[FS] Clan Оружейная комната,M-79

Weapon room

Calibre: 40 mm
Weight without cartridges, kg: 2,72
The sizes, mm: length - 838
Aim range, m: 150
Capacity of shop, cartridges: 1

M-79 (Grenade cup discharge M-79)

The history 40мм grenade cup discharge М79 also known under informal nicknames "Thumper" or "Blooper", has begun in 1951 when Armed forces of the USA have made demands on the new infantry weapon with the fragmental fighting part, capable to fill a gap between manual pomegranates (the maximal range of a throw of 50 meters) and mortars (the minimal range of shooting of the order of 400 meters). By 1952 the first variant such fragmental BC in the form of 40мм spheres with the hollow walls filled by ready amazing elements in the form of steel balls, and filled inside explosive has been developed. However such decision has appeared the expensive and consequently in a final kind the spherical case pomegranates have been executed from wound on оправку and the soldered steel wire of square section. For maintenance of uniform formation of splinters the wire had special cross-section notches. Turned out a pomegranate (index М406) provided radius of continuous defeat with splinters up to 5 meters, However now it was necessary to develop for it and means of delivery up to the purpose. The project of creation of the new weapon has received code designation PROJECT NIBLICK (Niblick - сленговое a designation of a stick for a golf, intended for distant impacts, the name has been chosen because of similarity spherical pomegranates with a ball for a golf). During 1952 - 53 years the army arsenal in Пикатинни (Picatinny Armory) has developed on the basis of new pomegranates 40mm a shot with an aluminium sleeve in length 46mm. New used at a shot a principle " high - low pressure ". Inside of a sleeve the small chamber in which there is a powder charge is placed with its bottom. This chamber is connected with an empty internal part of a sleeve several channels on which at a shot powder gases get from the chamber of a high pressure in a hollow sleeve (the chamber of low pressure). Thus, the high pressure necessary for high-grade combustion of a powder charge, develops only inside of the small strong chamber, and inside of a sleeve and in a trunk pressure of gases is rather insignificant, that allows to make both a trunk, and a sleeve easy enough. Initial speed pomegranates at such system only the order of 75 km/s, however suffices it for maintenance of the maximal range of shooting up to 400 meters, at the moderate feedback. After a lot of experiences and experiments by 1960 the arsenal (Springfield Armory) has developed under new to pomegranate М406 the elementary the manual grenade cup discharge which has received official index М79. For the next 10 years (manufacture М79 in the USA has been finished in 1971) it has been let out over 300 thousand grenade cup discharges. They were widely used by Americans in war in Vietnam and in a number of other conflicts, Where have proved the reliable, simple and exact weapon - skilled arrows could get easily from М79 in a window of a building from the first shot on range up to 150 meters. Except for fragmental pomegranates М406 for М79 have been operatively developed also other types a pomegranate -demolition, armo-piercing, smoke, incendiary, with tear gas, educational, alarm, lighting, etc. Main lack М79 there was that it was necessary to have at itself, except for М79 and a stock a pomegranate, also any other weapon for self-defense - more often a pistol or a pistol-machine gun. Because of it in 1971 grenade cup discharge М79 has been replaced by grenade cup discharge М203 established on a regular rifle. Except for the USA, grenade cup discharges М79 were used in armed forces of Australia, El Salvador, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Korea and Southern Africa and other countries. Grenade cup discharge M79 - the weapon with a cut trunk. For reloading the trunk of the weapon leans back downwards, if necessary from it the sleeve is taken shoot, then puts in a trunk new to a pomegranate and locks a trunk. Management in unit of lock-out of a trunk is carried out by a rotary key in a back part boxes, as hunting. At reloading the weapon there is an automatic raising hidden and statement USM on a safety lock, deenergizing of a safety lock is carried out by a key located behind of the locking key. Aim adaptations opened, in the form of a front sight and a harmonious sight in marching position with the several marks calculated on range from 75 up to 375 meters, with step of 25 meters. The butt and wooden, on a butt is executed the rubber shock-absorber of feedback. On a box are available for a gun belt.