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Hawk MM1 grenade launcher
The Hawk MM1 revolver grenade launcher is manufactured by the United States based company Hawk Engineering Co. While the MM1 may look much like a up-scaled Milkor MGL grenade launcher, the MM1 is a more modern version of the Manville Projectile Launcher, a revolver-type tear gas gun, developed in the USA for law-enforcement use before the Second World War. Originally it was designed in 1936 as a rotary-cylinder 12 gauge launcher with 24-shell capacity. The device was later redesigned to fire 25mm tear gas or smoke grenades and flares and had a capacity of 18 shells. By the early 1940s Charles Manville developed his final version of the Manville Projectile Launcher, this time in 37mm with a 12 round capacity. By 1943, the Manville Launcher was scrapped.
The MM1, while being relatively heavy and quite bulky, can provide devastating firepower, with a practical rate of fire of up to 30 rounds per minute.
The Hawk MM1 is a revolver-type weapon, with the heavy cylinder being rotated for each shot by the clockwork-type spring. The spring is wound manually during the reloading. To reload the cylinder, the rear part of the gun is released and rotated sideways to expose the rear of the cylinder, which is connected to the front part of the frame and barrel, unlike the original early model Manville version which had to be taken apart to be reloaded.
Specifications
(1935 - ????) (Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher)
(1980s - ????) (Hawk MM1)
- Type: Grenade launcher
- Caliber: 40x46mm
- Weight: 12.6 lbs (5.7 kg)
- Length: 25 in (63.5 cm)
- Barrel length: ???
- Feed System: 12-round fixed drum
- Fire Modes: Double-Action
The Hawk MM1 grenade launcher and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dogs of War | 1981 | |||
| The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Bill Henderson | Casper Lindsey | 1984 | |
| RoboCop | Detroit SWAT officer | 1987 | ||
| Ishtar | Dustin Hoffman | Chuck Clarke | 1987 | |
| Bulletproof | William Smith | Russian Major | 1988 | |
| Darkman | Larry Drake | Robert G. Durant | Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher | 1990 |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Arnold Schwarzenegger | The Terminator | 1991 | |
| Idiocracy | Andrew Wilson | Beef Supreme | Red highlights, fires explosive grenades | 2006 |
| Hell Dogs | Jun Murakami | Watchdog | Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher | 2022 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The A-Team | George Peppard | John "Hannibal" Smith | Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher / Season 2 | 1983 - 1987 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellsing Ultimate | Christopher Walken | Reference to The Dogs of War | 2006 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears As | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parasite Eve II | 1999 | |||
| Delta Force: Land Warrior | 2000 | |||
| Ghost Recon | Added in Island Thunder (2003) | 2001 | ||
| Operation Flashpoint | 2001 | |||
| Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix | 2002 | |||
| BloodRayne | "GranateWurf" | 2002 | ||
| SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Combined Assault | 2006 | |||
| SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | 2010 | |||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | MM1 Grenade Launcher | SP only | 2012 | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | War Machine | Scorestreak in multiplayer | 2020 |