The M79, also known as the "Thumper" or "Bloop Tube" for its distinctive firing sound, is an American 40mm shoulder-fired grenade launcher designed by the Springfield Armory in 1960. It was widely used during the Vietnam conflict, although quickly replaced by the M203 in later years. During the its time in service, there was an average of one M79 for every ten man squad.

Battlefield VietnamEdit

M79
Faction	USMC
Kit	Heavy Assault
Sound(s)

In Battlefield Vietnam, the M79 is issued to the American Heavy Assault kit. It has a single round per reload and has 5 grenades in reserve. It is mainly a weapon for anti-infantry purposes, but it can also be used to some effect against light vehicles and even tanks.

The M79 has a large blast radius and very high damage, making it very effective against infantry. In close quarters, although it's potentially harmful to the user, aiming it is barely even required to have a kill on an enemy. At long ranges, the M79's grenade has a huge arc in its trajectory, making it difficult to use, but this can also help in using it like a mortar, sometimes even shooting blankly at a choke point can result in a few kills.

Against vehicles, the M79 can easily kill everyone inside a jeep. It can't destroy a tank on its own, but, with enough damage from anti-tank weapons being inflicted, the M79 can aid in destroying a tank. It's relatively ineffective against helicopters, because the slow velocity of the grenade and the arcing path can make it near impossible to hit a helicopter.

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield Vietnam Because Battlefield Vietnam features different loadouts for each faction, this list may not be specific enough. Please see each faction's respective page for information on individual weapon kits and loadouts. All Kits Handguns - M-19 · M1911 · TT-33 Equipment - Binoculars · Combat Knife · Machete · Plantation Knife Assault Kit Assault Rifles - AK-47 · AKMS · CAR-15 · M16 Machine Guns - Type-53 · RPD Shotguns - Mossberg 500 Equipment - Grenade · XM148 · Medkit Engineer Kit Battle Rifles - M14 Submachine guns - MAT-49 Equipment - Wrench · M1 Mortar · Claymore · C4 Explosive · Welding Torch · Type 63 Mortar · Shovel · Booby Trap · Pungi Sticks Heavy Assault Kit Battle Rifles - M14 · Type-56 Machine Guns - M60 Launchers · L.A.W. · M79 · RPG-2 · RPG-7V · SA-7 Equipment - Grenade · TNT Scout Kit Sniper Rifles - M16 Sniper · M21 · M40 · SVD · M91/30 Battle Rifles - Type-56 Equipment - Smoke Grenade · Caltrops · Bouncing Betty · Time Bomb Cut From Kit Equipment - Wirecutters · Flaregun · Commando knife

Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam Edit

M79
Damage	94 (base damage against tanks) 100-1 (against infantry, damage drops gradually from 1.3 meter to 5 meter radius)
Ammunition capacity	1 round
Reload time	2.8 seconds
Blast radius
Fire mode	Single-shot
Kit	Assault
Inventory slot	Gadget 1
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"A 40mm grenade launcher, called "Thumper" or "Bloop tube" by soldiers due to its distinct firing sound. It increases the firepower of infantrymen by allowing them to fire accurate, high explosive projectiles." — In-game descriptionIn Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam, the M79 is issued as a gadget to the Assault kit. It is the equivalent of the 40mm Grenade from the base game. Like the version in Battlefield Vietnam, it has a yellow striped camouflage. This special yellow/orange tiger stripe camouflage is a reference to The Roach's M79 from the Francis Ford Coppola film "Apocalypse Now", set in the jungles of Vietnam in 1967. The Roach appears to be high on drugs when he is called to use his M79.

The M79, compared to the 40mm Grenade Launchers from the base game, is more difficult to use effectively due to the ineffective iron-sights. On the positive side, the M79 is quieter than the 40mm Grenade Launchers, and has a faster reload time as well.

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam Assault rifles AK47 • M16 • M14 Submachine guns PPSh • UZI • M10 Light machine guns RPK • M60 • XM22 Sniper rifles M21 • SVD • M40 Handguns TT-33 • WWII M1911 .45 Miscellaneous weapons Flamethrower • 870 Combat • WWII M1 Garand • WWII M1A1 Thompson Rocket launchers RPG-7 AT Explosives TNT • Hand Grenade Gadgets Torch • Syringe • Ammunition box • Medkit • Mortar Strike • Combat Knife • M79 Sounds For the Weapons and Gadgets' sounds, click here.

TriviaEdit

• The M79 has a tiger-stripe camouflage pattern on it. This is a reference to the Vietnam war movie, Apocalypse Now.