Recent Examples on the WebTheir deadly innovations included empty bean cans converted into hand grenades, a homemade nitrobenzene replacement and a grenade launcher that used packets of digestive biscuits to minimize recoil.—Theresa McKinney, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024 Tamir missiles and launchers: Each battery has three to four launchers, each with up to 20 Tamirs.—George Petras, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024 Pyongyang’s shows of power included long-range artillery and multiple rocket launchers, which pose a threat to the South Korean capital Seoul and other key areas near the border.—Brad Lendon, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024 At that point, SWAT officers utilized less lethal launchers.—Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024 His videos about weapons have gotten 557 million views on such topics as grenade launchers, Nazi machine guns and the gun used to kill Abraham Lincoln.—David Ingram, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024 This equipment included armored personnel carriers and trucks, tanks, anti-aircraft systems, and rocket launchers.—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2024 Each Iron Dome battery consists of three to four launchers that can each carry up to 20 Tamir interceptor missiles.—Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2024 Such a job would normally fall to sappers, but Perun had at his disposal an electric land drone with all-terrain tires and a rocket launcher, as well as an F.P.V. controller and goggles.—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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