grenade launcher photos

[goo]

at camp lejuene in 1966, i can remember firing an m1 rifle grenade in exactly position number 2....it was about the coolest thing i ever did with my pants on!
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http://www.billricca.com/pubs/positions_%20pics.jpg

note:we had used m14's in boot camp at parris island, graduated march ,'66. when we got to ITR, we used m1's with
BFR's for grunt tactics training.

[Gyrene]

Bill Ricca - Maybe I misundertood your " . . . no anti armor capability . . . " I thought you referred to the Energa, which was designed for that very purpose.

Maybe the M28 was not technically an Energa Rifle Grenade, but that is what they were called when we used them. I extracted the following from one of your articles:

"Thanks to Rick Larson for this beautiful example of a T41E1, complete with fuse protector. This grenade became the M28. Notice the M3 Grenade Cartridge taped to the launch tube. If you visit the Oregon Military Museum in Clackamas, Oregon, make sure you say hello to Rick.

Rick also sent this image of a HEAT cutaway which is on display at the museum. It shows how the explosives are contained to produce the shape charge which penetrates the armor. "

I couldn't get the photos to copy, just the text.

[Bill Ricca]

I was commenting on your statement on the 40mm GL, not the Energa.

The M28 was the HEAT round, the M29 was the Trainer.

[Gyrene]

Thanks, for the confirmation.

Gyrene OFC

semper fi