Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the underbarrel grenade launchers category.
01 / Overview
M203
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1969–
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
UNDERBARREL GRENADE LAUNCHERS · COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
92
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the underbarrel grenade launchers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Performance1MOD.1
- Rate of Fire5
◈Production1MOD.1
- Unit Cost1,082 USD
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1945First deployment: Cold War
- 1969Production started
57
years in service
63
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
M203 · CONFLICTS SERVED IN17% win·17% loss
Total Conflicts
12
Victories
2
Ongoing
0
Losses
2
2014–2017Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017—→2003–2011Iraq WarDecisive victory→2001–2021War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)—→1993–1995United Nations Operation in Somalia II—→1979Sino-Vietnamese War—→1979–1989Soviet-Afghan WarDecisive victory→1979–1992Salvadoran Civil War—→1977–1991Cambodian–Vietnamese War—→1975–1991Third Indochina War—→1967–1975Cambodian Civil War—→1959–1975Laotian Civil WarDecisive victory→1955–1975Vietnam WarDecisive victory→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries63country
AfghanistanACTIVE
AlbaniaACTIVE
ArgentinaACTIVE
AustraliaACTIVE
AustriaACTIVE
BangladeshACTIVE
BoliviaACTIVE
BrazilACTIVE
BruneiACTIVE
CameroonACTIVE
CanadaACTIVE
ChileACTIVE
CyprusACTIVE
Czech RepublicACTIVE
DenmarkACTIVE
Dominican RepublicACTIVE
EcuadorACTIVE
EgyptACTIVE
El SalvadorACTIVE
EstoniaACTIVE
FranceACTIVE
GabonACTIVE
GreeceACTIVE
GuatemalaACTIVE
HondurasACTIVE
IndiaACTIVE
IndonesiaACTIVE
IraqACTIVE
IrelandACTIVE
IsraelACTIVE
ItalyACTIVE
JapanACTIVE
JordanACTIVE
KuwaitACTIVE
LebanonACTIVE
LiberiaACTIVE
MalaysiaACTIVE
MexicoACTIVE
MyanmarACTIVE
New ZealandACTIVE
OmanACTIVE
PakistanACTIVE
PanamaACTIVE
Papua New GuineaACTIVE
PhilippinesACTIVE
PolandACTIVE
PortugalACTIVE
QatarACTIVE
RomaniaACTIVE
Saudi ArabiaACTIVE
Sierra LeoneACTIVE
SingaporeACTIVE
South KoreaACTIVE
Sri LankaACTIVE
SwedenACTIVE
TaiwanACTIVE
ThailandACTIVE
TurkeyACTIVE
UkraineACTIVE
United Arab EmiratesACTIVE
United KingdomACTIVE
United StatesACTIVE
VietnamACTIVE 06 / MASS Score
UNDERBARREL GRENADE LAUNCHERS RANKING Underbarrel Grenade Launchers · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
3UNDERBARREL GRENADE LAUNCHERS1COLD WAR · UNDERBARREL GRENADE LAUNCHERS630UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS1PERFORMANCE/PRICE · UNDERBARREL GRENADE LAUNCHERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theUnderbarrel Grenade Launcherscategory.
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