This section is intended to finish you with basic information about the MK 19 machine gun. The MK 19 will become part of the TOA in the near future. Information on safety, operation, and maintenance is available in TM 9-1010-230-10.

The MK 19 MOD 3 (fig. 13-54) is a machine gun that fires a 40-mm grenade with antipersonnel frag-mentation and light anti-armor capability. It fires 40-mm grenades at the rate of 325 to 375 rounds per minute. The MK 19 MOD 3 is an air-cooled, belt-fed, blowback-operated, fully automatic weapon. Because it fires from an open bolt, the MK 19 MOD 3 does not "cook off."

Figure 13-55.-MK 64 mount/cradle and M3 tripod.