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| + | The '''M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher''' was a muzle device that could be attached to the [[M1 Garand]] in order to allow it to fire rifle grenades. It could accept several grenade types, but the most common were the [[M9A1 Rifle Grenade]] with a HEAT warhead, and the [[M17 Rifle Grenade]] with a fragmentation warhead. The latter was rendered obsolete when the M1 rifle grenade adapter adapters was introduced in 1944, which could make any [[Mk 2 Hand Grenade]] capable of being fired from the M7 launcher. | ||
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=== Film === | === Film === | ||
Revision as of 21:53, 16 January 2013
The M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher was a muzle device that could be attached to the M1 Garand in order to allow it to fire rifle grenades. It could accept several grenade types, but the most common were the M9A1 Rifle Grenade with a HEAT warhead, and the M17 Rifle Grenade with a fragmentation warhead. The latter was rendered obsolete when the M1 rifle grenade adapter adapters was introduced in 1944, which could make any Mk 2 Hand Grenade capable of being fired from the M7 launcher.
The M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Actor | Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | U.S. Army soldiers | Merrill's Marauders | . | 1962 |
| George Montgomery | Sgt. Duquesne | Battle of the Bulge | . | 1965 |
| US Army soldier | Saving Private Ryan | 1998 | ||
| Joseph Cross | PFC Franklin Sousey | Flags of Our Fathers | 2006 | |
| . | South Korean Army | The Front Line (2011) | . | 2011 |
| Jasen Wade | Corporal Curtis | Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed | 2012 |
Television
| Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam James | Pvt. Cleveland Petty | Band of Brothers / "Carentan" | 2001 | |
| Cpl. Schmidt | Band of Brothers | 2001 | ||
| Dexter Fletcher | Sgt. Johnny Martin | Band of Brothers / "The Last Patrol" | 2001 | |
| US Marines | The Pacific | 2010 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of Defeat: Source | 2005 | |||
| Medal of Honor: Airborne | 2007 | |||
| Call of Duty: World at War | 2008 | |||
| Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts | Seen in cutscene, non-playable | 2008 |