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M-79 (Michigan highway)
M-79 M-79, is a largely east-west highway in central lower Michigan, USA. The western terminus is about three miles southeast of Hastings at the junction with M-37 and the eastern terminus is in downtown Charlotte at the junction with M-50 and BL I-69. It passes through Quimby and Nashville, wh..

M79
M79 or M-79 may be: M79 grenade launcher, used in the Vietnam WarM79 recoilless rifle, of YugoslaviaM79 rocket launcher, used in former Soviet-bloc countriesGlobular Cluster M79, a Messier object and globular cluster in the Lepus constellation ..

M79 grenade launcher
Commonly known as the "Thump-Gun", "Thumper", or "Blooper", the M79 grenade launcher first appeared during the Vietnam war. Also known to some Australian units as the "Wombat Gun". It closely resembled a large bore, break-action, sawn-off shotgun, and could fire a wide variety of 40 mm rounds, inc..

M79 in popular culture
This is an article listing appearances or reference to the M79 grenade launcher in popular culture (mostly of the Vietnam War era). See also List of firearms in video games and List of firearms in films. Films The Roach in Apocalypse Now takes out unseen Charlies near the wire around the Do Lung B..

M79 rocket launcher
RBR-M79Technical summary Bore diameter: 90 mm Length: 1.91 m Total weight: 11.2 kg Launcher weight: 6.2 kg Rocket weight: 3.5 kg Container weight: 1.5 kg Maximum range: 1960 m Effective range: 600 ..

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