M79 Thumper Compilation in Movies, TV & Animation

The M79 grenade launcher is a shoulder-fired standalone breech-loading 40mm launcher developed during the Vietnam War. It uses a low-recoil 40mm grenade round developed as part of project NIBLICK, a sub-project of the SALVO (which does not stand for anything) and SPIW (Special Purpose Individual Weapon) advanced weapon trials run by the US military. This round used the high-low recoil mitigation system developed by Nazi Germany during the Second World War, allowing a large projectile to be fired with manageable recoil. The result would be a grenade round with greater range, accuracy and convenience than a rifle grenade, while remaining more portable than a light mortar.
SPIW was intended to produce a combination of a flechette-firing rifle and a multi-shot grenade launcher, but while technical problems dogged the main project, one of Springfield's grenade launcher prototypes, a single-shot break-open launcher called S-3 that resembled a giant shotgun, showed promise. Its competitor, the three-shot magazine-fed T148 (not related to the XM148 grenade launcher) proved too complex and too unreliable, and the Army chose a refined version of the S-3, the S-5, as their new weapon, the XM79. With the further addition of a new sight, the weapon was adopted as the M79 in December 1960, thus beginning the curious tendency of American advanced rifle projects to produce grenade launchers instead of rifles. This was later continued by the SPIW program's M203, the OICW program's XM25, and the OICW Increment 1 (XM8) program's M320.
It was well-liked in Vietnam where it was regarded as "the platoon leader's artillery" and its distinctive thoomp report led to nicknames like "blooper" and "thumper."
While the M79 is relatively light, weighing just six and a half pounds loaded, it is 29 inches long, meaning that it had to be issued as a primary weapon to dedicated grenadiers. As a result, over time it was largely replaced by the underbarrel M203 in service, though it is still used today in niche roles due to its superior accuracy and range. The weapon is sometimes seen with its stock and / or barrel sawed down to make it handier, though this limits its accuracy. It is known that American DEVGRU operators use a pistol-length version fitted with a reflex sight, affectionately known as the "pirate gun."
A similar tube magazine-fed pump-action weapon, the China Lake Launcher, was developed for use by Navy SEALS.

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Black Lagoon Birds of Prey Full Metal Jacket Hamburger Hill The Siege of Firebase Gloria Terminator 2: Judgement Day Ragnarok Coppelion When They Cry: Rei Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles The Expendables Machine Gun Preacher The Marine 2 MacGruber Watchmen We Were Soldiers Wild Zero The Malaya Regiment

[@Sahilprakash1999]

Make a compilation of the RPG-7 rocket launcher

[@PAYDAY_isteyen_Kanye_West2]

Make walther ppk

[@seanmessick9330]

What about apocalypse now

[@sladevaleska6917]

The Expendables M79 Thumpers looks hella more intimidating and devastating at the same time..

[@Krazgard]

That's my favorite moment of the weapon being used

[@GrenadierRex]

I think that round used was probably buckshot or flechette as those were made for the M79 and used relatively heavily during Vietnam

[@yellowprime8491]

Great compilation. I wish more Hollywood movies would show the 40mm fletchette/ Beehive round or giant buckshot round. Only other one I can think of is the Miami Vice (movie) but they used a different launcher.

[@_PhamTuanCuong]

Harley's Thumper made me understand why Sseth recommend to not use grenades in grenade launcher

[@superfrycook6360]

4:42 - 5:00 Revy just destroyed an entire fleet of pirate gunboats with only a Thumper.

[@leekaijit36]

Actually gunboat armour are pretty weak and easily ignite, so it makes sense using Thumper by loading HEDP. Not to mention a .50 cal with HEI or API.

[@fulano9629]

goes to show the plot armor xd

[@siddiqgamesyt3354]

​@@leekaijit36 It still doesnt make sense because all of the gunboats were underneath the arming range of the m79. A pure HE round would make more sense

[@luiscorzo8434]

In real life, the explosions are smaller than those in the movies

[@siddiqgamesyt3354]

Depends on which movie

[@usamazahid3882]

The Thumpinator is the most recognizable portion is what described Terminator 2 in a nutshell with the use of the M79.

[@Chuck-PK]

I always thought it would be super cool for a badass anime character like a mix of Trigun's Vash The Stampede and a pistol-grip M79 toting version of Batman. They would have bandoliers of different 40mm's, explosive, frag, incendiary, slug, etc instead of a utility belt. Just imagine the awesome dynamic slo-mo reload and one-handed shot scenes (it's the rule of cool, suspension of disbelief is key)!

[@keuroe]

M79 블루퍼는 미 육군에서 만든 스탠드 언른 유탄 발사기로 월남전에서 M16 과 같이 미군의 상징이 되었으며 수류탄을 던지는 것에 대한 위험성(아마 던지면 몸이 노출됨)을 알게된 미군이 개발한 유탄 발사기로 한발 쏘고 약실을 비우고 새 유탄으로 장전하는 방식으로 이것도 은근히 불편하긴 하지만 없는거 보단 났다.허나 월남전 당시 연발로 사용할수 있게 여러 파생형이 존재하는데 바로 차이나 레이크(중국에서 만든 유탄 발사기 아님)인데 이건 구조가 더 복잡하고 무거워서 소수만 만들어졌다가 나중에 M16 과 XM148을 개량해서 만든게 바로 M203 유탄 발사기로 이건 월남전 이후로도 현재까지 사용하고 있으며 대한민국 즉 우리나라에서는 K201로 라이센스 생산되어 K2에 장착해서 쓰이지만 개량된 K2C1에는 호환이 안된다.애초에 K201은 구형 K2 전용으로 만들었지만 아마 개량한다면 가능할지도... 영화에서는 특히 터미네이터 2 심판의 날에서 M134 미니건 과 같이 아주 강렬한 인상을 남겼다.그리고 소드 오프 버전도 존재하며 대한민국 즉 우리나라도 쓰이긴하지만 물론 군대에는 안쓰이고 경찰에 쓰이지만 이걸 아직도 쓰이고 있다.본래 같았다면 밀코 M32 유탄 발사기를 사용해야 하지만 그놈의 과잉화력이라는 어이없는 핑계로 욕을 오지게 쳐먹고 있어서 여전히 M79를 쓰고 있다...

[@razorshark9320]

Love this weapon in the Vietnam War movies.

[@ihateyoutubeshortittoaddict]

Enemy:have gun Also enemy:run close to main character

[@codezone2066]

I went to a gun store selling official veitnam era decommissioned M79s for about 500$ had a whole box of them

[@Yorgar]

Not often you see Siege of Firebase Gloria in videos, underrated movie.

[@laniemon]

Thumper bros showing them RPG-7 posers how to shoot down a helicopter lol.

[@fulano9629]

0:45 using the m79 in the film as a heist weapon is the dumbest idea I ever seen.

[@dojoukugahara9008]

What a classic masterpiece you put it on at the last

[@jovantorres1028]

I'm loving these videos everyday

[@Randomguy-jm3up]

Good for home defense

[@jonasottofox44]

Muito bom!!

[@ccphus]

When will you do the FAMAS and the H&K G36,the two symbol weapons of French and German troops.

[@aidanclay25]

Amazing work but uhhh… Mosin Nagant? All variants perhaps

[@user-sj8jo7lx3z]

ターミネーター2と戦争映画以外分からん。

[@williamlarned883]

I love Harley!

[@deznut564]

Can you do a glock one?

[@user-zk1lk9ep5e]

ＴＥＫIＤＡＮＴＯ

[@nkt0811]

meet the Demoman

[@maelkew3337]

If anybody wonders what the song is in this that starts playing at 0:1 its California dreaming

[@vismayballal7011]

Please make M1911 compilation

[@nippon2003]

5:37 I have nothing to say…

[@dammianreyes9342]

Nice

[@mohamaddanielshaffiquebroh2995]

Great weapon of all time. Including Malaysian movie.

[@saltyjo7514]

Stupid movie. No one will waste another shot on a helicopter that has already lost its tail. Only dumb directors make such movie.

[@mohamaddanielshaffiquebroh2995]

@@saltyjo7514 hey! Malaysian movie is not stupid

[@mdmonirul9160]

Make a compilation of RPG 7

[@keloid7682]

M60?

[@caroleansoldier382]

The astro citra I think was a Malaysian tv

[@icepoleonbonaparte942]

Next Clip,RPG 7

[@user-zd6wo8fz9g]

Ask for the name of the movie, what movie is it?

[@dammianreyes9342]

Wich one

[@meltdown798]

BLOP BOOM

[@rdf1494]

MG42

[@abdellah7879]

Anime is so weird

[@PAYDAY_isteyen_Kanye_West2]

Be 1911

[@Cicadastudio]

Hahahaha astro citra.....

[@mdmonirul9160]

Make mg42 machine gun compilation Please. I will waiting for your response

[@tapashchakraborty819]

Oo

[@user-ju4lp2rg3m]

PKM LMG Soviet Union

[@CARL_093]

M16 galil and famas please

[@samsungaabb3702]

Can you do ar 15

[@andrewphillips8341]

He did

[@tttsss4824]

3:09 i think this is Indian army in India - usa war

[@andrewphillips8341]

Most of those were totally shitty uses of or no real understanding of the system. But hey . . . movies