M79 Thumper Compilation in Movies, TV & Animation

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  • čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
  • The M79 grenade launcher is a shoulder-fired standalone breech-loading 40mm launcher developed during the Vietnam War. It uses a low-recoil 40mm grenade round developed as part of project NIBLICK, a sub-project of the SALVO (which does not stand for anything) and SPIW (Special Purpose Individual Weapon) advanced weapon trials run by the US military. This round used the high-low recoil mitigation system developed by Nazi Germany during the Second World War, allowing a large projectile to be fired with manageable recoil. The result would be a grenade round with greater range, accuracy and convenience than a rifle grenade, while remaining more portable than a light mortar.
    SPIW was intended to produce a combination of a flechette-firing rifle and a multi-shot grenade launcher, but while technical problems dogged the main project, one of Springfield's grenade launcher prototypes, a single-shot break-open launcher called S-3 that resembled a giant shotgun, showed promise. Its competitor, the three-shot magazine-fed T148 (not related to the XM148 grenade launcher) proved too complex and too unreliable, and the Army chose a refined version of the S-3, the S-5, as their new weapon, the XM79. With the further addition of a new sight, the weapon was adopted as the M79 in December 1960, thus beginning the curious tendency of American advanced rifle projects to produce grenade launchers instead of rifles. This was later continued by the SPIW program's M203, the OICW program's XM25, and the OICW Increment 1 (XM8) program's M320.
    It was well-liked in Vietnam where it was regarded as "the platoon leader's artillery" and its distinctive thoomp report led to nicknames like "blooper" and "thumper."
    While the M79 is relatively light, weighing just six and a half pounds loaded, it is 29 inches long, meaning that it had to be issued as a primary weapon to dedicated grenadiers. As a result, over time it was largely replaced by the underbarrel M203 in service, though it is still used today in niche roles due to its superior accuracy and range. The weapon is sometimes seen with its stock and / or barrel sawed down to make it handier, though this limits its accuracy. It is known that American DEVGRU operators use a pistol-length version fitted with a reflex sight, affectionately known as the "pirate gun."
    A similar tube magazine-fed pump-action weapon, the China Lake Launcher, was developed for use by Navy SEALS.

Komentáře • 61

  • @gunboyproductions8168
    @gunboyproductions8168  Před 2 lety +31

    Black Lagoon
    Birds of Prey
    Full Metal Jacket
    Hamburger Hill
    The Siege of Firebase Gloria
    Terminator 2: Judgement Day
    Ragnarok
    Coppelion
    When They Cry: Rei
    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
    The Expendables
    Machine Gun Preacher
    The Marine 2
    MacGruber
    Watchmen
    We Were Soldiers
    Wild Zero
    The Malaya Regiment

  • @sladevaleska6917
    @sladevaleska6917 Před 2 lety +27

    The Expendables M79 Thumpers looks hella more intimidating and devastating at the same time..

    • @UldrakTryzer
      @UldrakTryzer Před 2 lety

      That's my favorite moment of the weapon being used

    • @GrenadierRex
      @GrenadierRex Před rokem

      I think that round used was probably buckshot or flechette as those were made for the M79 and used relatively heavily during Vietnam

  • @yellowprime8491
    @yellowprime8491 Před 2 lety +17

    Great compilation. I wish more Hollywood movies would show the 40mm fletchette/ Beehive round or giant buckshot round. Only other one I can think of is the Miami Vice (movie) but they used a different launcher.

  • @_PhamTuanCuong
    @_PhamTuanCuong Před 2 lety +7

    Harley's Thumper made me understand why Sseth recommend to not use grenades in grenade launcher

  • @superfrycook6360
    @superfrycook6360 Před 2 lety +16

    4:42 - 5:00
    Revy just destroyed an entire fleet of pirate gunboats with only a Thumper.

    • @leekaijit36
      @leekaijit36 Před 2 lety +5

      Actually gunboat armour are pretty weak and easily ignite, so it makes sense using Thumper by loading HEDP.
      Not to mention a .50 cal with HEI or API.

    • @fulano9629
      @fulano9629 Před 2 lety +1

      goes to show the plot armor xd

    • @siddiqgamesyt3354
      @siddiqgamesyt3354 Před 2 lety

      ​@@leekaijit36 It still doesnt make sense because all of the gunboats were underneath the arming range of the m79. A pure HE round would make more sense

  • @usamazahid3882
    @usamazahid3882 Před měsícem +1

    The Thumpinator is the most recognizable portion is what described Terminator 2 in a nutshell with the use of the M79.

  • @luiscorzo8434
    @luiscorzo8434 Před 2 lety +7

    In real life, the explosions are smaller than those in the movies

  • @razorshark9320
    @razorshark9320 Před 2 lety +3

    Love this weapon in the Vietnam War movies.

  • @Chuck-PK
    @Chuck-PK Před 3 měsíci +1

    I always thought it would be super cool for a badass anime character like a mix of Trigun's Vash The Stampede and a pistol-grip M79 toting version of Batman. They would have bandoliers of different 40mm's, explosive, frag, incendiary, slug, etc instead of a utility belt. Just imagine the awesome dynamic slo-mo reload and one-handed shot scenes (it's the rule of cool, suspension of disbelief is key)!

  • @Yorgar
    @Yorgar Před 2 lety +1

    Not often you see Siege of Firebase Gloria in videos, underrated movie.

  • @keuroe
    @keuroe Před 2 lety +5

    M79 블루퍼는 미 육군에서 만든 스탠드 언른 유탄 발사기로 월남전에서 M16 과 같이 미군의 상징이 되었으며 수류탄을 던지는 것에 대한 위험성(아마 던지면 몸이 노출됨)을 알게된 미군이 개발한 유탄 발사기로 한발 쏘고 약실을 비우고 새 유탄으로 장전하는 방식으로 이것도 은근히 불편하긴 하지만 없는거 보단 났다.허나 월남전 당시 연발로 사용할수 있게 여러 파생형이 존재하는데 바로 차이나 레이크(중국에서 만든 유탄 발사기 아님)인데 이건 구조가 더 복잡하고 무거워서 소수만 만들어졌다가 나중에 M16 과 XM148을 개량해서 만든게 바로 M203 유탄 발사기로 이건 월남전 이후로도 현재까지 사용하고 있으며 대한민국 즉 우리나라에서는 K201로 라이센스 생산되어 K2에 장착해서 쓰이지만 개량된 K2C1에는 호환이 안된다.애초에 K201은 구형 K2 전용으로 만들었지만 아마 개량한다면 가능할지도...
    영화에서는 특히 터미네이터 2 심판의 날에서 M134 미니건 과 같이 아주 강렬한 인상을 남겼다.그리고 소드 오프 버전도 존재하며 대한민국 즉 우리나라도 쓰이긴하지만 물론 군대에는 안쓰이고 경찰에 쓰이지만 이걸 아직도 쓰이고 있다.본래 같았다면 밀코 M32 유탄 발사기를 사용해야 하지만 그놈의 과잉화력이라는 어이없는 핑계로 욕을 오지게 쳐먹고 있어서 여전히 M79를 쓰고 있다...

  • @dojoukugahara9008
    @dojoukugahara9008 Před 2 lety

    What a classic masterpiece you put it on at the last

  • @codezone2066
    @codezone2066 Před 2 lety +11

    I went to a gun store selling official veitnam era decommissioned M79s for about 500$ had a whole box of them

  • @aeiou-l3m
    @aeiou-l3m Před 2 lety +1

    Enemy:have gun
    Also enemy:run close to main character

  • @jovantorres1028
    @jovantorres1028 Před 2 lety

    I'm loving these videos everyday

  • @fulano9629
    @fulano9629 Před 2 lety +2

    0:45 using the m79 in the film as a heist weapon is the dumbest idea I ever seen.

  • @jonasottofox44
    @jonasottofox44 Před 2 lety +2

    Muito bom!!

  • @Randomguy-jm3up
    @Randomguy-jm3up Před 2 lety +1

    Good for home defense

  • @laniemon
    @laniemon Před 2 lety +3

    Thumper bros showing them RPG-7 posers how to shoot down a helicopter lol.

  • @ccphus
    @ccphus Před 2 lety +2

    When will you do the FAMAS and the H&K G36,the two symbol weapons of French and German troops.

  • @williamlarned883
    @williamlarned883 Před 2 lety

    I love Harley!

  • @aidanclay25
    @aidanclay25 Před 2 lety

    Amazing work but uhhh…
    Mosin Nagant? All variants perhaps

  • @deznut564
    @deznut564 Před 2 lety +1

    Can you do a glock one?

  • @maelkew3337
    @maelkew3337 Před 2 lety +1

    If anybody wonders what the song is in this that starts playing at 0:1 its California dreaming

  • @dammianreyes9342
    @dammianreyes9342 Před 2 lety

    Nice

  • @vismayballal7011
    @vismayballal7011 Před 2 lety

    Please make M1911 compilation

  • @mohamaddanielshaffiquebroh2995

    Great weapon of all time. Including Malaysian movie.

    • @saltyjo7514
      @saltyjo7514 Před 2 lety +1

      Stupid movie. No one will waste another shot on a helicopter that has already lost its tail. Only dumb directors make such movie.

    • @mohamaddanielshaffiquebroh2995
      @mohamaddanielshaffiquebroh2995 Před 2 lety

      @@saltyjo7514 hey! Malaysian movie is not stupid

  • @keloid7682
    @keloid7682 Před 2 lety

    M60?

  • @nippon2003
    @nippon2003 Před 2 lety +1

    5:37 I have nothing to say…

  • @mdmonirul9160
    @mdmonirul9160 Před 2 lety

    Make a compilation of RPG 7

  • @user-zk1lk9ep5e
    @user-zk1lk9ep5e Před 4 měsíci

    TEKIDANTO

  • @user-sj8jo7lx3z
    @user-sj8jo7lx3z Před měsícem

    ターミネーター2と戦争映画以外分からん。

  • @user-zd6wo8fz9g
    @user-zd6wo8fz9g Před 2 lety

    Ask for the name of the movie, what movie is it?

  • @caroleansoldier382
    @caroleansoldier382 Před 2 lety

    The astro citra I think was a Malaysian tv

  • @icepoleonbonaparte942
    @icepoleonbonaparte942 Před 2 lety

    Next Clip,RPG 7

  • @meltdown798
    @meltdown798 Před 2 lety +1

    BLOP
    BOOM

  • @nkt0811
    @nkt0811 Před 22 dny

    meet the Demoman

  • @tapashchakraborty819
    @tapashchakraborty819 Před 2 lety

    Oo

  • @rdf1494
    @rdf1494 Před 2 lety

    MG42

  • @mdmonirul9160
    @mdmonirul9160 Před 2 lety

    Make mg42 machine gun compilation Please. I will waiting for your response

  • @abdellah7879
    @abdellah7879 Před 2 lety

    Anime is so weird

  • @Cicadastudio
    @Cicadastudio Před 2 lety

    Hahahaha astro citra.....

  • @PAYDAY_isteyen_Kanye_West2

    Be 1911

  • @CARL_093
    @CARL_093 Před 2 lety

    M16 galil and famas please

  • @user-ju4lp2rg3m
    @user-ju4lp2rg3m Před 2 lety

    PKM LMG Soviet Union

  • @samsungaabb3702
    @samsungaabb3702 Před 2 lety

    Can you do ar 15

  • @tttsss4824
    @tttsss4824 Před 2 lety

    3:09 i think this is Indian army in India - usa war

  • @andrewphillips8341
    @andrewphillips8341 Před 2 lety

    Most of those were totally shitty uses of or no real understanding of the system. But hey . . . movies