M319 grenade launcher: Difference between revisions

The '''M319 Individual Grenade Launcher''', more formally known as the '''Individual Grenade Launcher, Caliber 40mm, M319,'''<ref name="profile">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25434 '''Bungie.net''': '''M319 IGL Ordnance Profile''']</ref> is a single-shot, break-action explosives launcher produced by [[Misriah Armory]] and used by the [[United Nations Space Command]], specifically the [[UNSC Army]]. Due to its simplicity, ruggedness, and firepower, it has been a mainstay weapon in the Army since its adoption in 2263 and has seen action in several armed conflicts during nearly three centuries of use, with the [[Human-Covenant War]] as the most prominent.<ref name="profile"/> It proved very effective during the [[Insurrection]]; although it is less effective against [[Energy shielding|energy shielded]] Covenant foes, it can be used to deadly effect against unshielded targets. Because of the weapon's reliability and power, it will likely continue to be fielded by the Army.<ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/gallery/grenade-launcher/da7b3469-943d-470c-8953-e2de668c8402 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Grenade Launcher'']</ref> Sometime after the Human-Covenant war [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IVs]] used this weapon in a [[UNSC Tactical Simulator|simulation]] against the [[Flood]] aboard the {{UNSCship|Infinity}}.