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[[File:GrenadeCup001.jpg |thumb|right|300px|No.1 Mk.I Cup Discharger mounted on a Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk. III]] | [[File:GrenadeCup001.jpg |thumb|right|300px|No.1 Mk.I Cup Discharger mounted on a Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk. III]] | ||
The '''No.1 Mk.I Cup Discharger''' is a rifle grenade launcher designed for use on the [[SMLE|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]]. The grenade launcher fired a modified No. 36 Mills Bomb, which featured a special gascheck disk base (though it can also fire other grenades). Because of the heavy recoil of launching a rifle grenade, some rifles were specifically modified with wire wrappings (which reinforces the weapon and prevents the stock and forearm from splitting under recoil) and used only in the grenade launcher role. These were called EY rifles, which stood for "EmergencY use" (other sources instead say that EY stood for Edward Yule, the designer of the weapon). | The '''No.1 Mk.I Cup Discharger''' is a rifle grenade launcher designed for use on the [[SMLE|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]], developed during WWI. The grenade launcher fired a modified [[Mills Bomb]] known as the No. 36 Mills Bomb, which featured a special gascheck disk base (though it can also fire other grenades). Because of the heavy recoil of launching a rifle grenade, some rifles were specifically modified with wire wrappings (which reinforces the weapon and prevents the stock and forearm from splitting under recoil) and used only in the grenade launcher role. These were called EY rifles, which stood for "EmergencY use" (other sources instead say that EY stood for Edward Yule, the designer of the weapon). | ||
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Revision as of 22:14, 17 January 2019
The No.1 Mk.I Cup Discharger is a rifle grenade launcher designed for use on the Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*, developed during WWI. The grenade launcher fired a modified Mills Bomb known as the No. 36 Mills Bomb, which featured a special gascheck disk base (though it can also fire other grenades). Because of the heavy recoil of launching a rifle grenade, some rifles were specifically modified with wire wrappings (which reinforces the weapon and prevents the stock and forearm from splitting under recoil) and used only in the grenade launcher role. These were called EY rifles, which stood for "EmergencY use" (other sources instead say that EY stood for Edward Yule, the designer of the weapon).
The No.1 Mk.I Cup Discharger and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears As | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World War II Online: Battleground Europe | ||||
| Battlefield V | 2018 |