A grenade launcher or grenade dis-charger is a weapon that launches a grenade with more accuracy, higher velocity, and to greater distances than a soldier could throw it by hand.
Grenade launchers can either come in the form of standalone weapons (either single-shot or repeating) or attachments mounted under the barrel of a rifle. Some rifles have been designed to fire rifle grenades, either from their muzzle or from a detachable muzzle-mounted launcher. Larger grenade launchers may be mounted on vehicles.
List of Grenade Launcher:
| Grenade Launcher | Picture | Specifications | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XM25 CDTE |  | Weight: 6.35 kg Cartridge: 25x40mm Muzzle Velocity: 210 m/s Effective Range: 500 m Max Range: 1000 m | US-Germany | 2010 |
| M320 Grenade Launcher |  | Weight: 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) Cartridge: 40x60mm SR Muzzle Velocity: 76 m/s Effective Range: 150 m Max Range: 400 m Unit Cost: US $ 3,500 | Germany | 2009 |
| Vektor Y3 AGL |  | Weight: 32 kg (weapon), 18 kg (tripod) Cartridge: 40mm Muzzle Velocity: 242 m/s Max Range: 2200 m | South Africa | 2003 |
| K4 Grenade Launcher |  | Weight: 34.4 kg Cartridge: 40mm Muzzle Velocity: 875 m/s Effective Range: 1500 m Max Range: 2012 m | South Korea | 1993 |
| Heckler & Koch GMG |  | Weight: 28.8 kg (weapon), 10.7 kg (tripod) Cartridge: 40x53 mm Muzzle Velocity: 241 m/sEffective Range: 1500 m Max Range: 2200 m | Germany | 1992 |
| CIS 40 AGL |  | Weight: 33 kg Cartridge: 40x53 mm Muzzle Velocity: 242 m/sEffective Range: 1500 m Max Range: 2200 m | Singapore | 1991 |
| DP-64 |  | Weight: 10 kg Cartridge: 45 mm Max Range: 400 m | Russia | 1990 |
| Rifleman's Assault Weapon |  | Weight: 4.7 kg Cartridge: 140mm Muzzle Velocity: 173 m/s Effective Range: 300 m Max Range: 1500 m | US | 1990 |
| XM29 OICW |  | US-Germany | 1990 | |
| SB LAG 40 |  | Spain | 1984 | |
| Milkor MGL |  | Weight: 5.3 kg Cartridge: 40x66 mm Muzzle Velocity: 76 m/s Effective Range: 375 m Max Range: 400 m | South Africa | 1983 |
| Heckler & Koch HK69A1 |  | Germany | 1983 | |
| CIS 40 GL |  | Singapore | 1980 | |
| RPG-76 Komar |  | Poland | 1980 | |
| M234 launcher |  | US | 1978 | |
| GP-25 |  | Russia | 1978 | |
| AGS-17 |  | Russia | 1970 | |
| Pallad grenade launcher |  | Poland | 1970 | |
| M203 grenade launcher |  | US | 1969 | |
| Mk 19 grenade launcher |  | US | 1968 | |
| KBP AGS-17 Plamya (Flame) |  | Russia | 1967 | |
| M129 grenade launcher |  | US | 1966 | |
| M79 Grenade Launcher |  | US | 1961 | |
| RPG-7 |  | Russia | 1961 | |
| Carl Gustav recoil-less rifle |  | Sweden | 1948 | |
| Panzerfaust |  | Germany | 1943 | |
| Bazooka |  | US | 1942 | |
| PIAT |  | UK | 1942 | |
| Type 2 (Rifle Grenade Launcher) |  | Japan | 1940 | |
| Northover Projector |  | UK | 1940 | |
| RAG-30 |  | Czechoslovakia | x | |
| Hawk MM-1 |  | US | x |
