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  • Pallad grenade launcher
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  • The Pallad (also known as the wz. 1974) is a 40 mm Polish under-slung grenade launcher, developed for use with the AKM assault-rifle and intended to replace the kbkg wz. 1960 grenade-launcher rifle. The name of the weapon reflects the Polish-language word for palladium. The development of the weapon drew on concepts provided by Józef Brodacki. The wz. 1983 Pallad D, the stand-alone version of the wz. 74, features a stock and AK type pistol grip.
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Length
  • 670
  • 324.0
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Range
  • 25800.0
is explosive
  • yes
part length
  • 267.0
Velocity
  • 78.0
Name
  • Wz. 1974 Pallad
Type
  • Grenade launcher
Caption
  • The wz. 74 grenade launcher mounted on a wz. 88 Tantal rifle
Cartridge
  • 40
Weight
  • 1.250000
  • 2.3
Manufacturer
Sights
  • 25800.0
Used by
  • Poland
is ranged
  • yes
Action
  • Break action
production date
  • 1970
design date
  • 1968
Variants
  • wz. 1983 Pallad-D
feed
  • Breech-loaded, single-shot
abstract
  • The Pallad (also known as the wz. 1974) is a 40 mm Polish under-slung grenade launcher, developed for use with the AKM assault-rifle and intended to replace the kbkg wz. 1960 grenade-launcher rifle. The name of the weapon reflects the Polish-language word for palladium. The development of the weapon drew on concepts provided by Józef Brodacki. The wz. 1983 Pallad D, the stand-alone version of the wz. 74, features a stock and AK type pistol grip.