Designation:

Mk19

Info
Manufacturer: Saco Defense  
Product type: Weapons & Weapon Systems  
Name: Grenade launcher  

The 40mm MK19 GMG is an air-cooled, disintegrating metallic link-belt-fed, blowback operated, fully automatic weapon, designed to fire a variety of armour-piercing grenades against enemy personnel and lightly armoured vehicles.

Weighing 72.5lb, the automatic grenade launcher has a maximum effective range of 1,600m and can either be used by dismounted infantry soldier or can be mounted on the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), M113s and selected M88A1 recovery vehicles.

The gun can fire 400 rounds per minute featuring six types of cartridges, which include M430I / M430A1 high-explosive dual-purpose grenades, M383 high-explosive grenade, M385I / M918 training practice, and M922/M922A1 dummy rounds.

Associated components of the gun include MK64 cradle mount, MOD 5, M3 tripod mount and the AN/TVS-5 night vision sight for night time operations.

The guns are widely used by the army for conducting retrograde, patrolling, rear area security, military operations on urban terrain (MOUT), and special operations worldwide and were also deployed in Southwest Asia during Operation Desert Storm.

MK19 production work is conducted at the company's facility in Saco, Maine, while programme management is performed with support from its Vermont based Technology Center in Saco, US.

Specifications:
Property Value
Main weapon caliber (mm)
40
Firing range (m)
1600
Rate of fire (rds/min)
400
Weight (kg)
29

Included in:
Product Amount
XM101 RAVEN R-400 (Remote controlled weapon station)
1



Last Contracts:
Qnt Customer Value Add Date
(Close Date)
Unit cost
650
USA
$8.700.000
Sep 2011
(Feb 2013)
$13,385
 
USA
$44.500.000
Sep 2006
(Dec 2008)
 
1000
USA
$14.700.000
Sep 2005
(Feb 2007)
$14,700
Average Unit Cost:
$14,182

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