MK19
Unofficial
names/slang: n/a
Function:
40mm rapid-fire grenade launcher
Date
deployed: unavailable
Contractor:
Saco Defense Industries
Unit cost:
$13,758
Length:
43.1"
Weight:
72.5 lbs. (empty gun w/o tripod)
Rate of Fire:
Sustained: 40 rpm; Rapid Fire: 60 rpm; Cyclic:
approx. 325-375 rpm
Ammo type:
40mm grenades
Guidance:
Visual
Range:
approx. 1600 m |
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Features: The
MK19 40mm machine gun, MOD 3 is an air-cooled,
disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, blowback
operated, fully automatic weapon and is crew
transportable over short distances with limited
amounts of ammunition. It can fire a variety of 40mm
grenades. The M430 HEDP 40mm grenade will pierce
armor up to 2 inches thick, and will produce
fragments to kill personnel within 5 meters and
wound personnel within 15 meters of the point of
impact. Associated components are: MK64 Cradle
Mount, MOD 5; M3 Tripod Mount; and the AN/TVS-5
Night Vision Sight. The MK19 also mounts in the
up-gunned weapons station of the LVTP7A1 model of
the AAV and vehicle ring mounts.
Background: The MK19 was originally
developed to provide the U.S. Navy with an effective
riverine patrol weapon in Vietnam. A Product
Improvement Program was initiated in the late 1970s
resulting in the MK19 Mod 3.
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