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|[[File:Flag_us_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[US]]</strong> || [[File:Chinalake.png|512px]]<br><b>[[China Lake]]</b> || [[File:Weapon china lake.svg|512px]] || [[Gun Game]] || | |[[File:Flag_us_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[US]]</strong> || [[File:Chinalake.png|512px]]<br><b>[[China Lake]]</b> || [[File:Weapon china lake.svg|512px]] || [[Gun Game]]<br>[[Zombies]] || 3[[+1]] / 12 || 125 || 200 | ||
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|[[China Lake]]||[[Grenade Launcher]]||Semi||60 RPM||3° & 1° [[ADS]]||Unaffected||70 m/s||230 g (0.5 lbs)||7kg (15.43 lbs)||2.66 Seconds||6.066 Seconds | |||
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| | |China Lake pump-action grenade launcher||40mm grenade||[[USA]]||1967||Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake Facility||14.5 in (368 mm)||34.50 in (876 mm)||weapon_china_lake | ||
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'''China Lake grenade launcher''' (often called the “China Lake pump”) is a U.S.-made pump-action 40×46mm grenade launcher developed for Naval Special Warfare use during the Vietnam War. It uses a tubular magazine holding three grenades, plus one in the chamber, allowing four shots in rapid succession before reloading. It is best known for its very limited production and its association with U.S. Navy SEAL teams as a short-lived attempt to provide repeating 40mm firepower. | |||
==HISTORY== | |||
The weapon was developed at the Naval Weapons Center/Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake as a response to the limitations of single-shot launchers like the [[M79]] and [[XM148]] and the reliability problems of early repeating designs such as the T148E1. China Lake engineers applied pump-action shotgun concepts to a 40mm launcher, producing a compact repeating system that retained M79-like range and accuracy while greatly increasing immediate volume of fire. Reports from the period and later accounts describe it as well-received by some SEAL users and effective with standard HE-fragmentation ammunition in Vietnam. | |||
Sources differ on total production, with estimates commonly ranging from the mid-teens to a few dozen; later Navy-record checks cited by SEAL historian Kevin Dockery are often reported as confirming 22 completed guns. The launcher was never formally standardized with an official U.S. designation, and the names “NATIC” and “EX-41” are frequently described as mistaken or later, unrelated labels. Surviving originals are scarce, with documented examples in museum collections including the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum and Vietnam’s War Remnants Museum, while others remain in U.S. Navy custody. | |||
===Sources=== | |||
* https://smallarmsreview.com/40mm-shoulder-fired-grenade-launchers-and-the-seals/ 40MM Shoulder-Fired Grenade Launchers and the SEALs | Small Arms Review | |||
* https://smallarmsreview.com/treasures-of-the-udt-seal-museum/ Treasures of the UDT-SEAL Museum | Small Arms Review | |||
* https://smallarmsreview.com/war-museums-of-vietnam/ War Museums of Vietnam (includes China Lake Pump observations) | Small Arms Review | |||
* https://www.forgottenweapons.com/china-lake-40mm-pump-action-grenade-launcher/ China Lake 40mm Pump Action Grenade Launcher | Forgotten Weapons | |||
* Dockery, Kevin. ''Weapons of the Navy SEALs''. Berkley Publishing Group, 2004. | |||
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File:CHINA.jpg|China Lake pump-action grenade launcher. | |||
File:CHINA2.jpg|China Lake pump-action grenade launcher. | |||
File:NP2aVo4.jpeg|China Lake pump-action grenade launcher. | |||
File:Rdywaq5djj861.jpg|China Lake pump-action grenade launcher. | |||
File:China Lake 4x40 REMOV.jpg|CSG/Trident reproduction China Lake grenade launcher. | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:16, 24 February 2026
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Classes | Ammo | Explosion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage | Radius | |||||
 US |
 China Lake |
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Gun Game Zombies |
3+1 / 12 | 125 | 200 |
| Designation | Weapon Type | Fire Modes | Fire Rate | Bullet Spread ° | Range Modifier | Muzzle Velocity | Projectile weight | Weight | Reload Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Empty | |||||||||
| China Lake | Grenade Launcher | Semi | 60 RPM | 3° & 1° ADS | Unaffected | 70 m/s | 230 g (0.5 lbs) | 7kg (15.43 lbs) | 2.66 Seconds | 6.066 Seconds |
| Full name | Caliber | Place of Origin | Date | Manufacturer | Barrel Length | Total Length | Weapon Script Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Lake pump-action grenade launcher | 40mm grenade | USA | 1967 | Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake Facility | 14.5 in (368 mm) | 34.50 in (876 mm) | weapon_china_lake |
China Lake grenade launcher (often called the “China Lake pump”) is a U.S.-made pump-action 40×46mm grenade launcher developed for Naval Special Warfare use during the Vietnam War. It uses a tubular magazine holding three grenades, plus one in the chamber, allowing four shots in rapid succession before reloading. It is best known for its very limited production and its association with U.S. Navy SEAL teams as a short-lived attempt to provide repeating 40mm firepower.
HISTORY
The weapon was developed at the Naval Weapons Center/Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake as a response to the limitations of single-shot launchers like the M79 and XM148 and the reliability problems of early repeating designs such as the T148E1. China Lake engineers applied pump-action shotgun concepts to a 40mm launcher, producing a compact repeating system that retained M79-like range and accuracy while greatly increasing immediate volume of fire. Reports from the period and later accounts describe it as well-received by some SEAL users and effective with standard HE-fragmentation ammunition in Vietnam.
Sources differ on total production, with estimates commonly ranging from the mid-teens to a few dozen; later Navy-record checks cited by SEAL historian Kevin Dockery are often reported as confirming 22 completed guns. The launcher was never formally standardized with an official U.S. designation, and the names “NATIC” and “EX-41” are frequently described as mistaken or later, unrelated labels. Surviving originals are scarce, with documented examples in museum collections including the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum and Vietnam’s War Remnants Museum, while others remain in U.S. Navy custody.
Sources
- https://smallarmsreview.com/40mm-shoulder-fired-grenade-launchers-and-the-seals/ 40MM Shoulder-Fired Grenade Launchers and the SEALs | Small Arms Review
- https://smallarmsreview.com/treasures-of-the-udt-seal-museum/ Treasures of the UDT-SEAL Museum | Small Arms Review
- https://smallarmsreview.com/war-museums-of-vietnam/ War Museums of Vietnam (includes China Lake Pump observations) | Small Arms Review
- https://www.forgottenweapons.com/china-lake-40mm-pump-action-grenade-launcher/ China Lake 40mm Pump Action Grenade Launcher | Forgotten Weapons
- Dockery, Kevin. Weapons of the Navy SEALs. Berkley Publishing Group, 2004.
Real-Life Photos
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China Lake pump-action grenade launcher. -
China Lake pump-action grenade launcher. -
China Lake pump-action grenade launcher. -
China Lake pump-action grenade launcher. -
CSG/Trident reproduction China Lake grenade launcher.
Videos