His view could easily translate to grenade launchers.

That is where grenade launchers come in.

The initial grenade launchers began as crossbows, catapults, and spring guns but that evolved into rifle grenades.

The image shows a U.S. Army soldier firing the Mk19 automatic grenade launcher during a training exercise in Indiana. The Mk19 is a belt-fed, crew-served automatic weapon that launches 40mm grenades at the enemy. Also known as 40 mike mike, these rounds come in a variety of packages including high-explosive and anti-armor. These weapon systems are dual-purpose, allowing for both direct and indirect firing of 40 mm rounds. They are used by the Army and Marine Corps.

A U.S. soldier fires the Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Atterbury, Ind. The current administration pledged 1,200 launchers to Ukraine. Image: Maj. Dan Marchik/DoD

The weapon was designed at the Naval Ordnance Station in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1966.

It is also outfitted with a flip-up leaf rear sight for precision fire, marked to 1,500 yards.

To date, the difference in ordnance hasnt resulted in any supply issues on the battlefield, however.

In this photo you can see multiple grenade explosions as U.S. Marines train with the automatic grenade launchers at Camp Lejune, North Carolina. Infantry Marines need regular training to stay sharp. These troops are part of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion.

Marines train with the Mk 19 during a night fire grenade training exercise at Camp Lejeune in 2013. Image: Lance Cpl. Sullivan/U.S. Marine Corps

Much like John Brownings machine gun designs, it would be hard to significantly improve upon the platform.

Such rounds could provide greater effectiveness and lethality to what is already an extremely effective and deadly weapon.

It has also been employed by the Mexican Army in its ongoing conflict with the drug cartels.

Shown in this rare photograph is a Hales rifle grenade No. 3 in the hands of a British soldier. The soldier is in a front line trench somewhere in the Balkans during World War I. A wooden case of additional grenades is in front of him. His rifle is on a bipod which was specific to the launcher.

The British developed an early rifle grenade called the Hales. Several versions of Hales rifle grenades were developed an used in World War I. Image: Keystone View Co./Western Front Association

This photo shows a U.S. Army private practicing with a rifle grenade prior to shipping out to the Western Front. The United States used the V.B. rifle grenades and launchers for the Model 1903 and Model 1917 bolt action rifles that were standard issue to American soldiers. These rifle grenade launchers attached to the muzzle of the rifle barrels to provide extra range as compared to thrown hand grenades.

A U.S. Army soldier practices a rifle grenade attack from a foxhole at Fort Riley, Kansas in July 1918. Americans used the French-designed V.B. rifle grenades in the First World War. Image: NARA

Shown is the Mk19 on a white background. The weapon system delivers high-volume fire into an engagement and allows for indirect fires from hidden positions. A Marine Expeditionary Force may not have heavy artillery available, so this provides a great deal of flexibility. Marines can use it to fire on suspected enemy positions in a quicker, more accurate way than traditional mortars can.

The Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher is not easy or quick to move in the field. However, it provides a great deal of close infantry support that makes it a valuable weapon. Image: DoD

Shown is a American Navy sailor in a Tiger Strip pattern camo uniform loading a Mk18 Mod0 grenade launcher. The U.S. Navy SEALs used them on Patrol Craft Fast (PCF) boats (also known as Swift Boats) for additional firepower when patrolling the rivers and costal areas during the Vietnam War.

The Mk 18 Mod 0 was a hand-cranked, belt-fed grenade launcher. Here a U.S. Navy sailor readies one for action on a patrol boat on a Ca Mau Peninsula river. Image: PHC A. R. Hill/U.S. Navy

This photo shows the XM174 automatic grenade launcher in the Vietnam War. The XM174 was a forerunner to the Mk 19, but it suffered from a variety of issues including limited ammunition and was prone to breaking. The system used 40mm grenades like the M79 and was sometimes called the automatic M79. It used the fire control system from a M1919A4 machine gun.

Near Da Nang, Pfc. John T. Wiseman aims his XM174 grenade launcher. This mashup of aM79 Thumperand M1919A4 was a forerunner of the Mk 19. Image: Lance Cpl. John Gentry/U.S. Marine Corps

Shown is a pair of Marines shooting a Mk-19 grenade launcher during training in Japan. They are wearing their green camo utilities and helmets with full body armor. There is a hill in the background, green grass everywhere and a bright blue sky.

A Marine crew in Okinawa, Japan, fires a Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher on the Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility in March 2014. Image: Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg/U.S. Marine Corps

In this photo, a line of U.S. Marine Corps armored vehicles are engaged in a live fire training in the snow.

Marines with the 4th Marine Division fire mounted MK-19 grenade launchers at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt. in 2018. Image: Pfc. Samantha Schwoch/U.S. Marine Corps

This photo shows US troops in training in Afghanistan. Outside his joint combat outpost in Baghlan province, Staff Sgt. Adam Tackett, the platoon sergeant for 1st platoon, Blackfoot Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division trains Spc. McDonald on the MK19 grenade launcher. Sgt. Nicholas King, a section sergeant in 1st platoon watches the rounds impact downrange. The 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Knox, Ky., in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Outside their joint combat outpost in Baghlan province, Afghanistan, U.S. soldiers train with the Mk 19. Image: U.S. Army

The image shows members of the Qwat Khasa, Iraqi army, work together to engage targets with a Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine gun at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2018. Training at building partner capacity sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task Force — Operation Inherent Resolve’s global Coalition effort to train Iraqi security forces personnel to secure and stabilize their country and deter the resurgence of ISIS.

U.S. soldiers teach Iraqi soldiers how to operate the Mk 19 “grenade machine gun” in 2018. Image: Master Sgt. Horace Murray/U.S. Army

Pvt. Jasmin Camacho and Pvt. Kossi Atsidama, human resource specialists, assigned to 90th Human Resources, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, conduct an MK19 range on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Jan. 21. Soldiers conducted the range as part of 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalions weapons density to ensure that Soldiers build proficiency with cruiser weapon systems.

Soldiers of the 90th Human Resources, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade train with the Mk 19 at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Image: Spc. Elorina Charles/U.S. Army

The image shows Sergeant Oscar Mena fires a Mk-19 40mm grenade launcher during a crew-served weapons familiarization shoot for Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Aug. 20, 2014.

Sgt. Oscar Mena fires an Mk 19 40mm grenade launcher during a crew-served weapons familiarization in 2014. Image: Cpl. Henry/U.S. Marine Corps

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