The M79 Thumper - Grenade Launcher
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- čas přidán 16. 10. 2014
- Larry's back on Range 44 with the 18 Bravo Committee to light up the M79 Grenade Launcher, a single shot grenade launcher.
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Like the M1 garand’s “ping”, Hearing that M79 “dook” is so satisfying
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It’s “bloop”
@@MigorRortis nah imo it's more of a "thoomp"
Even more
If I were to own one I would call it the dooker.
I carried the M79 for 3 tours in Viet Nam with the USMC. I loved it. I used to carry 60 to 70 rounds for it when I served with the Combined Action Platoons. We didn't have artillery or helicopter support so we needed as much fire power as we could lay our hands on. I also carried a sawed-off M2 Carbine with 30 round magazines for close quarters. I am glad to see that the ol' Blooper is still in the game.
ZenKahuna reloaded did you ever know a Corporal Carl Olsen?
Blooper. Not thumper!
Wrong title. Bloop ....... boom
VC deserved 40mm to the ass.
M1 carbines? Damn i know the m16 sucked back then but you had to have some m60's or maybe a rare stoner63
@@stoner63reflex65 Of course we did. But the sawed off carbine was lightweight and easy to access when things got close.
The M-79 grenade launcher was a very accurate weapon. At Individual Combat Training (ICT) at Camp Geiger NC in 1965 I put a round into a bunker at 200 meters. Former Grunt 0311 U.S.M.C,
Was? Still is!
@@Combobaracker ones a marine always a marine.
Does the grenade explode on impact?
@@cochinaable Yes. The M-79 Grenade was available in a fragmentation round or shotgun round.
@@williambrownstone9016 so it had to impact on something solid to go off?
Carried that weapon for about six months while serving in Vietnam 1967-68 with C co 1/9 .
Pretty effective.
TK Allen damn that's pretty badass
My dad served too, Im here because he told me he carried this in the bush along with an M16. Crazy shit.
Im sorry Canada could not be of better service at the time :( But thanks for letting the commies know at the time that the world could not be pushed around by them without taking a huge amount of causality's a lot of people my age don't or refuse too understand just how big of a threat it was so once again Thank You
TK Allen Did you carry it along WITH an M16 or was the M79 your primary weapon with a 1911 as backup? I have heard it both ways
Wow you served in Vietnam ! Nothing but total respect for you ! Would you be interested in talking about your experience in Vietnam ?
"Soldier! You know who's in charge here?"
"Yeah."
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YOU THINK YOU BAD HUH
Never get out of the boat unless you're going all the way Kurtz got out of the boat he split with the whole program
Go get the roach nigga.
"ploop" = Sound of Death
Yes you are right
Heh, I do love the sound it makes when you fire it.
Thump
In fact, an unofficial nickname of this was the "Bloop" gun, Blooper, or Bloop Tube. So, you're not far off!
Both in the toilet and in vietnam
My father was assigned to one of the American Ranger battalions in 1969. He liked the Blooper and was a backup grenadier. This weapon is still being used since it has a greater range than the M203.
Reloads are easier as well. Especially at night.
*”What makes me a good demoman?”*
I carried an M-79 in Vietnam but we only worked at night. You cannot see the sights at night and therefore you get very good and accurate without a sight. You tip it at an estimated distance and make sure the barrel is lined up with the target. He didn't mention the two primary rounds: The HE and the bouncing betty that needs a firm piece of ground to bounce from.
+Dick Clark they also had C/S and buckshot rounds.....
Sometimes the "old ways" are better.
K.I.S.S.
Mafisto Waltz your really late bud
Angery Big daddy so are you
@@pppoopoo1232 So are you.
Alexander Rahl and you too
I used the M79 in combat and it is awesome.
Care to share more info? I understand if you're not interested in doing so.
However that's a rare experience even for infantrymen. I'd love to hear more about the circumstances and results of your using such a weapon.
Carried one in Nam in 1968 with the 5th Division, Charlie Co., 1/61 Mechanized Infantry. You can put it right on target and destroy! We were just changing from the M14 to the M16 and there was a slot in my squad and I got the M79, glad I did because we were hearing stories about the USMC getting killed because of the cleaning problems with the M16's. Sure would like to shoot one now for practice.
Mark Valens , Bravo co 1/2 battalion of the Big Red One in the night battle at Bu Dop South Vietnam. We were attacked by two battalions of North Vietnamese in a full scale ground attack. At the edge of their wave attack over open ground they used flame thrower to frighten us in the night. We had to call in artillery on top of our dug in positions. Then attack helicopters hovered over our night positions spraying fire in front of us. After that we fired thru the night and I used an m79 to fire at machine guns near the tree line. We fought until we ran out of ammunition. The artillery unit we were protecting lowered their barrels level to the ground to fire razor rounds across our bunkers. When they fired it felt and sounded like a freight train running over us. Then silence, deathly silence until the sun came up. Then we were resupplied with ammunition and food. I had to take a patrol out that morning into the jungle. We lost count of the dead Vietnamese in their black pajama type uniforms. Some just raised their hands and surrendered. At the site of the battle there were stacks of dead Vietnamese piled into cargo nets and flown away. Some news reporter took pictures and they were printed in Newsweek. Later the Army changed the name to Hill 175 but the area was Bu Dop not far from a Special Forces camp.
Colonel O'Conner was the Battalion Commander and was later killed in a different firefight. I believed that I was going to die that night so I said my last prayers of the Catholic Church and fought all night long. I was surprised to be alive in the morning but when I was told to go into the jungle on patrol I knew I would die for sure but I didn't and now I'm 70 years old and still kicking. Some of us met again at a reunion of the 1st Division and that was good to see Captain Hearn again. They have a honor guard named after him at Texas A & M where he worked after leaving the military. I became a School Psychologist and I'm retired. I'm the commander of American Legion Post 100 and also President of the West Deptford Seniors Club. That's my story.
Thank you for your service sir. I can't even begin to imagine the things you have seen. I have enormous respect for you and everybody who has served.
Wow, amazing story. Looks like God had bigger plans for you. I have never been in the military, but I have been in dangerous situations and I too, leaned on my faith during those times. The benefit of facing death once is that you become far more appreciative of life (even though we all know to value life, we never get the proper perspective until it might be taken away) and you become less nervous about scary things in life (at least, that was my experience).
I'm glad no one here is labeling you as "stolen valor". I see way too many people who don't know that they are talking about harassing vets that a lot don't want to share in case they are labeled as some wannabe (even though they are the real deal). The way I see it, only vets should call others out, and only if you served in the same time period as them. Too many errors otherwise.
The inspiration of the loch n load.
Y e s
Wow, I never realised this grenade launcher had such a long range irl, wow.
I wonder the maximum range this weapon could reach?🧐
@@dualsoul7398 I carried the M-79 in 1963 , it was supposed to fill the gap between the minimum range of the 81 mm
Mortars , and the maximum range of Fragmentation grenades ,they used to call it the "Squad leaders artillery" .
For something so simple.
From what I read 437 yard range.
My dad and I were talking about this grenade gun , he was in Vietnam
Awesome gun, would love the fire one
I have a toy die cast model of one
My old man used to rock these scouting in Nam in his loach. He always called it a "Patoonker" pronounced like the thing sounds. Paw-toon-curr. I can see how it got that name. Very very cool
The evening of April 30 1975, my dad was at his base with some other sailors from different units who intended to do more fighting. 2 VC jeeps entered the compound and my dad shot an m79 grenade launcher at them and flipped over one of the jeeps. Now if you go to Vietnam and go to the RVN Navy bases in My Tho, you will see a small commemoration for the VC trooper who was killed by the an officer of the "puppets" of America (my dad). Btw, my dad joined the South Vietnamese military in 1969 at the age of 17 and was accepted into Navy OCS in America. Fought until 1975 and then went to reeducation camp for 13 years.
He fought well. Still a puppet.
Fuck off.
I honestly cannot remember which version I fired but I loved it. You could get anything from a smoke grenade up to an high impact explosive grenade and it was super accurate.White phosphorous was my choice.If it hit you it would burn clear to the bone and all the water in the world would put it out.
Nick Vu hey man my uncle fought in Vietnam even he knew what a complete fucking farce that shit was and he was batshit crazy even before the war. Definitely made it worse though
Because I have many family members who fought for the South Vietnamese, the war was definitely fucking crazy for them too. But, to me, and many many many Vietnamese, the war was necessary and had it been won, VN would not have become.................a shithole
God I love the foomp sound this grenade launcher makes its a unique sound it makes.
I came here for Terminator 2. In that movie this gun was so badass!!!
"You need a flare?"
"Naw.."
I served in a rifle squad with Delta 1/9 USMC Vietnam, back in ‘65-‘’66. I carried the M79 and loved the weapon, I carried six bandoliers (six rounds each) and one in the chamber - 37 total rounds on patrols and operations. It was a great weapon to have in firefights. I never experienced any problem with the weapon, other than a lost screw from the elevator sight (which I seldom used). Most of us “grenadiers” fired our weapon a lot because of the frequency of combat. By firing it a lot, a skilled guy didn’t need to use the elevator sight - you developed “a feel” such that you could drop quick rounds very accurately at 100-200 meters without really sighting it. Getting those rounds in fast and accurately was key. Although I was never on the receiving end of the 40mm, I suspect it had the same effectiveness as most anti-personal mines. Again, it was a great weapon to have on a squad patrol or any operation....
is M 79 barrel , rifled ?
@@stevet5790yes
Glad to see it still being used today! Served 1967-1970!
Incredibly easy to use, too it seems!
I had no idea the M79 was still in the inventory. I was a grenadier a lifetime ago --- one thing you didn't mention was the impossibly heavy vest which carried 36-rounds of 40mm, which was usually HE; the heaviest round in the lineup. There was also smoke and a shotgun round if remember. Then, they came out with the XM-203 which was junk. It had no balance and I never could hit a thing with it. The odd weight screwed up both the rifle and the launcher. At least they took the secondary trigger off the launcher in later versions which placed a second trigger next to the M16 trigger --- with predictable results (I still have shrapnel scars on my left forearm; they tell you the round didn't arm until 30-meters of flight, but it just wasn't so!).
interesting story !
Was the M203 underbarrel ever used at any capacity in vietnam?
i think few are used in vietnam war , you can find few in cambodia shoting range , in vietnam i think we stored them or not being used cause we have huge amount of m79 and all the 40mm are send for m79 up north and in cambodia who fight the khmer rough + china on the two front
Wow, that is a lot of grenades!
When I arrived in the !st Cav in July 66, there were no "vests" I carried HE rounds in two used Claymore bags slung left and right across my neck and chest, and four ammo pouches in the front of my pistol belt. Three in each ammo pouch and 12 in each Claymore bag. I had no shotgun rounds, couldn't get them. And, the damn safeties did not work, so I had to carry it breach open. All kinds of crap got into the works from leaves and branches to ants and termites dropping from the trees.
One of the coolest weapons in history.
I carried the 'Bloop Gun' on LZ Alpine/Tiger valley. Along with the assigned 1911 45. Graduated from walking point on op Taylor Common. The 75 frag rounds were sort of heavy...along with the fleshet rounds, and the flares. For fun I used to light up the night with flares on LZ Alpine. Plus, no more lps and walking in center squad, not point.
Just saw the M 79 on Guns & Ammo TV. Goes farther than a M 203 the 40 mm bullet shaped grenades. Mr L. Vickers & friend did a fine presentation of this 58 year old soldiers best little friend. Easy to load & use on battlefields. Thank you for this fine piece in bringing video to the shooting sports enthusiasts Bravo !
Before Viet Nam, the Marine Corps rifle squad was squad leader, 3(4 man) fire teams and the M79 grenadier. Under strength in Viet Nam, we were lucky to muster 2 fire teams per squad, so they gave the M79 to the squad leader and eliminated the grenadier.
The best M79 was the one Mark Owen had in the book No Easy Day. It was pretty freakin short and pretty cool.
The M 79, short range precision artillery.
Everyone mentioning their relative rocking this weapon but no one mention that this was use in Terminator 2
good ol' thump-thump
+Josh Bowes mercy is nice too but thump-thump is more fun.
Thump-Thump has best damage to weight ratio and you get to have Bucee the Beaver on your weapon
Ccomixmunkey I was about to give up hope of seeing a NV related comment.
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A man of culture.
Classic personal artillery!
"You need a flare?" "No. He´s close, man. He´s really close."
This is a simple weapon to fire at a known target . I know that in combat you often do not see or only have a idea where the target is , in this sense; at some distance away some one is shooting a 60 mm indirect fire weapon . You hear it and have to judge the distance by the sound it makes when it leaves the tube of the weapon . My suggestion is that the military set up target ranges with speakers the would be in different ranges and such and then have the person shooting the weapon judge the distance and range to shoot at that sound and see how close his judgment was . There should be ranges with trees and other interference to give the trainee a lesson in his hearing powers and the exact location of the target .
When you hear the M79's fire, everybody on the ground. That's how it works. Not to kill, just to scare. Think about 2-3m fatal range, this thing is not effective to kill that way
I LOVE the firing sound!
BLUP!
I like the sound it makes !
I’m glad this showed up on my recommendation page
The M79 is "hip pocket artillery". I carried one in Vietnam. We also had the Honeywell Mk18 hand cranked grenade launcher that we mounted on UH1D "Huey" helicopters for night "Firelfly" misssions. We'd bring our Hueys down to about 500 feet and spray the areas where saw fire was coming from. This was effective in supporting outposts in our province.
old school style. i'm diggin it.
The M79 was the best single purpose light weapon in the infantryman's arsenal. It could really reach out and touch someone. Very accurate, lethal, and light, more effective than a mortal for close up combat. I know because I have seen them used in combat. It was a great antipersonnel weapon against troops in the open and those dug in as well.
The piece of crap attached to the M16 was supposed to solve a problem that didn't exist, defense for an M79 gunner. Solution, don't put a gunner on point.
That's badass that you're able to go out and still participate in live fire demonstrations with the US Military. 👍🇺🇸❤️
Nice! I only got to fire an M-79 once, at Camp Bullis, TX, in 1976 during Security Police training, but that was a fun day for sure.
1st weapon i was assigned, when i'd rattled out of Jump School & into the 82nd.
Thought for sure, given my size, i'd be carryin' the M-60. -former sgt. 1/504 22219
"Where's the Roach?"
My uncle used one quite often in Vietnam. The old man still has pictures of him using it. Told me a story of a fellow soldier blasting a VC combatant with one when he ran out onto a trail during an ambush on one of their missions.
We always called it the Thudd gun. Because of the sound. I was kid.
Ain't no other feeling then when an HE round detonates and the concussion from it hit you in the chest.
Big in military still and civilian law enforcement for crowd control entry teams used with tear gas and rubber pellet shells
1:14
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The range is quite impressive
Terminator 2 Judgement Day brought me here
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It seems T2 got the action wrong. It makes the "thump" sound when it's fired, not when it's loaded like in the movie
i think that might have been a conscoius choice. it makes for better movie with the 'pluph' sound being the firing. imagine the minigun scene with him firing the m79 and it going 'poomph'. takes away from the action. having it as the reload sound however, add character and gravitas to the weapon. watch the scene again and listen to all the little details. the 'plink' as the shell hits the floor. the sound of the shell sliding into the barrel. and finally 'foomp'. totally not realistic, but thats not the point. the point is to draw you in and keep you glued to your seat.
That movie had such great weapons
The 50 long shots are making me suffer XD
I fired the M-79 Grenade Launcher in 1965 while undergoing Individual Combat Training (ICT) in The Marine Corps at Camp Geiger N.C. . I was able to put a round thru the opening of a bunker at 200 meters.The M-79 was a very accurate weapon. It was called a "Blopper".
is M 79 barrel , rifled ?
@@stevet5790 I Don’t remember.
Spent some time behind one of these. A real blast from the past.
m118lr1 Quite literally, as well.
Laying the hate with the golden eggs. Excellent!!
hey, it actually does make that sound!
My Dad, Vietnam Veteran served December '67 - August '68. 1st Air Calvary Division: Combat Engineer. Combat Wounded 4 times, his primary weapon was an M-79.
I carried an M-203 for many years. Got promoted out of that system. Then found a couple of M-79s whilst visiting Somalia. A bit more range, and more accurate than the 203. It came in handy. That sound...I'll never forget it.
T-h-oomph!
My friend Fred used the M - 79 in Vietnam . He said it just destroyed the NVA and what was left of the Viet Cong !!!
VC had RPG 7 tho
Best weapon in Far Cry 4 :D
Also pretty good in Team Fortress 2, if you're drunk, Scottish, and Cyclops.
aka its a loch n load but it has only one barrel
>Only sidearm you need
> Loch n Load
Used it. Loved it. Ping--------Boom!
"He's close, man. He's real close..."
0:16 love that
I have the "Javelin (FGM-148)" at home but rocketless and i call it "Scalpel" !
0:15 gave Me chills
It makes me so happy knowing that it actually makes that sound in real life.
Love the slo mo footage
In my opinion all branches of service should use this. Even swat during terrorist attacks
simple,cute and damn lethal
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My dad used to play with these in Vietnam before the fall. Good times.
Tickled to recall that the first weapon I was assigned was the M79. Thought for sure @ 6'-2'' & 190# that I'd be saddled up with the M60. -Former Sgt. 82nd Abn. 1/504 '71---'74
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Carried one in RVN, buckshot and fletchette rounds were lovely for counter ambush actions.
Loved the M79.
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This is one of those cases where you can't beat the original. A few upgrades like a longer barrel, synthetic furniture, and a melonite finish. Otherwise no other changes.
One of the production lines at Canadian Arsenal Ltd., in Longbranch, Ontario, Canada made thousands of the barrels for those during that war.
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Anybody else love the bloop noise so damn much?
Someone said "dook!"
It always sounded like a "Thoomp" to me instead of a bloop. A very comforting & reassuring sound at times. Nam 1979 -1980.
@@daviddou1408.......... Wow..I can see why you would be interested ! The years should be 69-70 not 79-80 as I had miss stated. David, thank you. And that was with the Navy SeaBees, mostly in Northern "I "Corp.
I loved the M-79 but if you were carrying it you only had a colt 1911A1 45 auto as your back up weapon. The M-203 was okay and you had the M-16 attached but the M-79 fired a bigger variety of projectiles with better accuracy then the 203. (my wife's account by the way) I was 11B10 and later 19D20 MOS's then 79R30. maybe I put you in the Army.
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Great footage 🎞🎞🎞 i carried one in combat, the white phosphrus were the best rounds , 4.bloop g u n . The fragmintation rounds ,smoke , and flares most excellent ammunition Very veristile weapon I sawed the stock off of mine and carved handle , into a. Pistol grip
This launcher is so practical
a vet friend who used one of these in vietnam said that only 50% of the rounds would go off after being in the rain for a month straight. I guess the powder would get wet. Carrying one was suicide.
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Resident Evil 2 brought me here.
Claire's loading skills put that "6 rounds per minute" to shame.
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My dad was on one of the first SEAL teams. He was their chopper carrying a slimmed down M60 and he always carried a Thumper with fleshets in it if going Through jungle in case of ambush.
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loved the m79 in iraq,I got myself a few HVTs with the thumper
I loved it, fantastic firepower easy to shoot