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In-game image of the grenade launcher, The Thing (2002).
A grenade launcher is a weapon that launches a grenade to greater distances than a soldier could throw it by hand. The weapon-type first appears in the 2002 video-game The Thing, where it is capable of priming and launching all grenade types which detonate on impact with any surface. The grenade launcher has low accuracy when used in motion and cannot be given to other squad members.