8/6/2019 Metal Storm 3GL Manual

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 TheMetalStorm3GLisalightweight,

semi-automatic3shot40mmgrenade

launcherdesignedformilitaryandSpecial

Forcesoperators.

3GLcanbeusedasalightweight,

compactstand-aloneweaponorcanbe

under-slungontoanassaultrie.

 Atjustafractionoftheweight,lengthand

proleofanyother40mmsemi-automatic

grenadelauncher,the3GLisparticularly

suitedto:

• MilitaryOperationsinUrbanTerrain

(MOUT)

• SpecialForcesOperationswhere

compact,highrepowercapability

isneeded

• Patrolsinhostile,highcontact

environmentswhereimmediate,high

volumegrenaderepowerisneeded

• WhereverconventionalM203/M320

ormulti-shotgrenadelaunchersare

currentlydeployed

3GLusesMetalStorm’suniquestacked

roundsystemtoeliminatethebulky

mechanicalactionofconventional

multi-shotgrenadelaunchers.Operators

simplyloadthree40mmgrenades,one

behindtheotherintothebreech.Once

redthe3GLiscompletelyempty.Astherearenocartridgecasestoeject,reloadis

fastandsimple.

3GLmunitionsemploythesame40mm

grenadewarheadsasconventional

grenadelaunchers,butwithuptothree

roundsontargetinsteadofonetheeffect

isbothoverwhelmingandaccurate.

3GLislightenoughformilitaryandSpecial

Forcesoperatorstotakeadvantageof

semi-automaticgrenaderepowerwhilestillcarryingaprimaryassaultrie.When

repowerdominationiscritical,3GLcan

provideimmediate,targetedsuppression

ofanenemywithoutreducingthenumber

ofassaultriesinthesquad.

3GL... 

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LAUNCHER

METAL STORM LIMITED

PO Box 3221

Darra QLD 4076, Australia

Tel: +61 7 3123 4700

Fax: +61 7 3217 0811

msau@metalstorm.com

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