A grenade launcher is weapon that fires or launches a grenade to longer distances than a soldier could throw by hand. A special type is the rocket propelled grenade. Most are a man-portable shoulder-fired weapons, but there are also larger examples, including automatic grenade launchers capable of a very high rate of fire.

See also

• assault rifle
• hand grenade
• machine gun
• mortar
• rifle grenade
• rocket launcher
• tear gas