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XM148

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Experimental 40mm grenade launcher made by Colt during the Vietnam era. Designed as a replacement for the shotgun style M79 Grenade Launcher, the XM148 was mounted on M-16 rifles or the L1A1/L2A1 by the Australian SASR and thus saved grenadiers from having to carry two weapons.

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