламя.jpg 30×29mm grenade  Soviet Union 1967
AGS-30 Degtyarev plant AGS-30 maks2009.jpg 30×29mm grenade  Russia 1995
AGS-40 Balkan Tecmash Research and Production Association AGS-40 grenade launcher - Oboronexpo2014part4-45.jpg 40 mm caseless grenade  Russia 2017
Daewoo Precision Industries K4 S&T Motiv K-4 Auto Grenade Launcher.jpg 40 mm grenade  South Korea 1985
Howa Type 96 Howa Type96 40mm Automatic Grenad Gun.JPG 40 mm grenade  Japan 1996
Heckler & Koch GMG Heckler & Koch HK GMW.jpg 40 mm grenade  Germany 1992
Indumil IMC-40 INDUMIL 40 mm grenade  Colombia
KBA-117 kbmia 40 mm grenade  Ukraine [8]
M75 grenade launcher Springfield Armory XM75 Automatic Grenade Launcher.jpg 40 mm grenade  United States 1961
Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher Honeywell Corporation and Aeronautical Products Division Mk18Vie.JPG 40 mm grenade  United States 1962
Mk 19 Saco Defense Industries
Combined Service Forces
MK19-02.jpg 40 mm grenade  United States 1960s
Mk 20 NOS Louisville Mk 18 Mod 0 & Mk 20 Mod 0 Grenade Launchers at War Remnants Museum (Ho Chi Minh City).jpg 40 mm grenade  United States
Mk 47 Striker General Dynamics 200295103315mk47.jpg 40 mm grenade  United States 2000s
RDS40-AGL [9] Repkon Defence 40 mm grenade  Turkey 2022
SB LAG 40 Santa Bárbara Sistemas LAG-40 I.M.-1.JPG 40 mm grenade  Spain 1984
Squad Support Automatic Grenade Launcher CJAIE

(China Jing An Import & Export Corp.)

CJAIE CSLG2 40mm automatic grenade launcher at IDEX 2023.jpg 40 mm grenade  China
STK 40 AGLor

SPG-3

ST Kineticsor

Pindad under licence

STK 40 AGL mounted on top of a Peacekeeper Protected Response Vehicle during display at AOH 2022 (cropped).jpg 40 mm grenade  Singaporeor

 Indonesia

1991
Type 87 grenade launcher Norinco Type 87 Grenade Launcher.jpg 35 mm grenade  China 1980s
UAG-40 UAG-40, Kyiv 2021, 03.jpg 40 mm grenade  Ukraine
Vektor Y3 AGL Denel Y3 AGL.JPG 40 mm grenade  South Africa 1992
XM174 grenade launcher Aerojet Ordnance Manufacturing Company Automatic-grenade-launcher.gif 40 mm grenade  United States 1968
XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon General Dynamics Armament
Technical Products
XM307-01.jpg 25 mm grenade  United States

Semi-Automatic

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year
Hawk MM-1 Hawk Engineering Co. 40 mm grenade  United States 1970
Milkor MGL Milkor (Pty) Ltd Milkor MGL.jpg 40 mm grenade  South Africa 1980
Neopup PAW-20 Gemaco Elbree PTY LTD Neopup PAW-20.png 20×42mm  South Africa 1999
RDS40-MGL [10] Repkon Defence 40 mm grenade  Turkey 2023
RG-6 grenade launcher[11][12] TsKIB SOO RG-6 Interpolitex-2011.jpg 40 mm grenade  Russia 1993
SSW 40

"Squad Support Weapon 40"

Rheinmetall 40 mm grenade  Germany 2022 [13]

Dual-use weapons

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year
S&T Daewoo K11 S&T Motiv Rifle xk11.jpg 20×30mm grenade  South Korea 2000
XM25 CDTE Heckler & Koch
Alliant Techsystems
XM25 July 2009.jpg 25 mm grenade  United States 2010
XM29 OICW Heckler & Koch
Alliant Techsystems
XM29.jpg 20 mm grenade  United States
 Germany
1996

Rocket propelled grenades

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year
Bazooka Soldier with Bazooka M1.jpg  United States 1942
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle Saab Bofors Dynamics Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.jpg 84×246mmR  Sweden 1946
MRO-A State Research
Bazalt
Tactical exercises of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops units at Shikhani training ground (410-38).jpg 72.5mm warhead  Russia 2003
Navy 8cm Rocket Launcher / 八糎噴進砲 [14] 80mm  Japan 1944
Northover Projector H 11843-Members of Home Guard using a Northover Projector-July 1941.jpg 63.5mm warhead  United Kingdom 1940
Panzerfaust Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-672-7634-13, Russland, Luftwaffensoldat mit Panzerabwehrwaffe.jpg 149mm warhead  Germany 1942
PIAT Imperial Chemical Industries PIAT cropped.jpg  United Kingdom 1942
Rifleman's Assault Weapon Brunswick Corporation 100mm warhead  United States 1977
RPG-2 State Factories RPG2 and PG2 TBiU 37.jpg 80mm warhead  Soviet Union 1949
RPG-7 Bazalt
Degtyarev plant
RPG-7 detached.jpg 40mm warhead  Soviet Union 1961
RPG-16 58.3mm warhead  Soviet Union 1968
RPG-18 RPG-18-cutaway.JPG 64mm warhead  Soviet Union 1972
RPG-22 RPG-22 rocket launcher.jpg 72.5mm warhead  Soviet Union 1985
RPG-26 State Research
Bazalt
Grenade launchers RPG-26.jpg 72.5mm warhead  Soviet Union 1980s
RPG-27 State Research
Bazalt
Tula State Museum of Weapons (79-58) (cropped) RPG-27.jpg 105mm warhead  Soviet Union 1980s
RPG-28 State Research
Bazalt
RPG-28 grenade launcher at Interpolitex-2016 01.jpg 125mm warhead  Russia 2000s
RPG-29 Bazalt RPG-29 USGov.JPG 65mm warhead
105mm warhead
 Soviet Union 1980s
RPG-30 State Research
Bazalt
РПГ-30-Крюк.jpg 105mm warhead  Russia 2008
RPG-32 JARDANA 72mm warhead
105mm warhead
 Russia 2005
RPG-76 Komar Zakład Sprzętu Precyzyjnego RPG-76.jpg 40mm warhead  Poland 1985
RPO-A Shmel KBP Instrument Design Bureau RPO-A missile and launcher.jpg 93mm warhead  Soviet Union 1980s
Sturmpistole Walther German soldier with Sturmpistole, 1943.jpg 26-61mm warheads  Germany 1942
Type 4 Type 4 7 cm AT Rocket Launcher.jpg 72x359mm  Japan 1944
Type 5 45mm recoilless rifle Type 5 45 mm AT Recoilless Gun.jpg 45mm (80mm warhead)  Japan 1944
Type 69 RPG China North Industries Corporation DN-SD-06-16156.JPG 40mm warhead  China 1970
Yasin (RPG) Hamas 40mm warhead  Palestine 2004

See also

References

  1. Small Arms Illustrated, 2010
  2. "Eurosatory: Steyr ujawnia GL 40" (in Polish). 12 June 2012. http://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=7956. 
  3. "Kanarr Corporation v. the United States, 413 F.2d 1143 (Ct. Cl. 1969)" (in en). https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/413/1143/36284/. 
  4. Trevithick, Joseph (2017-04-10). "Meet RAMBO, the U.S. Army's 3D-Printed Grenade Launcher" (in en). https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/9155/meet-rambo-the-u-s-armys-3d-printed-grenade-launcher. 
  5. "Гранатомет РГМ-40 "Кастет" - Военный портал". http://www.snariad.ru/granatomet/rgm-40/. Retrieved 23 November 2014. 
  6. "QLG-91 Underbarrel Grenade Launcher | MilitaryToday.com". https://www.militarytoday.com/firearms/qlg_91.htm. 
  7. "6S19 grenade launcher enters serial production | Shephard" (in en). https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/6s19-grenade-launcher-enters-serial-production/. 
  8. "Automatic grenade launcher KBA-117 – ООО «КБ МИА»" (in en-US). https://kbmia.com/artillery-en/automatic-grenade-launcher-kba-117/. 
  9. "REPKON DEFENCE introduces a new 40 mm Automatic Grenade Launcher" (in en-US). 2022-03-01. https://www.defensehere.com/en/repkon-defence-introduces-a-new-product-rds-40-mm-automatic-grenade-launcher. 
  10. "Armed Forces of Ukraine use Turkish RDS40 multiple grenade launcher | Ukraine - Russia conflict war 2022 | analysis focus army defence military industry army". https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/armed_forces_of_ukraine_use_turkish_rds40_multiple_grenade_launcher.html. 
  11. "Ошибка 404". http://zonawar.ru/granatomet/ru4nie3.html#6g30. Retrieved 23 November 2014. 
  12. RG-6 at the manufacturer's website
  13. Helfrich, Emma (2022-06-17). "New Automatic Grenade Launcher Is Designed Like An Assault Rifle" (in en). https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/this-new-automatic-grenade-launcher-looks-straight-out-of-terminator. 
  14. https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/primary_documents/gvt_reports/USNAVY/USNTMJ%20Reports/USNTMJ-200E-0344-0416%20Report%200-19.pdf




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