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Post subject: 1010-00-179-6447, Grenade Launcher, 40mm, M203
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:12 pm
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Weapon Specifications NSN 1010-00-179-6447 Model M203 Manufacturer Colt’s Mfg. Co. Caliber 40mm low velocity Mechanism type Single-shot Magazine type N/A Ammo capacity 1 round Rate of fire N/A Weight (empty) 3 lbs Overall length 16.0 inches Barrel length 12.0 inches
Logistics: In-service Date 1971 Life expectancy 10,000 rounds Technical Manual # SW370-AE-MMI-010 Operator Manual # TM 9-1010-221-10
Ammunition: B504 Green Star, B505 red Star, B506 Red Smoke, B508 Green Smoke, B509 Yellow Smoke, B519 practice, B534 MP, B535 White Star, B536 White Star cluster, B546 HEDP, B567 & BA05 CS, B568 HE, B569 HE, and B577 TP.
Discussion: The M203 is a single-shot breech-loaded grenade launcher that fires low-velocity 40 mm grenade rounds and is designed to attach to the M4 Carbine and M16 families.
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