Attaching a highly explosive attachment to a short range weapon may at first glance seem like a recipe for disaster. However, for certain applications having such a capability could be of real tactical use and indeed the ISTEC 200 series of launchers did see adoption with different nations during the last two decades of the twentieth century, including UK special forces.

Chapters:
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1:42 ISTEC Grenade launcher
5:10 Closer look
8:57 Materials and design
12:30 Product range
16:16 Inert grenade showcase
18:16 WitW? Live

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