U.K. troops to get new grenade launcher

Britain's troops in Afghanistan are set to receive a powerful new battlefield weapon, the Automatic Lightweight Grenade Launcher, the U.K. defense ministry said Oct. 19. The weapon can fire up to 340 of the 40mm high explosive grenades per minute as far as 2,000 meters (2,187 yards), a defense...

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