XM174 grenade launcher

The XM174 is a mounted automatic 40 mm grenade launcher heavily based on the M1919A4 machine gun and the M79 grenade launcher, but fed from an ammo can.[1] It was used in the Vietnam War as a tripod mounted crew-served weapon and as a weapon mounted on various vehicles and aircraft. The XM174 has the same fire control group as the M1919A4.[2]

XM174
TypeAutomatic grenade launcher
Place of originUnited States
Service history
Used bySee users
WarsVietnam War
Production history
Designed1968
ManufacturerAerojet Ordnance Manufacturing Company
Specifications
Mass7.25 kg
Length712 mm

Cartridge40×46 mm
ActionSimple blowback, closed bolt
Rate of fire350 RPM
Feed system12 round drum magazine
SightsIron

The ammunition was held in a drum canister with a maximum capacity of twelve 40 mm rounds. The launcher was also capable of semi-automatic fire.

U.S. Air Force Security Police personnel in Vietnam were also issued the XM174 automatic grenade launcher which was often used on perimeter defense posts and heavy weapons vehicles.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=390
  2. ^ https://www.historicalfirearms.info/post/163541774724/xm174-grenade-launcher-in-the-early-1960s
  3. ^ "NAM 64-75 /zbrane/ XM174". nam.wz.cz. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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