RE: [SG2] AGL vs SAW

THE MK 19 AGL is after my own time in combat, but, i did use the  hand
cranked, belt fed,  pintel-mounted 40mm grenade launcher in combat.

this thing, i got from the  riverine  Navy, was a strange looking
weapon.

a square box, with a pistol grip, and a barrel that was about 6", maybe
12" long (memory is not clear about the barrel length).  i think i
remember very primitive sights on it too. used those belted 40mm rounds
like a HUEYCOBRA or SLICKS used.  limited elevation, too. weighed about
10 pounds, i would SWAG.

like shooting a gatling blooper, bad news AREA	weapon down range, but
not a POINT weapon except by accident. the round carried about 100 yards
with accuracy as i recall, then was likely to go anywhere down range
beyond that.

had some problems with jamming too, as i recall.

the weird thing is, i have NEVER seen any photos of this  thing, and
except for MPs who mounted them on  V-100s in the Delta and  riverine
Navy types in the Delta, no one i have talked too ever saw one either .
. .

i have often wondered if these were  unit armorer field (made)
expedient  belt fed GLs.

DAWGIE