M79 grenade launcher [SEP] service entry
limited production and fielding in Vietnam, but problems with the three-round magazine prevented widespread acceptance. The other design was a single-shot break-open, shoulder-fired weapon, the S-3. This was refined into the S-5, which resembled an oversized single-barrel shotgun. Unable to solve the problems with the multi-shot T148 launcher, the Army adopted the S-5 as the XM79. With a new sight, the XM79 was officially adopted as the M79 on December 15, 1960.
In 1961,
Module) (40×46mm) (USSOCOM, either paired with a Mk16 or 17 or as a stand-alone weapon system)
- M79 Grenade launcher (40×46mm) (US Army Special Forces, USN SEALs)
- AirTronic RPG-7 (USSOCOM)
Anti-tank/assault Out of service (obsolete).
- FGM-172 SRAW (Short-Range Assault Weapon) (140 mm) (USMC)
- XM148 (Grenade launcher, 40×46mm)
- M7 grenade launcher (Rifle grenade launcher