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'''M79''' is the famous grenade-launcher from the Vietnam War. Viet-Cong quickly ran to the bushes when they heard its characteristic sound. The 40mm grenade can blast anyone into pieces even after a shot behind a hill.
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[[File:Weapon7-Real.jpg|right|M79|300px]] The '''M79''' is the famous US grenade launcher, first used in the Vietnam War. The Viet-Cong quickly ran to the bushes when they heard its characteristic sound. The 40mm grenade can blast anyone into pieces even after a shot behind a hill. Because of its distinctive report, it has earned the nicknames of "Thumper", "Thump-Gun", "Bloop Tube", "Big Ed", and "Blooper" among American soldiers as well as "Can Cannon" in reference to the grenade size; Australian units referred to it as the "Wombat Gun".
  
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=Read More=
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M79_grenade_launcher M79 grenade launcher (Wikipedia)]
  
  
 
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Weapons settings are modifiable by editing the file weapons.ini.
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Weapons settings are modifiable by editing the file ''weapons.ini''.
  
  

Latest revision as of 11:06, 16 April 2018

M79
The M79 is the famous US grenade launcher, first used in the Vietnam War. The Viet-Cong quickly ran to the bushes when they heard its characteristic sound. The 40mm grenade can blast anyone into pieces even after a shot behind a hill. Because of its distinctive report, it has earned the nicknames of "Thumper", "Thump-Gun", "Bloop Tube", "Big Ed", and "Blooper" among American soldiers as well as "Can Cannon" in reference to the grenade size; Australian units referred to it as the "Wombat Gun".


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M79 grenade launcher (Wikipedia)


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Weapons settings are modifiable by editing the file weapons.ini.




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