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Small arms1961–present
Grenade launcher
M79 grenade launcher is a grenade launcher originating in United States. It was built by Springfield Armory , Action Manufacturing Company , Kanarr Corporation , and Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge. Reported operators include Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chad, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Paraguay, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Yemen.
United StatesM79 grenade launcher
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Grenade launcher
United States
1961–present
See Users
Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Dominican Civil War Communist Insurgency War The Troubles Operation Marajoara Lebanese Civil War South African Border War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Falklands War Bougainville conflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Gulf War Desert Storm Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency 2008–2011 Cambodia–Thailand border crisis 2010 Burma border clashes Syrian Civil War Battle of Marawi Myanmar Civil War
Springfield Armory
1953–1960
Springfield Armory , Action Manufacturing Company , Kanarr Corporation , and Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge
1961–1971 (U.S.)
350,000 (U.S. only)
2.93 kg (6.45 lb) loaded 2.7 kg (5.95 lb) empty
73.1 cm (28.78 in)
35.56 cm (14 in)
40×46mm grenade
Break-action
Depends on the speed of the operator
76 m/s (247 ft/s)
350 m (383 yd)
400 m (437 yd)
Breech-loaded
Blade and leaf type
Australia
Brazil
Cambodia
Chad
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Myanmar
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Oman
Paraguay
Panama
Philippines
Portugal
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
Yemen
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.731 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.731 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.731 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.731 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.731 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.731 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
M79 grenade launcher equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Australia
Bolivia
Brazil
Cambodia
Chad
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Myanmar
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Oman
Panama
Paraguay
Philippines
Portugal
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
Türkiye
United Kingdom United States
Vietnam
YemenAustralia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chad, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Paraguay, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Yemen
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