GRENADE LANUNCHER
Deter and, if necesary, compal adversaries by enabling individuals and small units to engage targets with accurate, lethal grenade fire.
Entered Army Service
Early 1970s
The M203 grenade launcher is a single-shot weapon designed for use with the M16 series rifle and fires a 40mm grenade. The M203A1 grenade launcher is a single-shot weapon designed for use with the M4 series carbine and also fires a 40mm grenade. Both have a leaf sight and quadrant site. The M203 is also being used as the delivery system for a growing array of less-than-lethal munitions.
Weight: 3 lbs (empty); 3.6 lbs (loaded)
Overrall Length: 15"
Barrel length 12"
Ammunition type: Cn/CS/OS tear gas rounds
Smoke, non lethal prjectiles,
Signal and practice rounds as
well as standard 40mm rounds.
Effective range: 350 yards
