>>That comes pretty close to describing the Projector, Infantry,
>>Anti-Tank, (admittedly it uses springs, but it's the same idea).
>
>Well, it uses a spring-driven firing pin. It doesn't launch the bomb
>by the spring.

Sure it does. It wouldn't need to be a 200-pound spring if all it did was actuate a primer. The propellant charge extends the range, to be sure, but the initial impulse comes from the spring.

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