I was in infantry training in South Africa in 1990 and one of my platoon friends was killed by the first shot he fired with the same type of launcher because of as they said faulty ammunition . It happened about 100m away from me and needless to say what he looked liked . Sad as we never used our training afterwards
Grenade launchers in videogames and movies: Same range and power of hand grenades. Grenade launchers irl: Almost ten times more powerful than hand grenades.
@@kecin20 Yeah its cool, I'm not saying you are stupid or anything like that, lots of people don't know how to handle weapons. 99% of movies I watch that use weapons are wrong. its crazy that people watch Hollywood movies have no clue about weapons.
The original request from the army for a grenade launcher was that it would be a three-round semi-automatic launcher. They got one to work but the M79 was so simple and easy to use, just like a break-open shotgun, that everybody who tried it loved it. That's where it all began--sort of. Before WWII, there were light mortars in use, usually of about 50mm, in France, Germany, Russia, and Japan. Few remained in use by the end of the war. In contrast, everybody uses something like the 40mm grenade launcher.
Designed and produced in 1st world South Africa 35 years ago... Some great weapons systems were designed there before they re-entered the dark ages in 1994.. One of the fastest disintegration's of a modern industrial society in recorded history.
@@gpaine5833 Well said, none of the industry's elan was lost and there are certainly no 'dark ages'. SA wasn't a first world country before and it still isn't now, but nevertheless they are a great military force.
@morton christie The large part of the population was poor and lived in squalor because they could not prosper in a system that discriminated them and didn't give equal opportunities to other races.
@morton christie No, they lived in slums under the firm heel of the SA police. The problem is that they were deliberately held in townships and bantustans while the ruling minority lived very comfortably. They may have lived marginally better than their neighbours but they were still very poor and were not free in their own country. Their living conditions and freedoms are incomparable to life in eastern Europe. My mother grew up in the USSR and even though they were poor, they were all well educated and not bound by any apartheid like system.
@morton christie Ah yes the old excuse "They would fall apart without an oppressive regime". Tell me, how many black south africans would now go back to the time of apartheid? Do they not practically worship Nelson Mandela? You say a black man could buy these things if he had the money, but where in the world would he get the money? Compared to the whites, they were dirt poor. No oppurtunities in life at all, just because of the colour of their skin. Life in the USSR was no fairytale, but at least my mother had a flat and didn't live in an overcrowded slum. They didn't discriminate for something you can never choose and everyone was educated. If I had to choose I would pick living in the USSR anyday over being a black man in South Africa during the 70s or 80s. Because I'd rather be poor than poor and beaten up.
"The historical reality of the Second Amendment’s protection of the right to keep and bear arms is not that it protects the right to shoot deer. It protects the right to shoot tyrants, and it protects the right to shoot at them effectively, with the same instruments they would use upon us." --Judge Andrew Napolitano
Larry - just noticed this - when you go in for a handshake with a dude it looks exactly like your pistol draw, from a body mechanics point of view. that's some consistency right there. another great video!
I agree 100% that it is an over-used and frequently mis-applied term, but it's still true that a weapon is a system: any weapon design reflects a certain employment or training philosophy. It also reflects the capabilities or limitations of a maintenance or spare parts organization behind that. And the basis of issue also reflects certain budgetary realities: there is a reason that a weapon such as the M32 is primarily issued to SOF. They have the hand-selected personnel and other resources (prime among them being budget for training time and ammo) that conventional units simply do not have. To the extent that sales people over-apply the term, or gun enthusiasts (in uniform or without) misuse use the term, yes, it is a very dumb term. Even a dangerous term. But it is also one of the critical differences between militaries that perform to a high level, and those that do not. It is the archer, not the arrow, that makes all the difference.
We used one of these the very first night we acquired it in Rawah Iraq in 2006 that might have been the big push but these things were on the battlefield being tested out way before then
6 years later and I’m here walking around going “blub blub blub” then I thought might be more of a “glub or poomp or glooomp” either way it’s so cool the sound.
Hey Larry, any chance on doing a video with the FAMAS? I saw you recently posted some pictures of what I assume is one of the few Century FAMAS imported in the country. Personally, I was fortunate enough to handle one in person but the gun had never been fired so obviously I did not get the opportunity to shoot it, but I was also not able to get an answer on whether any of the FAMAS variants have a bolt last round hold open. Maybe you could give us some input on the gun as well as how it compares to the evolutions today in the French military. Kind of one of those guns that's pretty interesting just because it's so different. Obviously with pretty much every Special Operations world-wide using M4 variants, I think it's safe to say we got it pretty good in the U.S, but nevertheless the FAMAS is one cool and interesting looking gun. Thanks for the cool content, LAV!
Sad thing is south Africa had the galil r4 rifle and carbines, great rifles. Now the government is buying ak rifles from arsenal Bulgaria because they let the r4 tooling and machines go broke and never maintain the factory and fired let a lot employees who were white with experience go.
No, the A1 is 8in. The original M32 is 12in. Judging by the barrel length, and the style of grip and butt stock, this is in fact the older version, not the A1. I guess Larry should rename the video...
hey Larry, these were fielded during the Angola border war in 80's , the" 1st generation" and were made in South Africa ... are they still manufactured and used in SA?
Even though the rounds aren't designed to arm until they reach a certain distance, Larry should still know better then to point that loaded weapon at the ground infront of him, rather then keeping it pointed down range.
I carried an M16/M203 or an M4/M203 for two of my three deployments in Iraq as a Marine Infantryman. In combat there are times where you’re carrying a condition 1 weapon. Inside of an LAV/vehicle, inside houses, in bunkers, on patrols, etc. Where are you supposed to point it? An AT4 is a permanently “Condition 1” weapons system. Again, carried in all sorts of confined spaces and varied situations. Treat every weapon as if it were loaded. Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot. Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until your ready to fire. Keep your weapon on safe until you intend to fire. Know your target and what lies beyond it. I’ve been on 203 ranges and used the weapons system to kill scumbags in combat right on the extreme minimum range of the HEDP round (projectiles failing to arm and being too close to the casualty radius engaging a guy pinned down in rubble one building over). Larry didn’t break any of the weapons safety rules I was taught. On the range or in combat.
Are they required to wear the flak jacket and helmet while firing, or does that just "look cooler" on camera? Might as well go with better eye protection if you're worried about safety...
+justforever96 Yes, everyone on the firing line has to be full battle rattle. A few years ago when I was training the PA national guard, the guys from Orange Country Choppers stopped by to fire .50cals, we gave them vests and helmets.
I'm surprised no one thought of this sooner, it's got a ton more firepower than a m79. I'm also surprised no one has decided to use a m79 style gun with 2 barrels. Follow up shots are important. Also all of the weapon systems mentioned are pretty simple, so I'm surprised someone didn't come up with this, especially the Russians.
They were training rounds on the slow velocity grenade launchers that day, as we got into the high velocity grenade launchers, which are coming soon, we used HE rounds.
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*"What makes me a good demoman?"*
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If I were a bad demoman, I wouldn’t be sittin here, discussing -
-it with ya now would eye?
@@cheaprobloxuncledanesrando2256 EYE see what you did there
@@cheaprobloxuncledanesrando2256 LET DO IT!!!
This is for those revolver guys out there - 6 beans in a wheel baby !!!
Vickers Tactical ,we r looking forwards towards thé russian bad boy... thermobaric GM 94 grenade launcher.....review.
Bom Bom
But this wasn't m32a1, it was the pre update version. As seen by the long barrel and stock released by 2 side buttons.
just like in tf2
Gotta love South African ingenuity, Milkor M32A1 doing us proud among others... :)
and he got the idea from a film for it ! :)
I was in infantry training in South Africa in 1990 and one of my platoon friends was killed by the first shot he fired with the same type of launcher because of as they said faulty ammunition . It happened about 100m away from me and needless to say what he looked liked . Sad as we never used our training afterwards
Jesus man are you ok
Dude....are you alright?
No matter what you say, this will forever be the best weapon ever made. Even just based on the sound!
Awesome to see this South African weapon in action. 🇿🇦❤️
Grenade launchers in videogames and movies: Same range and power of hand grenades.
Grenade launchers irl: Almost ten times more powerful than hand grenades.
Everything nice and well, but this ain't no m32a1, it's the pre update version.
You've been watching Forgotten weapons.
@@kutamsterdam yeah, couldn't wait for his shooting video ;)
😂 this popped up in my suggestions after watching forgotten weapons. Wish Gun Jesus got to fire live rounds too
Gun Jesus has educated you in the ways of the M32 and M32A1 as well I see
@@xanimosityxgaming2664 A1 my ass. Maybe the Army doesn't have the better version yet.
Thats the m32 not the m32a1
i was going to say the same thing .. the a one has a diffrent stock shorter barrel and can shoot medium loads
r/beatmetoit
No it’s just modified
South African Never Stop to Impressed me.... After their Marvelous PMC service now they got Great Weapons
That guy kept his finger on the trigger all the time lol.
+Ryan n what the problem
john vines okay sorry i was kinda ignorant at that time.
@@kecin20 Yeah its cool, I'm not saying you are stupid or anything like that, lots of people don't know how to handle weapons. 99% of movies I watch that use weapons are wrong. its crazy that people watch Hollywood movies have no clue about weapons.
@@johnvines4875 they are professionals I guess
emanuele barrovecchio that’s not how it works
SA designed some of the best weapons in the world!
The original request from the army for a grenade launcher was that it would be a three-round semi-automatic launcher. They got one to work but the M79 was so simple and easy to use, just like a break-open shotgun, that everybody who tried it loved it. That's where it all began--sort of. Before WWII, there were light mortars in use, usually of about 50mm, in France, Germany, Russia, and Japan. Few remained in use by the end of the war. In contrast, everybody uses something like the 40mm grenade launcher.
That booger hook.........that bang switch..... inseparable.......
Designed and produced in 1st world South Africa 35 years ago... Some great weapons systems were designed there before they re-entered the dark ages in 1994.. One of the fastest disintegration's of a modern industrial society in recorded history.
@@gpaine5833 Well said, none of the industry's elan was lost and there are certainly no 'dark ages'. SA wasn't a first world country before and it still isn't now, but nevertheless they are a great military force.
"DEATH TO THE MPLA!"
@morton christie The large part of the population was poor and lived in squalor because they could not prosper in a system that discriminated them and didn't give equal opportunities to other races.
@morton christie No, they lived in slums under the firm heel of the SA police. The problem is that they were deliberately held in townships and bantustans while the ruling minority lived very comfortably. They may have lived marginally better than their neighbours but they were still very poor and were not free in their own country. Their living conditions and freedoms are incomparable to life in eastern Europe. My mother grew up in the USSR and even though they were poor, they were all well educated and not bound by any apartheid like system.
@morton christie Ah yes the old excuse "They would fall apart without an oppressive regime". Tell me, how many black south africans would now go back to the time of apartheid? Do they not practically worship Nelson Mandela?
You say a black man could buy these things if he had the money, but where in the world would he get the money? Compared to the whites, they were dirt poor. No oppurtunities in life at all, just because of the colour of their skin. Life in the USSR was no fairytale, but at least my mother had a flat and didn't live in an overcrowded slum. They didn't discriminate for something you can never choose and everyone was educated. If I had to choose I would pick living in the USSR anyday over being a black man in South Africa during the 70s or 80s. Because I'd rather be poor than poor and beaten up.
"The historical reality of the Second Amendment’s protection of the right to keep and bear arms is not that it protects the right to shoot deer. It protects the right to shoot tyrants, and it protects the right to shoot at them effectively, with the same instruments they would use upon us." --Judge Andrew Napolitano
So people should own nukes?
@@andro7862 no one is gonna use one tho
who is this judge and how can we get more of him?
Andro A Yes, yes we should.
@@andro7862 your an idiot 😆 a rifle is not gonna wipe out all life on earth and cause a nuclear winter . your fuckin remedial 😆
Larry - just noticed this - when you go in for a handshake with a dude it looks exactly like your pistol draw, from a body mechanics point of view. that's some consistency right there. another great video!
"Patterson, fire a warning shot!"
*"Sir, this is an M32 grenade launcher."*
Thank you for you service Larry. Keep the great vids coming. God Bless America!!!
1:52 "Thats my safety"
ruclips.net/video/ZfAobT5F3qg/видео.html . . . . . I had to do it !
I love the noise it makes: pop... boom
Thanks for the video *****! I got to train some Marines on this system back in 2011 just before I got out, it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot!
Nice tennis ball launcher! Gonna get one for my kids
Love the sound that it makes when it shoots
Can't be a weapon, it's a weapon "system" lol. Add "system" to the end of anything to sound smarter.
I agree 100% that it is an over-used and frequently mis-applied term, but it's still true that a weapon is a system: any weapon design reflects a certain employment or training philosophy. It also reflects the capabilities or limitations of a maintenance or spare parts organization behind that. And the basis of issue also reflects certain budgetary realities: there is a reason that a weapon such as the M32 is primarily issued to SOF. They have the hand-selected personnel and other resources (prime among them being budget for training time and ammo) that conventional units simply do not have.
To the extent that sales people over-apply the term, or gun enthusiasts (in uniform or without) misuse use the term, yes, it is a very dumb term. Even a dangerous term. But it is also one of the critical differences between militaries that perform to a high level, and those that do not.
It is the archer, not the arrow, that makes all the difference.
That and "modular", they're literally on every service gears nowadays
You've got one of the best jobs on the planet Larry.
We used one of these the very first night we acquired it in Rawah Iraq in 2006 that might have been the big push but these things were on the battlefield being tested out way before then
0:48 does the tag means you got it on sale?
Handheld indirect fire have always fascinated me.
do they have a sticky bomb launcher too? for sentry nest destructions
For anyone that had to carry this during combat or training I salute you. Sucker gets heavy.
Developed from a South African design, good stuff! Milkor is good people.
I'm gonta blast ye into thin gruel!
- Demoman TF2
1:52 why does this guy keep his finger on the trigger of his bloody milkor? WHY?
Because he can
because it wasn't loaded dumbass
@@u.s.a3940 always treat a weapon as if it’s loaded.
I think we know the weapons names because of games
Love that blub sound of grenade launchers
6 years later and I’m here walking around going “blub blub blub” then I thought might be more of a “glub or poomp or glooomp” either way it’s so cool the sound.
Hey Larry, any chance on doing a video with the FAMAS? I saw you recently posted some pictures of what I assume is one of the few Century FAMAS imported in the country. Personally, I was fortunate enough to handle one in person but the gun had never been fired so obviously I did not get the opportunity to shoot it, but I was also not able to get an answer on whether any of the FAMAS variants have a bolt last round hold open. Maybe you could give us some input on the gun as well as how it compares to the evolutions today in the French military. Kind of one of those guns that's pretty interesting just because it's so different. Obviously with pretty much every Special Operations world-wide using M4 variants, I think it's safe to say we got it pretty good in the U.S, but nevertheless the FAMAS is one cool and interesting looking gun. Thanks for the cool content, LAV!
I definitely plan on a FAMAS video at some point
1:50 that trigger discipline
It's just like team fortress 2
I love the fwoomp sound it makes.
Its up there with the M1 Garand ping lol.
His finger on that trigger... Come on dude you are a professional.
Even Professionals make mistakes!
Anyone else see at 1:45 something wrong ?
Yeah i seen it too
Yes. Cringy.
FINGER!! OFF!! THE FUCKING!! TRIGGER!!! AAAAAAAAA!!!
Also where is his deployment patch and last name
@@georgetrembley5245 he is probably SF, or its to conceal identity. Even when I was in Iraq they had no names no patches, no rank, nothing !!!
1:52 Watch that finger dude!
I love how this delicate machine of murder created to dominate the battleship and destroy tanks goes * FOOP * when fired.
Anyone else like the sound when the grenade is fired
South African MGL, we had the best designers ever.......
gdxtreme South Africa was the creater of these bad boys
Nice, props to you guys from Brazil, this is truly an awesome weapon
Sad thing is south Africa had the galil r4 rifle and carbines, great rifles. Now the government is buying ak rifles from arsenal Bulgaria because they let the r4 tooling and machines go broke and never maintain the factory and fired let a lot employees who were white with experience go.
John Moses Browning how many of his inventions are still on the battlefield till this day
They made a version, Americans just made it better.
Thanks for showing us all this cool stuff Larry. And for putting foot-to-ass for the good ol' US of A!!!!!
Anyone else cringing at the seargent actually putting his finger inside the trigger guard and wrapping it around the trigger?
The detonation seems a bit small, can this weapon take out infantry or just cause injuries?
I think the blast radius is about 3-5 metters
anyone coming from the forgotten weapons video?
There is nothing stronger than love...
Made in South Africa! Since 1983 :D
Stfu.
@@billybob1750 You 2.
*VI VON ZULU*
Dear Santa...
Rock, paper, scissors, GRENADE LAUNCHER!
i was under the assumption that the M32A1 had a 6 inch barrel i think what the show is the older model
No, the A1 is 8in. The original M32 is 12in.
Judging by the barrel length, and the style of grip and butt stock, this is in fact the older version, not the A1.
I guess Larry should rename the video...
@@Laotzu.Goldbug yeah proly
but oh well its not like anyone will ever really need to know which is which lmao
1:54 "Release your rear assebely attachement and pop your backside open" military talk for when you take your belt off to take a shit.
That was pretty good.I was expecting the explosians to be more close.
Eduard Rusu Then you want a video on hand held grenades. The purpose of a launcher is to reach out to to people. ;)
That looks more like the M32 and not the A1 version.
We get it, We all watch forgotten weapons. tell larry that 5 years ago
@@iannesby Haha, ya got me!
All the way from My Home country SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦
Is this what the Demoman uses in Team Fortress?
Ok where can I get one. For squirrel hunting of course...
Like the old Thompson mags, wind the spring a dozen times and you're rolling.
that thing on the barrel looks super useful while firing...
hey Larry, these were fielded during the Angola border war in 80's , the" 1st generation" and were made in South Africa ... are they still manufactured and used in SA?
+wisky papa yes
How bout a unit for home use?
The 2nd amendment says, I should have one of these.
BLOOP BLOOP BLOOP
love the sound of that thing.
is that a j frame double action smith and wesson custom shop.
I love that sound bro
Not that i know anything but aint ya not suppose to have the finger round the trigger?
Lovely product, i have one for recreational reasons
This will be a happy Fourth of July in two days
Fantastic camera work!
Even though the rounds aren't designed to arm until they reach a certain distance, Larry should still know better then to point that loaded weapon at the ground infront of him, rather then keeping it pointed down range.
he was trying to rocket jump
I carried an M16/M203 or an M4/M203 for two of my three deployments in Iraq as a Marine Infantryman. In combat there are times where you’re carrying a condition 1 weapon. Inside of an LAV/vehicle, inside houses, in bunkers, on patrols, etc. Where are you supposed to point it? An AT4 is a permanently “Condition 1” weapons system. Again, carried in all sorts of confined spaces and varied situations. Treat every weapon as if it were loaded. Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot. Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until your ready to fire. Keep your weapon on safe until you intend to fire. Know your target and what lies beyond it. I’ve been on 203 ranges and used the weapons system to kill scumbags in combat right on the extreme minimum range of the HEDP round (projectiles failing to arm and being too close to the casualty radius engaging a guy pinned down in rubble one building over). Larry didn’t break any of the weapons safety rules I was taught. On the range or in combat.
I used that in 1991 in the South African army. (SADF). Before it was exported the the USA
Good weapon ?
@@Dan4x2282 exellent!
That’s sound is literally asmr nobody can say it isn’t
is it possible to hit choppers like cod?
do people actually use this in combat?
A really impressive piece of kit 😁👌👌👌👏👏👏👏
That could put a serious hurt on an ambush. They think they have got you cold then 6 rounds of serious hurt come down around their ears.
Now try mess with Russians equipted with fully automatic granade launchers...
Meet the demoman
Do they explode on impact?
Are they required to wear the flak jacket and helmet while firing, or does that just "look cooler" on camera? Might as well go with better eye protection if you're worried about safety...
+justforever96 Yes, everyone on the firing line has to be full battle rattle. A few years ago when I was training the PA national guard, the guys from Orange Country Choppers stopped by to fire .50cals, we gave them vests and helmets.
Is it safe for children?
Does it come in other colours?
Are those like HEAT rounds?
Turkish Rambo would love this FOOMP, FOOOOMP!
So... Infantry does not carry mortar, anymore?
I'm surprised no one thought of this sooner, it's got a ton more firepower than a m79. I'm also surprised no one has decided to use a m79 style gun with 2 barrels.
Follow up shots are important.
Also all of the weapon systems mentioned are pretty simple, so I'm surprised someone didn't come up with this, especially the Russians.
A sawed-off double-barrel grenade launcher would be a hella cool weapon for a comic/videogame character.
Russia fas GM-94. A pump action grenade launcher.
what makes me a good demoman?
(What did he say again?)
If i were a bad demoman, i wouldnt be sitting here, discussing it with ya now would i?!
That looks like the 519 tear gas launcher i used back quite a few years ago
That looks fun to shoot
Were those some kind of training rounds or normal HE?
They were training rounds on the slow velocity grenade launchers that day, as we got into the high velocity grenade launchers, which are coming soon, we used HE rounds.
Thanks! I would love to see some impact footage of the HE rounds if possible.
In pubg alot ammo can u carry a single bag
Gold tip M433 round high explosive round.
It is not a m32a1 this one is a m32. You can see that on the barrel. It is 12 inch the a1 has a 8 inch Barrel
@@mrpirate3470 yeah and a1 is build slightly different but for the fastest und easiest was to recognize Them you can just look at tue barrel
does it work on snow?
2:15 yes def keep pointed downrange, but the ground. A negligent discharge at the ground by feet won't go so well LOLOL unlike a regular bullet
why do they keep that manilla-mark still attached to the weapon when firering and such? (Sorry for bad spelling and grammar..i am from Denmark)
awesome vids, I just wish they were longer.
What kind of sight is it on the launcher? Whats its sight picture like?
This sight looks like tanks sight.There isa cross with little lines under the center