Well they may have jumped the gun on that vamman, it is still only a single shot, unlike the 3GL which is three shot, they both fire non lethal and lethal, but I know which I would rather! but it may all become redundant anyway when the high velocity AICW is released? I believe the US has been funding part of it's development in the Mach 5/50 program that the DSTO in Oz has been conducting for the US via DARPA! the US DOD moves in strange ways!
But there is plenty of other countries that will take up the 3GL, the US will have an inferior product that's all!
40mm M320 grenade launcher will be replace M203 next year
The Army Times reports that the H&K developed M320 will being replacing the M203 in February next year.
The Army plans to begin fielding the first of 71,600 new replacement launchers in February for a cost of about $3,500 each, Audette said. Fielding of the M320 will likely be completed by 2015, Audette said.
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Each M320 will come with a laser range finder and a sophisticated sight that even lets soldiers know if they aren’t holding the launcher right.
The unit weights 3.57 - 3.89 lbs depending on what rifle it is being mounted on.The stock pictured above adds an extra lb bringing the weight up to 4.8 lbs.
Benefits over the M230 are:
- The barrel swings out allowing larger rounds than the M203. Useful for less than lethal rounds.
- Laser range finder and new electronic sight system which also indicates if the launcher is being held incorrectly.
- Double action trigger
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