A Mk 19 40 mm grenade launcher mounted on an M3 tripod
Type
Automatic grenade launcher
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1968–present
Used by
See Users
Wars
Cold War
Vietnam War
Sino-Vietnamese War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Sino-Vietnamese conflicts, 1979–1991
Third Indochina War
Soviet–Afghan War
Persian Gulf War[1]
Global War on Terrorism
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
2006 Lebanon War
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)[2][3]
Mexican Drug War
2013 Lahad Datu standoff
Syrian Civil War[4]
Yemeni Civil War
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
Designer
Naval Ordnance Station Louisville
Designed
1966
Manufacturer
Saco Defense Industries (now a division of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems), Combined Service Forces, MKEK[5]
Unit cost
$20,000[6]
Produced
1968–present
Variants
Mk 19 Mod 0, Mk 19 Mod 1, Mk 19 Mod 2, Mk 19 Mod 3, Mk 19 Mod 4
Specifications
Mass
77.6 pounds (35.2 kg) (empty, without accessories)
Length
43.1 inches (1,090 mm)
Barrel length
16.25 inches (413 mm)
Width
9.46 inches (240.4 mm)
Height
7.8 inches (199 mm)
Cartridge
40×53 mm
Action
API Blowback
Rate of fire
325-375rpm (cyclic)
40 rpm (sustained)
60 rpm (rapid)
Muzzle velocity
750–790 feet per second (230–240 m/s) (average)
Effective firing range
1,500 m (1,600 yd)
Maximum firing range
2,212 m (2,419 yd)
Feed system
32- or 48-grenade belt
Sights
Iron
The Mk 19 grenade launcher (pronounced Mark 19) is an American 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher that was first developed during the Vietnam War.[7][8]
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^"Field Manual 3-22.27 (FM 23.27) MK 19, 40-mm GRENADE MACHINE GUN, MOD 3" (PDF). Department of the Army. November 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
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