{"product_id":"us-grenade-launchers","title":"Us Grenade Launchers By Rottman, Gordon L","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn an effort to provide the US infantryman with more firepower to cover the range gap between the hand grenade and the light mortar, the 40mm M79 grenade launcher – a shoulder-fired, single-shot weapon – entered service with US forces in 1961.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReliable, easy to use, and lethally effective, the M79 soon became an iconic symbol of the Vietnam War and had a profound influence on small-unit tactics. As the Vietnam conflict continued, it was joined on the front line by experimental models such as the magazine-fed T148E1, as well as two launchers intended to be fitted under the barrel of the new M16 assault rifle: Colt’s XM148 and AAI Corporation’s M203. The M203 remains in limited service today, while the US Marine Corps now also fields the M32 multiple grenade launcher – like the M79, a standalone weapon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing full-colour artwork, this is the story of the rugged and formidable grenade launchers that equipped the United States and its allies in Vietnam and beyond, from the 1960s to date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57896262959486,"sku":"NW9781472819529","price":14.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472819529.jpg?v=1787320852","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/us-grenade-launchers","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}