On impact, the grenade can kill anyone within a radius of five meters, and wound them within a radius of 15 meters. The primary ammunition for it is the high-explosive dual-purpose M430 grenade. The Mk 19A is a man-portable crew-served weapon that can fire from a tripod-mounted position or from a vehicle mount, with the latter being the preferred method, as the weapon alone weighs 77.6 pounds (35.2 kg). For night operation, a picatinny rail quadrant sight can be added for thermal and night vision optics. Though the Mk 19 has a flash suppressor, it serves only to save the eyesight of its operator, not concealing the weapon's position. The nearest safe distance to launch the grenade is 310 meters in training and 75 meters in combat. The Mk 19 can launch its grenade at a maximum distance of 2,212 meters (2,419 yd), though its effective range to a point target is about 1,500 meters (1,600 yd), since the large rear leaf sight is only graduated as far. The weapon operates on the blowback principle, which uses the chamber pressure from each fired round to load and re-cock the weapon. It fires 40 mm grenades at a cyclic rate of 325 to 375 rounds per minute, giving a practical rate of fire of 60 rounds per minute (rapid) and 40 rounds per minute (sustained). The Mk 19 is a belt-fed, blowback-operated, air-cooled, crew-served, fully-automatic weapon that is designed not to cook off. Marine fires a Mk 19 40 mm grenade launcher in Quantico, Virginia in September 2000.
MK 19 GRENADE LAUNCHER MOD
Mk 19 Mod 0, Mk 19 Mod 1, Mk 19 Mod 2, Mk 19 Mod 3, Mk 19 Mod 4ħ7.6 pounds (35.2 kg) (empty, without accessories)Ī U.S. Saco Defense Industries (now a division of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems), Combined Service Forces, MKEK
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It is especially effective when used against enemy infantry formations. It can also punch through 2 inches (5.1 cm) of rolled homogeneous armor with a direct hit (0 Degree Obliquity), which means it can penetrate most infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. On impact, the grenade can kill anyone within the radius of five meters, and wound them within the radius of 15 meters.
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The primary ammunition for is the high explosive dual-purpose M430 grenade. The Mk 19A man-portable crew-served weapon that can fire from a tripod mounted position or from a vehicle mount, with the latter being the preferred method as the weapon alone weighs 72.5 pounds (32.9 kg). For night operation, an AN/TVS-5 night vision sight can be fitted. Though the Mk 19 has a flash suppressor, it serves only to save the eyesight of its operator it does not conceal the weapon's position. The Mk 19 is able to launch its grenade at a maximum distance of 2,212 meters, though its effective range for a point target is about 1,500 meters, since the large rear leaf sight is only graduated to 1,500 meters.
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The weapon operates on the blowback principle, which uses the chamber pressure from each fired round to load and re-cock the weapon. It fires 40mm grenades at a cyclic rate of 325 to 375 rounds per minute, giving a practical rate of fire of 60 rounds per minute (rapid) and 40 rounds per minute (sustained). The Mk 19 is a belt fed, blowback operated, air cooled, crew served, fully automatic weapon that is designed not to cook off. military service during the Cold War, first seeing action during the Vietnam War and remaining in service to the present day. The Mk 19 Grenade Launcher is an American 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher that entered U.S.