Hey Jonathan, dunno if youre aware, but be careful taking off accessories from rifles. according to youtubes new rules its "modifying" a gun, and its now against the rules. Many gun channels have gotten strikes for this. Maybe you know something i dont about you removing the launcher in the video, but i figured id let you know in case you didnt. Would hate for this channel to get a strike.

Disgraceful behaviour! No more guns for you for the rest of the afternoon! 😂

@@grimmah1978 For real? They’re striking gun channels for basic firearm things now?

@@grimmah1978 ''Ferguson doesn't need to hear this, he's a highly trained professional.''

@@korok3169 Ironically a lot of the stuff they're striking firearm channels for is mandatory gun safety stuff. I'm not even particularly pro-gun but youtube's apparent stance right now is utterly asinine.

I never in my life thought I'd see a quote cascade scenario, let alone cause one.

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Yeah, because he is all-knowing and can't possibly learn something from others. Very limiting way of thinking.

@@outspokenguy3834it was a joke about what one of the scientists say at the start of the game half-life, he wasn’t being serious

@@outspokenguy3834 have you ever *tried playing Half Life?*

Malaysian special forces use MP5s with M203s for ship boarding operations.

If I recall correctly, the MP5N+M203PI combo was actually tried by the US military for MOUT back in the late '90s, and the troops in the photos I saw were wearing the urban variant of M81 camo, just like in the HL.

Indeed but it needs to be an MP5-SD to mimic Half-Life to a 100% lol

@@Seb-Storm don't forget extra head crabs

@@Seb-Storm It's only an SD variant in the player's hands. The world model and external model is a regular non-SD variant.

What do you mean? Black Mesa is quite possibly the most well known Half Life fan game

Black Mesa in itself has quite the story when it comes to it's MP5 depiction, with it possibly undergoing more changes than any other of the remake's arsenal (It certainly did as far as public media & game versions, at least). It's first form took the shape of an MP5 with a MP5K-style folding stock, RIS hand-guard, EOTech sight & a GP-30 minus-the-pistol-grip (As was seen in renders & a gameplay trailer around 2008). Then the mod release in 2012 had the MP5 with extended sliding stock, M203PI, barrel shroud & muzzle attachment as per the End of Days set-up or the "MP5 EOD" as it's often informally named (Of which what real-world examples of the Malaysian Armed Forces actually used that I can find aren't too far removed from). Then finally, the Early Access & Retail version had it's MP5 with a railed hand-guard & a shortened M203PI that was more closely based on the original Half Life's world-model (The version you saw lying about or in other characters' hands), except with the sliding stock fully extended & used. Of course, the modding scene provides a few different options ranging from higher-fidelity "MP5 EOD" variants to a recreation of the original Half Life view-model (The version you saw in your own hands, AKA the MP5SD that wasn't "SD" at all & had an under-barrel grenade launcher).

He is just a man of culture. That's what makes him so well respected among gamers.

@@thecommunistloli1042 You're right in that it's the most well known Half Life fan game, I don't deny that. But I'd wager a lot more people are familiar with the name Half Life in general, than who know about Black Mesa. If that makes sense.

Underhell and Paranoia also had an MP5 with a grenade launcher in those games.

Yeah, was thinking this would be great for launching smoke or even tear-gas grenades when clearing buildings. You don’t have to put aside your gun and reach for a grenade.

Ah the xm8

Australian specops in Vietnam once showed off a number of special guns they used for a publication. One of them was a Sterling 9mm subgun with an integrated silencer and a Colt XM148 40x46mm grenade launcher attached onto it.

Lol, you are right, and i believed that the XM8 never left the prototypphase.

XM8 for paskal, literally just parade pieces

Meme territ'ry

Yo, we heard you like weapon, so we put more weapon in your weapon!

I love the smirk he got on his face when he came up with that one

Thank you for your cooperation in narrative correction, citizen. Please go to your nearest Civil Protection Precinct to receive your extra ration.

@@lefr33manCivil Protection? Rations? What are you talking about?

@@tetraxis3011 Oh, it’s a HalfLife 2 reference. Guess you need to be a PC gaming nerd to get that!

Just being a gaming nerd is sufficient. I'm a filthy console peasant who's never had a chance to play Half-Life, but I can spot a gaming reference from a mile away with my eyes shut. 😂

@@peterclarke7240 also half life 2 was released on console in the orange box so you wouldn't even need a pc

I feel like they're flash hiders and not suppressors. They're loud as hell in Half-Life 1.

@@JackFoxtrotEDM that's probably what they used, I always thought the viewmodel for the player's MP5 just had a big barrel when compared to the worldmodel and saw it as an oversight from the game designers.

@@JackFoxtrotEDM that's because originally the gun WAS meant to be suppressed, but then they decided that the incredibly loud sounds were cooler, without changing the model though.

@@ACoarseGuy Yeah, it is silenced in alpha.

Also it's funny, they'd use a suppressor to save their hearing but then destroy their hearing anyways with grenade launchers.

In close quarters yes, it would be more practical to use flash bangs, concussion and smoke grenades, and possibly tear gas canisters if they are available in 40mm as well. And if they are then it would certainly be useful for swat teams.

@@BoSPaladin-102 M651 is an example of a 40mm CS gas grenade

@@BoSPaladin-102 Given the most prolific group to use the MP5 also LOVE their bug-eyed gasmasks, the CS gas canisters makes a lot of sense.

it went further than just setting the standard, there are still games released not long ago with a less tactical and overall stupider AI

@@Eliphaser and that's why indie developers make games like Selaco and Trepang2

The AI is actually really stupid, the level design is what makes them seem smart. That being said, they're fun to fight.

@@peppermillers8361 even then you had games for years that would just walk around in circles and occasionally shoot like it was duke nukem 3d or doom, and had to be scripted into going anywhere useful

@@peppermillers8361 yeah, the majority of the time they would shout “GRENADE” and place a grenade at their feet blowing them up, along with their buddies

Thank you for watching Derek

I don’t think it’s the grenade launcher that needs explaining, it’s the Submachine gun. Most grenade launcher’s mounted to infantry weapons are either mounted to a bolt action, back in the day, or assault rifles today .

And I thank your Navy for giving my beloved XM8 a place to shine. REGARDLESS OF WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF IT.

You Malaysians got a cool Air Force btw. I don’t often see a mix of Su-30s and F/A-18s or a blend of Eastern and Western equipment (besides Poland and your neighbors in Indonesia) and I always find it cool. Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand have some of the cooler and more unique militaries in the world. I wish the Philippines was half as competent

And occasionally Theoretical Physicists wearing Orange hazard suits.

But who's the guy in the suit with the briefcase?

@@derekp2674 you mean G-man? that is still a mystery

@@ferdinand12390 Indeed, but if Jonathan is now going to play Gordon Freeman, then who should play the G-man role?

give it time or..."prepare for unintended consequences" IF they ever did Half Life as a miniseries (I'd do it like 24. Real time) G-man should be Bob Odenkirk, Jeff Goldblum, Ben Mendelson or (outside chance but he'd nail it) Kiefer Sutherland.

While that would be cool and I would love to see it, I will say that it's the US millitary using it for a unit that doesn't actually exist. In the world of half-life it would make complete sense for the US government to equip thier secret hazardous enviorment response team (And the extra-secret black ops cleanup team but maybe they just took those from the HECU) with thier own model of MP5 grenade launcher that is perhaps based off this one but is actually an independent design.

Well, duh, you think English is the only language where a lot of classic professions turned into names?

Heckler does not mean lumberjack in German. It doesn't mean anything. It is definitely only a name.

Messerschmitt means "knife maker".

@@ytucharliesierra Heckler: South German: occupational name for someone who used a small hoe from a diminutive of Middle High German hacke hoe + the agent suffix -er. German: variant of Häckler (see Hackler ). Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022 So, a name for a fieldworker of sorts. Try spending at least five minutes on Google before clearing all doubt that you might not know what the hell you're claiming to be talking about.

@@Anvilshock Thanks for the info, I obviously stand corrected.

My first thought to why was. Half life

Now only thing that’s missing is a 50 round clip instead of 50 round drums 😁

Those were the days.

First thing that popped in my head is Hal life

I like scribbling random λ's sometimes and seeing how many people ask "what is that?", and I just smile.

Or load it up with rubber rounds/simunitions. Hurt like a mfer but still nonlethal

To be fair SMG in Half Life was a mess. It used MP5 with underbarrel grenade launcher as a model... BUT at the same time it used an icon of russian Bison SMG with underbarrel helical magazine ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

@@TheArklyte Not to mention the world and external models were of a non-SD variant, the player's equipped model was an SD variant, and the sounds used when firing sounded neither suppressed or unsupressed.

@@TheArklyte and the 50rd magazines too.

@TheArklyte the icon is actually the MP5 with the magazine removed, and a longer M203 grenade launcher.

Kyle Reese could've used one of these

I think there was a mod that had the ide of adding in an M4/M16 together whit the MP5. whit the player seeing a lot more HECU whit M4/M16 outdoor (long range) and more MP5 on the indoor maps. note that mod ide was also to have some HECU spawn whit the other tool so if indoor you would normally see 8 HECU where 6 had smg and 2 had shotgun. the mode would replace 2 of the smg whit M4/M16. the M16 did more damage against armor then the MP5 but had a slower firing speed and I think each bullet did about the same damadge (against none armored stuff).

Oh he does reload it after firing, there's just no animation for it.

He reloads so fast that the human eye can’t notice.

Deploying smoke, gas or flashbang with launcher in hostage rescue and similar missions gives one very needed tactical advance as you can shoot them through windows, vents and doorways from moderate distances even without sights.

Half Life intensifies!!!!

If I recall correctly, the MP5N+M203PI combo was actually tried by the US military for MOUT back in the late '90s, and the troops in the photos I saw were wearing the urban variant of M81 camo, just like in the HL.

So sad that we live in a country where you can't legally raise and keep dinos.

Yes, one of the top comments mentions this, copy and pasted. "PASKAL, the Malaysian Royal Navy guards were famously well known locally for using mp5s with m203 underslung grenade launchers. These launchers would be fitted with stun and smoke grenades and would be used to breach into closed rooms on ship raids in the event that a cargo ship has been seized by pirates. Aside from that, they were also well known for adopting the XM8 carbines because they needed lightweight short barrel rifles that are shorter than an m4 carbine to be able to move around a ship interior more freely while still having armor piercing capabilities."

Being a 40x46mm launcher like the M79, XM148, M203, and M320, it should be able to load any of the shells compatible with those, meaning almost all. Unlike the XM148 and M203, you can load one of these with longer shells, such as certain illumination flares and smokes, and probably the 40mm Rayhteon Pike missile (no idea if it's actually properly compatible with that one, however).

I'm 1 year late, but to answer your question, a MP7 can have a grenade launcher, it just looks different than the one in the game

At least in the UK, the rapid response armed police use G36 variant carbines with grenade launchers that fire baton rounds. Standard practice is to jump out the car, scream for them to surrender and hit them with a baton round, then they either surrender or are engaged. Immediate engagement, but not immediately lethal and gives the suspect a chance to surrender.

@@pluemas a lot of departments in the US use stand alone GLs for beanbag or caspian rounds. They’ll also use them with those and CS for riot control. I don’t think anyone uses them as an under barrel with the exception of military police and security forces for military installations.

Toothpick with an underbarrel-ICBM

Still best to not lean on that safety if you don't have to. It's there to save you if you mess up, not to save you from reckless use.

You have a projectile hitting your fingers, that's an ow.

​@@44R0Ndin that's true of every weapon.

@@ivanthemadvandal8435 Yes, but it bears repeating here since the person I was replying to basically said "Ehh the safety will keep me safe". The problem is what if the safety doesn't keep you safe? That only needs to happen once and you won't be shooting anything ever again.

@@44R0Ndin be that as it may, Johnathan is exaggerating the friendly fire potential of this weapon combo

sauce please

A 40mm flechette round existed for the M79.

Everything is better with a grenade launcher... Or underbarrel shotgun.

And if that doesn't work, use all gun.