Saturday Training Block: Grenade Launchers, M203 And M320
M4 Carbine with M203 Grenade LauncherPrimary function: Anti-personnel, light materiel targets and less-than-lethal. Length: Buttstock closed 29.75 in.; buttstock opened 33.0 in.; M203 — 15.3 in. with 12 in. barrel. Weight: 7.5 lbs. with 30-round magazine; M203 — 3 lbs. Caliber: 5.56 mm NATO.; M203 — 40 mm. Maximum effective range: Individual/ point target: 500 meters, area target: 600 meters; M203 — individual/point target: 150 meters; area target: 350 meters (50 percent casualty rate of exposed personnel within a 5-meter radius). Cyclic rate of fire: 700-970 rounds per minute; M203 — 5-7 rounds per minute.
