China Lake Launcher: Difference between revisions

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China Lake Launcher - 40x46mm

The China Lake Launcher was a prototype pump-action grenade launcher developed in the 1960s by the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. The weapon is essentially a pump-action M79 Grenade Launcher with a 3-round tubular magazine added under the barrel. The weapon was used in limited numbers by US Navy SEAL Teams, Marine Force Recon, and the 5th Special Forces Group. Only four complete original weapons are thought to exist; one at the UDT/SEAL Museum, one in a Vietnamese war museum, one in the hands of the ATF Technologies branch, and the last by Brian Fauci of Canal Side Guns, who make a knock-off of the weapon called "The Ultimate M79."

In 2009, it was reported that Airtronic USA (a company also known for manufacturing modernised RPG-7s under license from Bazalt) has started manufacture of the China Lake launcher and a modernised model with a retractable M4-type stock, pistol grip and Picatinny rails. Initially marketed towards the United State Marine Corps, the design was modified to fire flare rounds and the larger 40x53mm grenades used in automatic grenade launchers like the Mk 19. The project was interrupted, however, when Airtronic USA got into a legal dispute with CSG/Trident over ownership of the design, and the Marine Corps subsequently adopted the Milkor MGL Mk 1L as the M32 Multi-Shot Grenade Launcher, essentially ending any further development of the China Lake launcher.

The China Lake is not to be confused with the later EX-41 Launcher, a separately developed pump-action grenade launcher made in 1995.

Specifications

(1968-Present)

Type: Grenade Launcher

Caliber: 40x46mm

Weight: 8.2 lbs (3.7 kg)

Length: 34.4 in (87.5 cm)

Barrel length: 14 in (35.6 cm)

Feed System: 3-round tubular magazine

Fire Modes: Pump-Action

The China Lake Launcher and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail	Fabiola Iglesias		2010-11

Video Game

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Call of Duty: Black Ops	"China Lake"		2010
Fallout: New Vegas	"Grenade Launcher", "Holorifle"		2010
Payday 2	"China Puff"	Added in Wolf Pack DLC (2016)	2013
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"China Lake"		2016
Mafia III	"GL KORSKY"	Added with Stones Unturned DLC	2016
Call of Duty: Black Ops III	"MAX-GL"		2017
Krunker	"Noob Tube"	Only holds 1 grenade, pump is unused	2019
Marauders (video game)	"China Lake"	Added in United Allies update in 2023. Incorrectly loaded from 3-round box magazines	2022

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-Often confused with the later EX-41 Launcher, the China Lake Launcher was used in limited numbers by US Navy SEAL Teams, Marine Force Recon and the 5th Special Forces Group. The weapon is essentially a pump-action [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] with a 4-round tubular magazine added under the barrel. Only four complete original weapons are thought to exist; one at the UDT/SEAL Museum, one in a Vietnamese war museum, one in the hands of the ATF Technologies branch, and the last by Brian Fauci of Canal Side Guns, who make a knock-off of the weapon called "The Ultimate M79." Recently, Airtronic USA (a company also known for manufacturing modernised RPG-7s under license from Bazalt) has started manufacture of the China Lake launcher and a modernised model with a retractable M4-type stock, pistol grip and Picatinny rails.
+[[File:China Lake.jpg|thumb|right|400px|China Lake Launcher - 40x46mm]]
-[[Image:US M79 pump-action four-shot 40x46mm grenade launcher.jpg|thumb|right|400px|China Lake Launcher - 40x46mm]]
+The '''China Lake Launcher''' was a prototype pump-action grenade launcher developed in the 1960s by the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. The weapon is essentially a pump-action [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] with a 3-round tubular magazine added under the barrel. The weapon was used in limited numbers by US Navy SEAL Teams, Marine Force Recon, and the 5th Special Forces Group. Only four complete original weapons are thought to exist; one at the UDT/SEAL Museum, one in a Vietnamese war museum, one in the hands of the ATF Technologies branch, and the last by Brian Fauci of Canal Side Guns, who make a knock-off of the weapon called "The Ultimate M79."
-===Specifications===
+In 2009, it was reported that Airtronic USA (a company also known for manufacturing modernised RPG-7s under license from Bazalt) has started manufacture of the China Lake launcher and a modernised model with a retractable M4-type stock, pistol grip and Picatinny rails. Initially marketed towards the United State Marine Corps, the design was modified to fire flare rounds and the larger 40x53mm grenades used in automatic grenade launchers like the [[Mk 19 Grenade Launcher|Mk 19]]. The project was interrupted, however, when Airtronic USA got into a legal dispute with CSG/Trident over ownership of the design, and the Marine Corps subsequently adopted the [[Milkor MGL Mk 1L]] as the M32 Multi-Shot Grenade Launcher, essentially ending any further development of the China Lake launcher.
-'''Type:''' Grenade Launcher
+The China Lake is not to be confused with the later EX-41 Launcher, a separately developed pump-action grenade launcher made in 1995.
-'''Caliber:''' 40x46mm grenades
+==Specifications==
+(1968-Present)
-'''Capacity:''' 4 rounds in under-barrel tubular magazine
+* '''Type:''' Grenade Launcher
-'''Fire Modes:''' Single Shot (pump-action)
+* '''Caliber:''' 40x46mm
-=== Television ===
+* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|3.72}}
-* ''[[Weaponology]]'' the "Navy SEAL" episode. This launcher is an original Vietnam era launcher.
+* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|875}}
+* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|356}}
-=== Anime ===
+* '''Feed System:''' 3-round tubular magazine
-* ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' The first OVA episode in the hands of Fabiola the maid.
+* '''Fire Modes:''' Pump-Action
-=== Video Games ===
+-----
+{{Gun Title}}
-* ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]''
+==Anime==
-* ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
-* ''[[Bionic Commando]]'' (as the "Bulldog," a fictional version with both a lever and a pump)
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date'''
+|-
+|''[[Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail]]''||Fabiola Iglesias || ||2010-11
+|-
+|}
+==Video Game==
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Game Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
+|-
+| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' || "China Lake" || || 2010
+|-
+| ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' || "Grenade Launcher", "Holorifle" || || 2010
+|-
+|''[[Payday 2]]'' || "China Puff" || Added in Wolf Pack DLC (2016) ||2013
+|-
+| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || "China Lake" || || 2016
+|-
+| ''[[Mafia III]]'' || "GL KORSKY" || Added with ''Stones Unturned'' DLC || 2016
+|-
+| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops III]]'' || "MAX-GL" || || 2017
+|-
+| ''[[Krunker]]'' || "Noob Tube" || Only holds 1 grenade, pump is unused || 2019
+|-
+| ''[[Marauders (video game)]]'' || "China Lake" || Added in ''United Allies'' update in 2023. Incorrectly loaded from 3-round box magazines || 2022
+|-
+|}
 [[Category:Gun]]
 [[Category:Grenade Launcher]]

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