Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "China Lake 40mm Grenade Launcher at the Range" video.

  1. In the early 70s I remember seeing something on TV about gunships in Viet Nam using rockets that had flecette warheads.
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  2. And likely each one had a lot of time by an armorer going over them to make sure they functioned properly before being issued.
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  3. While this isn't a 'real' China Lake it does put paid to some of the myths. But then I suspect each one of the China Lakes had a lot of armorer time making sure they functioned correctly. If they cycled smoothly then the ability to lay 4 40mm rounds into an area in 3 or 4 seconds could make a big difference.
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  4. I worked with a guy that claimed he could plop rounds in a ten foot circle at about 300 meters with an M-79. Note the word claimed.
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  5.  @SuperAWaC  With .01KT nuclear warheads.
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  6. Given that the small number of China Lakes built were basically custom built guns cost wise yes. Even a mass produced version would be expensive. How many rounds of 40mm did the grenadeir carry? How many were carried by the other men in the squad? How much would the weight of the pump action cut into the ammo load vs the M-79?
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  7. With enough pellet velocity it would be perfect for geese season vs goose season. Although in my area (SE WI) there used to be (and maybe still is) an unlimited special early goose season. Fourty years ago one never saw a year round goose population. Outside from a couple of golf courses. In fact we would only see geese in spring and fall. Now they are year round and congregating anywhere there's green space. And doing what geese do. At one time Mayor Daldy wanted to sue the cities in SE Wisconsin for the pollution causing Chicago to shut down their beaches. Nope. It was the local geese in Sh!+ago crapping on the beaches.
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