The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40×46mm grenade, which uses what the US Army calls the High-Low Propulsion System to keep recoil forces low, and first appeared during the Vietnam War.

m79榴弹发射器是一种单发射击、枪管撅开（转动开膛）、后膛装填的肩射武器，视觉上看，m79榴弹发射器就像一支大口径的撅开式短筒猎枪，而且设计简单，只有五个部分：发射管（枪管）、机匣（包含击发机构）、前托（护木）、肩托（枪托）和瞄准装置。

M79式榴弹发射器 是一种单发射击、枪管滑动开膛、后膛装填的肩射武器，结构简单坚固，使用方便， 射击精度 较好，可有效攻击150m内的 点目标 和300m内的 面目标 。

2022年9月6日 · The M79, also known as the Thumper Gun or Bloop Tube, was familiar to anyone serving during the Vietnam War. There are two different sighting systems on the M79. The folding ladder sight is graduated from 75 to 375 meters in 25-meter increments and is quite accurate in experienced hands.

M79可以发射多种40毫米榴弹，包括高爆弹、人员杀伤弹（anti-personnel）、烟雾弹、鹿弹（buckshot）、镖弹（flechette）、照明弹和燃烧弹。 由于M79在越战中表现优秀，于是美国人很快就开发出她的后代，也就是M203榴弹发射器。

2020年12月4日 · The M79 was a “High Angle fire Weapon” used in “Direct lay” that is the shooter observes the target to make his own corrections. Technically many would argue that all fire originating at less than 45 degrees angle above horizontal are “Low angle Fires” and when using the sights on an M79 by that definition it is a low angle weapon.

The M79 grenade launcher, also known as 'the Thumper', is a single-shot 40mm grenade launcher which dates back to the Vietnam war era. Despite the design's age, the M79 is still occasionally used in the field, especially by U.S. special operations forces (SOF).

The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, break-open, breech-loading, shoulder-fired weapon. It consists of a receiver group, fore-end assembly, barrel group, sight assembly, stock assembly, and sling. The fore end assembly locks the barrel to the receiver. The stock is made out of fiberglass or wood and is attached to the receiver by a screw.

The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, break-open, breech-loading, shoulder-fired weapon (Figure A-1). It consists of a receiver group, fore-end assembly, barrel group, sight assembly, stock assembly, and sling. A rubber recoil pad is attached to the butt of the stock to absorb some of the recoil. A-1. FM 23-31 A-2. TECHNICAL DATA.

2023年8月10日 · The grenade offered enough firepower to engage light-skinned vehicles and dug-in enemy forces, even those in elevated positions. The M79 could be used as a direct line-of-sight weapon or have its 40mm grenades lobbed into enemy positions as required and fired from the standing, kneeling or prone position.