Mexico: Used extensively by the army in the Mexican drug war.The Mk 19 was formerly manufactured locally. Israel: Adopted by the Israeli Defence Forces (under the name "Maklar," for mikla rimonim or "grenade machinegun"), to be fielded in infantry and mechanized units.
MK 19 GRENADE LAUNCHER MOD
GDATP has built nearly 35,000 Mk 19 Mod 3 systems for roughly 30 customers since 1984. Marine fires a Humvee turret-mounted Mk 19 in June 2006. Production of the Mk 19 is managed by Saco Defense Industries (now a division of General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products).Ī Mexican Army Chevrolet Silverado equipped with a Mk 19 at a military checkpoint in March 2009.Ī U.S. The recoil blows back the bolt, feeds a new round onto the bolt face, which pushes the expended casing off the bolt face. When the trigger is pressed, the bolt closes, and the firing pin is released. The rounds are mechanically fed onto the bolt face with the pull of the charging handles. The M203 ammunition develops a lower chamber pressure, and resultant lower muzzle velocity and range, compared to ammunition loaded for the Mk-19. The 40 mm ammunition used (40x53mm) is not interchangeable with that used in the M203 (40x46mm). The Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher replaced the earlier Mk 18 hand-cranked multiple grenade launcher. Due to its low recoil and comparatively light weight, it has been adapted for use on many different platforms, including small attack boats, fast attack vehicles such as the Humvee (HMMWV), AAV and Stryker, military jeeps and a large variety of naval mounts. The ammunition comes in cans that hold a 32 or 48 grenades belt weighing 19 and 27 kilograms (42 and 60 lb), respectively.
It is especially effective when used against enemy infantry formations. It can also punch through 5.1 centimetres (2 in) of rolled homogeneous armor with a direct hit (0 Degree Obliquity), which means it can penetrate most infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. On impact, the grenade can kill anyone within the radius of five meters, and wound them within the radius of 15 meters. The primary ammunition for is the high-explosive dual-purpose M430 grenade. The Mk 19A man-portable crew-served weapon that can fire from a tripod mounted position or from a vehicle mount, with the latter being the preferred method as the weapon alone weighs 32.9 kilograms (72.5 lb). mans the turrets of his amphibian assault vehicle (AAV).jpgĪ Mk 19 mounted on an Amphibious Assault Vehicle's Cadillac Gage turret in June 2005. File:US Navy 050627-N-9866B-021 A Marine assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion based at Camp Pendelton, Calif. Navy sailors fire a Mk 19 40mm grenade launcher during a training exercise in March 2003. For night, operation, an AN/TVS-5 night vision sight can be fitted. Though the Mk 19 has a flash suppressor, it serves only to save the eyesight of its operator it does not conceal the weapon's position. The nearest safe distance to launch the grenade is 310 meters in training and 75 meters in combat.
The Mk 19 can launch its grenade at a maximum distance of 2,212 meters, though its effective range to a point target is about 1,500 meters, since the large rear leaf sight is only graduated to 1,500 meters. The weapon operates on the blowback principle, which uses the chamber pressure from each fired round to load and re-cock the weapon. It fires 40mm grenades at a cyclic rate of 325 to 375 rounds per minute, giving a practical rate of fire of 60 rounds per minute (rapid) and 40 rounds per minute (sustained). The Mk 19 is a belt fed, blowback operated, air cooled, crew served, fully automatic weapon that is designed not to cook off. Marine fires a Mk 19 40mm grenade launcher in Quantico, Virginia in September 2000. military service during the Cold War, first seeing action during the Vietnam War and remaining in service to the present day.Ī U.S. The Mk 19 Grenade Launcher is an American 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher that entered U.S. Mk 19 Mod 0, Mk 19 Mod 1, Mk 19 Mod 2, Mk 19 Mod 3ģ0.7 kilograms (68 lb) (empty, without accessores)Ģ40 metres per second (790 ft/s) (average) Saco Defense Industries (now a division of General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products), Combined Service Forces A Mk 19 40mm grenade launcher mounted on an M3 tripod.
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