grenade launchers

Infantry bombardment weapons

Grenade launchers are firearms designed to fire explosive projectiles at targets beyond throwing range.

They may be standalone weapons or mounted beneath rifle barrels.

The term covers military hardware from handheld tubes to vehicle-mounted automatic systems: The squad's grenade launcher could reach enemy positions behind cover.

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explosion · shrapnel · propellant · munitions · ballistics · flashbangs · weapons · mortars · rockets · fragmentation · blast radius · grenadier · rules of engagement · fire support · suppressive fire · pump action · detonation · anti-personnel

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weapon range/scale

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Stabbing weapons on guns

melee weapons · intercontinental ballistic missiles · ICBMs · sniper rifles · brass knuckles

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Containers of treatment supplies

body armor · protective equipment · tourniquets · defibrillators · ambulances

lethality and destructive intent

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Protective barriers for defense

body armor · bulletproof vests · defensive barriers · protective gear · medical kits

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG-13