M79 grenade launcher

The M79 grenade launcher is an explosive heavy gun

Characteristics
A single shot, break-action, 40mm grenade launcher. When fired, the grenade is propelled in an arc, rather than laterally. Meaning it's best to aim at the ground of the target rather than at a target for more consistent hits.

Weapon modifications

 * Long barrel
 * Full stock

Variants

 * Crushing Blow - A unique grenade launcher given as a Survival mode reward from March 26 - April 1, 2019.

Locations

 * Crafted at a weapons workbench.

Behind the scenes
In an earlier patch, the M79 was considered both a shotgun and an explosive weapon. That meant that the M79 could benefit from both shotgun damage perks and the explosives damage perk cards. This has been corrected in subsequent patches.