The Viven-Bessières rifle grenade, named after its inventors, also known as "VB grenade", and officially referred to as the "Viven-Bessières shell" in...
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A rifle grenade is a grenade that uses a rifle-based launcher to permit a longer effective range than would be possible if the grenade were thrown by hand...
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Machine Helfrich, Emma (2022-06-17). "New Automatic Grenade Launcher Is Designed Like An Assault Rifle". The Drive. Retrieved 2023-08-13. "XRGL40® | Rippel...
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.30-06 Springfield (category Pistol and rifle cartridges)
Matches). Rifle Grenade blank, VB (?-1933): These cartridges were designed to launch the Viven-Bessières rifle grenade. The VB rifle grenade was initiated...
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grenade[citation needed] Churnat (used by partisans) VB rifle grenade Brandt M1927/31 Brixia M1935 (Captured from the Italians) Boys anti-tank rifle (Ordered...
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portable light machine guns (Chauchat) and four to six rifle grenade launchers (VB rifle grenade) and its voltigeurs started being equipped with semi-automatic...
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TP (Finland) AK-63, AMD-65 (Hungary) INSAS rifle (India) IMI Galil, IWI ACE (Israel) Bernardelli VB-STD/VB-SR (Italy) FB Beryl, FB Tantal (Poland) Pistol...
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AK-47 (redirect from Kalashnikov grenade launcher)
Калашникова, lit. 'Kalashnikov's automatic [rifle]'; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is an assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge...
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g. MAS-36 rifle, MAS-38 and Thompson submachine guns. The previously used VB rifle grenade was over time replaced with the Lance Grenades de 50 mm modèle...
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