This report summarizes the work performed and the results obtained under a contract (N00014-08-C-0635) for the Office of Naval Research to develop an Indirect Fire Multiple Grenade Launcher (IFMGL). The work was follow-on to a previous concept study with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory that was completed in March 2008. During the effort described within, a prototype weapon was realized that demonstrated the capabilities described in the MCWL concept study. The work objectives were to build and test a lightweight, handheld, accessory weapon attached to the primary individual combat weapon that offers the added capability of a direct and indirect fire multi-grenade launcher; thus allowing both individual combatants, as well as area denial weapons, to have an increased capability for both mobility and range to engage targets with either lethal or less-lethal projectiles. An additional objective was to incorporate a minimum of two projectiles to engage targets that may include a door breaching warhead, an air bursting fragmenting round or a lethal 12-gauge projectiles in a lightweight, ergonomically friendly, reliable accessory.
Indirect Fire Multi Grenade Launcher
2009
18 pages
Report
No indication
English