Talk:FGR-17 Viper

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Training versions of the Viper were used at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in 1992.They were fitted with a Weapons Effects Simulator charge to replicate the backblast of a real launcher. They are still listed as of 2018.[1] --21lima (talk) 16:10, 26 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Designation?

Why is this being referred to as FGR-17? Assorted US military publications of the period very consistently call it XM132, with FGR-17 never being used by any official source I can find MandolinMagi (talk) 14:19, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]