List of grenade launchers
This article lists all forms of grenade launchers around the world, that is to say weapons that launch grenades with more accuracy, a higher velocity and to greater distances than a soldier could.[1]
Below is the list of grenade launchers.
Single grenade launcher
Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year | Note |
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AG-40 | 40 mm grenade | Romania | 1986 | Designed to mount on the PA md. 86 rifle | ||
ARDE 40 mm UBGL | Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli | 40 mm grenade | India | 2010 | ||
Bren CZ 805 G1 | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod | 40 mm grenade | Poland | 2011 | Developed for the Bren 805 A1/A2 rifle | |
BS-1 Tishina | TsNIITochMash | 30×29mm grenade | Soviet Union | 1970 | ||
China Lake Grenade Launcher | China Lake Naval Weapons Center | 40 mm grenade | United States | 1967 | ||
EAGLE grenade launcher | Colt Canada | 40 mm grenade | Canada | 2016 | ||
Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module | FN Herstal | | 40 mm grenade | Belgium | 2004 | Updated version of the GL1 for use with the FN SCAR family of rifles and stand-alone use |
GL06 | Brügger & Thomet | 40 mm grenade | Switzerland | 2006 | ||
GL1 grenade launcher | FN Herstal | 40 mm grenade | Belgium | 2001 | Designed for use with the FN F2000 rifle | |
GL 40 | Steyr Arms | 40 mm grenade | Austria | 2009[2] | SL40 variant adopted by the Australian Defence Force | |
GLX 160 | Beretta S.p.A. | 40 mm grenade | Italy | 2008 | ||
GM-94 | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | 43 mm grenade | Russia | 1990s | ||
GP-25 | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | | 40 mm grenade | Soviet Union | 1966 | |
GP-30 GP-34 | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | | 40 mm grenade | Soviet Union | 1989 | |
HK AG36 | Heckler & Koch | 40 mm grenade | Germany | 2002 | Grenade launcher for the HK G36 | |
HK AG-C/EGLM | Heckler & Koch | 40 mm grenade | Germany | 2000s | Used with the Diemaco C7 and C8 in the Netherlands Army, with the SA80(named L123) in the British Army | |
HK69A1 | Heckler & Koch | 40 mm grenade | West Germany | 1960s | Grenade launcher usable on its own or with the H&K G3(named HK79 in this configuration) | |
IWI X95 GL40 | Israel Weapon Industries | 40 mm grenade | Israel | 2009 | Grenade launcher for the X95 and Galil ACE rifles | |
HK269 | Heckler & Koch | 40 mm grenade | Germany | 2000s | Variant of the AG-C with a shorter barrel for the HK 416 and the HK 417 | |
M79 grenade launcher | Springfield Armory Action Manufacturing Company Kanarr Corporation[3] Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge | 40 mm grenade | United States | 1953 | ||
M203 grenade launcher | Colt's Manufacturing Company | | 40 mm grenade | United States | 1967 | |
M203XX RAMBO (Rapid Additively Manufactured Ballistics Ordnance) | ARDEC / Picatinny Arsenal | 40 mm grenade | United States | 2017 | 3D-Printed prototype by the US Army[4] | |
M320 Grenade Launcher Module | Heckler & Koch | 40 mm grenade | Germany | 2008 | Replaces the M203 in the US Army | |
M7/M8 grenade launcher | Springfield Armory | United States | 1943 | M7 and variants for the M1 Garand rifle, M8 for the M1 carbine | ||
MAHG K 218 | — | — | — | 18th century | ||
Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper | Milkor (Pty) Ltd | 37 mm flare 38 mm grenade 40 mm grenade (All less-lethal rounds) | South Africa | 1981 | ||
Milkor 40 mm UBGL grenade launcher | Milkor (Pty) Ltd | 40 mm grenade | South Africa | 2010s | ||
Northover Projector | — | 2.5-inch | United Kingdom | 1940 | ||
Pallad wz. 1974 | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów | 40 mm grenade | Poland | 1968 | ||
Pallad wz. 1983 | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów | 40 mm grenade | Poland | 1968 | ||
Pindad SPG-1 | Pindad | 40 mm grenade | Indonesia | 2005(?) | ||
QLG-10 | 35 mm grenade | China | 2010s | |||
RGM-40 | V.N. Teles | 40 mm grenade | Russia | 1997[5] | Stand-alone version of the GP-30 | |
RGS-50M | Degtyaryov Plant | 50mm grenade | Soviet Union | 1990s | ||
RWGŁ-3 | Łucznik Arms Factory | UGŁ-200 canister | Poland | 1970s | ||
Schiessbecher | 30mm | Germany | 1942 | For the Karabiner 98k rifle | ||
Shorty 40 | LMT (Lewis Machine & Tool Company) | 40 mm grenade | United States | 2024 | [6] | |
SIG GL 5040 | Swiss Arms | 40 mm grenade | Switzerland | 1997 | Usable with the Sig 550 family | |
T85 grenade launcher | Combined Logistics Command | 40 mm grenade | Taiwan (Republic of China) | 1992 | Usable on T65 , T86 and T91 assault rifles | |
Type 2 rifle grenade launcher | 40mm | Japan | 1940s | For the Type 38 and Type 99 rifles | ||
Type 91 grenade launcher | Norinco (China North Industries Corporation) | 35 mm grenade (Non-lethal round) | China | 1991 | Usable on Type 56, Type 81 and QBZ-95 Chinese rifles[7] | |
UBGL-1 | Arsenal JSCo. | 40 mm caseless grenade | Bulgaria | |||
VB rifle grenade | Viven-Bessières (VB) | — | France | 1916 | ||
Verrou Mortier 2.5 pouces | — | 2.5 inches | France | 16th century or 17th century | Brass grenade launcher with a trigger lock | |
VHS-BG grenade launcher | HS Produkt | 40 mm grenade | Croatia | 2007 | Designed for the HS Produkt VHS rifle | |
XM148 grenade launcher | Colt's Manufacturing Company |
| 40 mm grenade | United States | 1964 |
Multiple-grenades launcher
Automatic
Semi-Automatic
Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
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DP-64 | Degtyaryov Plant | 45 mm | Russia | 1989 | |
Hawk MM-1 | Hawk Engineering Co. | 40 mm grenade | United States | 1970 | |
Milkor MGL | Milkor (Pty) Ltd | 40 mm grenade | South Africa | 1980 | |
Neopup PAW-20 | Gemaco Elbree PTY LTD | 20×42mm | South Africa | 1999 | |
RDS40-MGL[11] | Repkon Defence | 40 mm grenade | Turkey | 2023 | |
RG-6 grenade launcher[12][13] | TsKIB SOO | 40 mm grenade | Russia | 1993 | |
RGA-86 | Military University of Technology | 26.7 mm | Poland | 1986 | |
RGP-40 | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów | 40 mm grenade | Poland | 2017 | |
SSW 40 "Squad Support Weapon 40" | Rheinmetall | 40 mm grenade | Germany | 2022[14] | |
XRGL[15] | Rippel Effect | 40 mm grenade | South Africa | 2007 |
Dual-use weapons
Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
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QTS-11 | 20mm grenade | China | 2011 | ||
S&T Daewoo K11 | S&T Motiv | 20×30mm grenade | Republic of Korea | 2000 | |
Scicon IW | SD Scicon Ltd[16] | 10 mm grenade | United Kingdom | 1984 | |
XM25 CDTE | Heckler & Koch Alliant Techsystems | 25 mm grenade | United States | 2010 | |
XM29 OICW | Heckler & Koch Alliant Techsystems | 20 mm grenade | United States Germany | 1996 |
Rocket propelled grenades
Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
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Bazooka | United States | 1942 | |||
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle | Saab Bofors Dynamics | 84×246mmR | Sweden | 1946 | |
MRO-A | State Research Bazalt | 72.5mm warhead | Russia | 2003 | |
Navy 8 cm Rocket Launcher / 八糎噴進砲[17] | 80mm | Japan | 1944 | ||
Northover Projector | 63.5mm warhead | United Kingdom | 1940 | ||
Panzerfaust | 149mm warhead | Germany | 1942 | ||
PIAT | Imperial Chemical Industries | United Kingdom | 1942 | ||
Rifleman's Assault Weapon | Brunswick Corporation | 100mm warhead | United States | 1977 | |
RPG-2 | State Factories | 80mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1949 | |
RPG-7 | Bazalt Degtyarev plant | 40mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1961 | |
RPG-16 | 58.3mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1968 | ||
RPG-18 | 64mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1972 | ||
RPG-22 | 72.5mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1985 | ||
RPG-26 | State Research Bazalt | 72.5mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1980s | |
RPG-27 | State Research Bazalt | 105mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1980s | |
RPG-28 | State Research Bazalt | 125mm warhead | Russia | 2000s | |
RPG-29 | Bazalt | 65mm warhead 105mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1980s | |
RPG-30 | State Research Bazalt | 105mm warhead | Russia | 2008 | |
RPG-32 | JARDANA | 72mm warhead 105mm warhead | Russia | 2005 | |
RPG-76 Komar | Zakład Sprzętu Precyzyjnego | 40mm warhead | Poland | 1985 | |
RPO-A Shmel | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | 93mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1980s | |
Sturmpistole | Walther | 26-61mm warheads | Germany | 1942 | |
Type 4 | 72x359mm | Japan | 1944 | ||
Type 5 45mm recoilless rifle | 45mm (80mm warhead) | Japan | 1944 | ||
Type 69 RPG | China North Industries Corporation | 40mm warhead | China | 1970 | |
Yasin (RPG) | Hamas | 40mm warhead | Palestine | 2004 |
See also
- List of weapons
- List of firearms
- List of machine guns
- List of multiple-barrel firearms
- List of pistols
- List of revolvers
- List of sniper rifles
- List of flamethrowers
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