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China Lake: The Secret Grenade Launcher of the Vietnam War
During my months traveling through Vietnam, I came across not one, but two China Lake grenade launchers tucked away in local military museums, one in the south and one in the north. Most visitors walked right past without realizing they were looking at one of the rarest and most unusual weapons of the Vietnam War: a pump-action, multi-shot 40mm launcher that stayed in the shadows for decades before quietly gaining a cult following.
