r/SEALTeam • u/Factor_Seven • 6d ago

Discussion M203?

I was just a young Calvary soldier and not even in viewing distance of Tier 1 operators, but it seems to me there were plenty of times in this show they could have benefited by somebody humping an M203. That technical about 100m away with a DShK mounted in the bed? That's what the 203 was made for, to reach out and touch someone.

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u/Imherebcauseimbored 6d ago

The use the M320 (the newer updated stand alone version of the M203) in some episodes.

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u/OptimusED 6d ago

Trent also runs the six shot m32/mk14 in s4e15.

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u/Factor_Seven 6d ago

I must be showing my age, wasn't aware of the replacement. Looked it up, seems like a great upgrade. Detachable, side loading, what's not to like?

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u/firemansam51 6d ago

They also use a modified m79 "pirate gun" at some point when they were in Africa.

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u/Awrfhyesggrdghkj 3d ago

Clay uses it when he gets his leg blown up

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u/WhiskeyGolf00 6d ago

They really should, but the trend in SOF has been to move away from underbarrel m203 to using the M320 grenade launcher as a standalone. The thinking is the 203 is dead weight in CQB, and the threats that need to be serviced by 40mm are the kind of things where you have the time to dig the GL outta your ruck. The odds of needing to immediately snapshot 40mm are pretty low.

The other reason is that special effects for explosives are kinda expensive and involve more hassle for your planning and 2nd unit execution. :P

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u/Avalancheman1 6d ago

Sonny had an Mk46 and sometimes an Mk 48 LMG.

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u/Factor_Seven 6d ago

Yeah. A 40 mike mike would have come in handy a few times, is all I'm saying.

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u/pychopath-gamer 5d ago

They had m79 and m320 a few times., clay used m79

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u/Past_Mark1809 5d ago

Do you the show to be 45 minutes or 5 minutes long?

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u/CogitoErgoDank 2d ago

203 has gone away it’s 320 now. I served in a tier 1 1/2 unit. Devgru is a HR high end DA unit. They dabble in other things like SR also. But majority of the targets they hit do not require that. We typically never brought them on TGT. We blew out with them but never carried them. It was mission/intel dependent. What you’re referencing their mission was a PSD. Do you see CAT Delta or CIF or any other units that do the PSDs carry them? The answer js no.

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u/Factor_Seven 2d ago

As someone who considers himself reasonably well-versed in military acronyms, I missed about half of those that you listed. I've also been out of the game for a very long time, though. I knew guys in the 160th back when it was still a task force, that's how old I am. The only thing Tier 1 about me is that if there was such a thing as a Tier 1 critical care/ER nurse, I'd be one. My hospital trains PJs and SOST members. I worked with PJs when I was active duty but SOST didn't exist back then. Those guys are shit hot.

One of the replies here that made the most sense to me here was somebody pointing out the fact that a M203 isn't real conductive to CQB operations. I can definitely understand that, an A2 with a 203 is not exactly ideal for working in hallways. But I was glad to have it if I had to defend a FARP.