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Often Missidentified with the latter 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. After the Vietnam war there are currently only four complete origional weapons left in existance, One at the UDT/Seal Museam, one in a Vietnamese war museam, one in the hands of the ATF Technologies branch(although it could be a modern copy) and the last known origional China Lake Launcher was owned by Brian Fauci of Canal Side Guns, who make a knock off of the weapon under the name of "The Ultimate M79". A company called Airtronic has started manufacture of the China Lake launcher and a modernized model with a retractable M4 Carbine type stock, Pistol Grips and Picatinny Rails. | Often Missidentified with the latter 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. After the Vietnam war there are currently only four complete origional weapons left in existance, One at the UDT/Seal Museam, one in a Vietnamese war museam, one in the hands of the ATF Technologies branch(although it could be a modern copy) and the last known origional China Lake Launcher was owned by Brian Fauci of Canal Side Guns, who make a knock off of the weapon under the name of "The Ultimate M79". A company called Airtronic has started manufacture of the China Lake launcher and a modernized model with a retractable M4 Carbine type stock, Pistol Grips and Picatinny Rails. | ||
[[Image:US M79 pump-action four-shot 40x46mm grenade launcher.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ultimate M79 | [[Image:US M79 pump-action four-shot 40x46mm grenade launcher.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ultimate M79 Grenade launcher 40mm]] | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
Revision as of 06:34, 28 December 2009
Often Missidentified with the latter 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. After the Vietnam war there are currently only four complete origional weapons left in existance, One at the UDT/Seal Museam, one in a Vietnamese war museam, one in the hands of the ATF Technologies branch(although it could be a modern copy) and the last known origional China Lake Launcher was owned by Brian Fauci of Canal Side Guns, who make a knock off of the weapon under the name of "The Ultimate M79". A company called Airtronic has started manufacture of the China Lake launcher and a modernized model with a retractable M4 Carbine type stock, Pistol Grips and Picatinny Rails.
Specifications
- Name: China Lake Launcher. No official designation has ever been given by the US Military.
- Action: Manual Pump
- Caliber: 40X46mm grenades, noted for having a high failure to feed with anything other than round nosed high explosive rounds.
- Feed: A four round Tubular magazine
- Lenght: 34.4 inches
- Barrel Lenght: 14 inches
- Weight: aproximatly ten pounds fully loaded
- Muzzle Velocity: 249 feet per second
- Effective Range: 350m
- Rate of Fire: Aproximatly 15 rounds a minute.
Television
- Weaponology the "Navy SEAL" episode.This launcher is an original Vietnam era launcher.