40MM Weapon Demonstration, Fort Ord, California

This hand-out provides general information on the 40mm weapon prototypes and ammunition discussed and fired during the demonstration. The low and high velocity 40mm grenade launchers are development prototypes sufficiently advanced to indicate future potential in the use of self-powered weapons of this type. The 40mm manually operated automatic launcher uses the same weapon currently under development. Development tests have shown the weapon to be reliable and maintenance-free and could be made available more readily than the self-powered launcher.