XM174 grenade launcher

XM174 grenade launcher

Infobox Weapon
name= XM174


caption=
origin= United States
type= Automatic Grenade Launcher
is_ranged=YES
service=
used_by= US Army/USMC, USAF
wars= Vietnam War
designer=
design_date=1968
manufacturer=Aerojet Ordnance Manufacturing Company
unit_cost=
production_date=
number=
variants=
spec_label=
weight= 7.25kg
length= 712mm
cartridge= 40x46mm
caliber=40mm
barrels=
action=Recoil
rate= 350RPM
velocity=
range=
max_range=
feed= 12 Round Drum Magazine
sights= Iron

The XM174 is a mounted automatic 40mm grenade launcher heavily based on the M1919A4 machine gun and the M79 grenade launcher but fed from an ammo can. It was used in the Vietnam War and was mounted on various vehicles and aircraft.

References

* http://www.bellum.nu/armoury/AOMCXM174.html (404 - Dead Link)
* http://www.airwarvietnam.com/20sos.htm
* http://nam.wz.cz/zbrane/xm174.html

The ammo can held 12 40mm rounds, and the automatic launcher's rate of fire permitted all 12 rounds to be in the air before the first round landed. The launcher was also capable of semi-automatic fire (one round per pull of the trigger).


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