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The EAGLE is a
grenade launcher A grenade launcher is a weapon that fires a specially-designed large-caliber projectile, often with an explosive, smoke or gas warhead. Today, the term generally refers to a class of dedicated firearms firing unitary grenade cartridges. The mo ...
of Canadian origin. The weapon is chambered in the 40mm round and is a grenade launcher attachment. A MIL-STD rail is required for attachment it can be used on the C7/
M16 The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of military rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-roun ...
, C8/ M4 series rifles/carbines. It can be used as a stand-alone weapon.


See also

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M203 grenade launcher The M203 is a single-shot 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low propulsion system to keep recoil forces ...
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M79 grenade launcher The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40×46mm grenade, which uses what the US Army calls the High-Low Propulsion System to keep recoil forces low, and first appeared during the V ...
* HK69 grenade launcher * B&T GL-06 Grenade Launcher * Fort-600 grenade launcher * RGM-40 grenade launcher


References


External links


EAGLE grenade launcher on Colt Canada's website
{{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 40×46mm grenade launchers Weapons of Canada