- M234 launcher
Infobox Weapon
name=Launcher, Projectile, 64 mm, Riot Control, M234
caption=
origin=flagcountry|United States
type=Less-lethal Weapon
is_ranged=yes
service=1978-1995
used_by=United States
wars=
designer=
design_date=1973-1978
manufacturer=
production_date=1978-1987
number=
variants=
weight=
length=
part_length=
cartridge=64 mm Ring Airfoil Projectile
action=
rate=
velocity= 200 fps
range=
max_range=
feed=Muzzle Loading
sights=The M234 Riot Control Launcher is an M16 series rifle attachment firing a M755 blank round. The M234 mounts on the front sight post of the M16 and fires either the M734 64 mm Kinetic Riot Control Round or the M742 64 mm CSI Riot Control Round. It is usable in temperatures 20 degrees Fahrenheit (−7 degrees Celsius) and above. It is no longer used byUS forces.ee also
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List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
*Riot control External links
* [http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/nld4/flat.pdf The Ring Airfoil Projectile (RAP), Less-than-Lethal Configuration for the Delivery of Selected Chemical Agents]
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