The adoption of the M1 Garand rifle in 1936 resulted in further development of a new grenade launcher being put on hold until Ordnance engineers could study the challenges that designing a ...

Summary and Key Points: The XM25 Punisher was a promising grenade launcher developed by the US ... as Aliens where Warrant Officer Ripley sent rifle-fired grenades to punish a never-ending line ...

Key Points: The XM25 "Punisher," a revolutionary programmable grenade launcher designed ... Soldiers carried the launcher-style gun like a rifle in a bullpup design. The box magazine was located ...