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The MM-1 revolver grenade launcher is manufactured in USA by the Hawk Engineering Co, and is in use by Special Forces of USA, as well as of several South American and African countries. While MM-1 may look much like upscaled Milkor MGL grenade launcher, most probably the MM-1 traces its ancestry back to the Manville machine projector, a revolver-type 20-shot tear gas gun, developed in USA for police use before the Second World War. The MM-1, while being relatively heavy and quite bulky, can provide devastating firepower, with practical rate of fire as much as 30 rounds per minute. It may be very useful in ambushes and other fast-pacing close combat scenarios.
[[File:Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Original early model Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher - 25mm tear gas canisters]]
[[File:MM1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Hawk MM1 grenade launcher - 40x46mm]]
[[File:MM1 GL short barrel.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Hawk MM1 grenade launcher with short barrel - 40x46mm]]


MM-1 is a revolver-type weapon, with the heavy cylinder being rotated for each shot by the clockwork-type spring. Spring is wound manually during the reloading. To reload the cylinder, the rear part of the gun is released and rotated sideways to expose the rear of the cylinder, which is connected to the front part of the frame and barrel.  
The '''Hawk MM1 revolver grenade launcher''' is manufactured by the United States based company Hawk Engineering Co. While the MM1 may look much like a up-scaled [[Milkor MGL]] grenade launcher, the MM1 is a more modern version of the '''Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher''', a revolver-type 18-shot 25mm tear gas gun, developed in the USA for law-enforcement use before the Second World War. The MM1, while being relatively heavy and quite bulky, can provide devastating firepower, with a practical rate of fire of up to 30 rounds per minute.


'''The MM1 grenade launcher is seen in the following movies used by the following actors:'''
The Hawk MM1 is a revolver-type weapon, with the heavy cylinder being rotated for each shot by the clockwork-type spring. The spring is wound manually during the reloading. To reload the cylinder, the rear part of the gun is released and rotated sideways to expose the rear of the cylinder, which is connected to the front part of the frame and barrel, unlike the original early model Manville version which had to be taken apart to be reloaded.  
[[Image:MM1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MM1 grenade launcher 40mm]]


* ''[[The Dogs of War]]''
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* SWAT officers and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as the Terminator in ''[[Terminator 2: Judgement Day]]'' (with gas grenades)
==Specifications==
(1935 - ????) (Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher)


=== Video Games ===
(1980s - ????) (Hawk MM1)


* ''[[Operation Flashpoint]]''
* '''Type:''' Grenade launcher


[[Category:Gun]] [[Category:Grenade Launcher]]
* '''Caliber:''' 40x46mm
 
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|5.7}}
 
* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|635}}
 
* '''Barrel length:''' ???
 
* '''Feed System:''' 12-round fixed drum
 
* '''Fire Modes:''' Double-Action
 
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{{Gun Title}}
 
==Film==
{| 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="250"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="175"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="175"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="350"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="75"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[The Dogs of War]]'' || ||  || || 1981
|-
|''[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension]]''|| [[Bill Henderson]]||Casper Lindsey|| ||1984
|-
|''[[RoboCop (1987)|RoboCop]]'' || || Detroit SWAT officer ||  ||1987
|-
|''[[Ishtar]]'' || [[Dustin Hoffman]] ||  Chuck Clarke || || 1987
|-
|''[[Bulletproof (1988)|Bulletproof]]'' ||  [[William Smith]] ||  Russian Major || || 1988
|-
|''[[Darkman]]'' || [[Larry Drake]] ||  Robert G. Durant || Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher || 1990
|-
|''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'' || [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] ||  The Terminator || || 1991
|-
|''[[Idiocracy]]'' || [[Andrew Wilson]] ||  Beef Supreme ||  Red highlights, fires explosive grenades || 2006
|-
|}
 
== Television ==
{| 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"|'''Show Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="175"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="175"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Note / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|''[[A-Team, The|The A-Team]]'' || [[George Peppard]] || John "Hannibal" Smith || Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher / Season 2 || 1983 - 1987
|-
|}
 
==Anime==
{| 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"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date'''
|-
|''[[Hellsing Ultimate]]'' || [[Christopher Walken]] ||  Reference to ''[[The Dogs of War]]'' || 2006
|-
|}
 
== Video Games ==
 
{| 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="250"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="175"|'''Appears As'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Notes'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
|-
| ''[[Parasite Eve II]]'' || || || || 1999
|-
| ''[[Delta Force: Land Warrior]]'' || || || || 2000
|-
| ''[[Ghost Recon]]'' || || || Added in Island Thunder (2003) || 2001
|-
| ''[[Operation Flashpoint]]'' || || || ||  2001
|-
| ''[[Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix]]'' || || || || 2002
|-
| ''[[BloodRayne]]'' || "GranateWurf" || ||  || 2002
|-
| ''[[SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Combined Assault]]'' || || || || 2006
|-
| ''[[SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3]]'' || || || || 2010
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 2]]'' ||MM1 Grenade Launcher || || SP only || 2012
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War]]'' ||War Machine || ||Scorestreak in multiplayer ||2020
|-
|}
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[[Category:Gun]]  
[[Category:Grenade Launcher]]
[[Category:Less-Lethal]]

Latest revision as of 12:56, 27 November 2023

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Original early model Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher - 25mm tear gas canisters
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Hawk MM1 grenade launcher - 40x46mm
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Hawk MM1 grenade launcher with short barrel - 40x46mm

The Hawk MM1 revolver grenade launcher is manufactured by the United States based company Hawk Engineering Co. While the MM1 may look much like a up-scaled Milkor MGL grenade launcher, the MM1 is a more modern version of the Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher, a revolver-type 18-shot 25mm tear gas gun, developed in the USA for law-enforcement use before the Second World War. The MM1, while being relatively heavy and quite bulky, can provide devastating firepower, with a practical rate of fire of up to 30 rounds per minute.

The Hawk MM1 is a revolver-type weapon, with the heavy cylinder being rotated for each shot by the clockwork-type spring. The spring is wound manually during the reloading. To reload the cylinder, the rear part of the gun is released and rotated sideways to expose the rear of the cylinder, which is connected to the front part of the frame and barrel, unlike the original early model Manville version which had to be taken apart to be reloaded.

Specifications

(1935 - ????) (Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher)

(1980s - ????) (Hawk MM1)

  • Type: Grenade launcher
  • Caliber: 40x46mm
  • Weight: 12.6 lbs (5.7 kg)
  • Length: 25 in (63.5 cm)
  • Barrel length: ???
  • Feed System: 12-round fixed drum
  • Fire Modes: Double-Action

The Hawk MM1 grenade launcher and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Dogs of War 1981
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Bill Henderson Casper Lindsey 1984
RoboCop Detroit SWAT officer 1987
Ishtar Dustin Hoffman Chuck Clarke 1987
Bulletproof William Smith Russian Major 1988
Darkman Larry Drake Robert G. Durant Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher 1990
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Arnold Schwarzenegger The Terminator 1991
Idiocracy Andrew Wilson Beef Supreme Red highlights, fires explosive grenades 2006

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The A-Team George Peppard John "Hannibal" Smith Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher / Season 2 1983 - 1987

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Hellsing Ultimate Christopher Walken Reference to The Dogs of War 2006

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
Parasite Eve II 1999
Delta Force: Land Warrior 2000
Ghost Recon Added in Island Thunder (2003) 2001
Operation Flashpoint 2001
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix 2002
BloodRayne "GranateWurf" 2002
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Combined Assault 2006
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 MM1 Grenade Launcher SP only 2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War War Machine Scorestreak in multiplayer 2020