ɪt wʌz dɪzˈaɪnd tə ɡˈɪv ðə sˈoʊldʒɚ kˈæɹiɪŋ ɐ ɡɹənˈeɪd lˈɔːntʃɚɹ ɐ pˈaʊɚfəl kˈɑːɹtɹɪdʒ fɔːɹ klˈoʊs kwˈɔːɹɾɚz kˈɑːmbæt wɪððə mˈæksɪməm ɹˈeɪndʒ æt nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ˌɛftˈiː θˈɜːɾi ˈɛm sˈʌtʃ ɐz fˈaʊnd ɪn klˈɪɹɪŋ bˈɪldɪŋz, bˈʌŋkɚz, ænd tɹˈɛntʃᵻz, æz wˈɛl æz θˈɪk vˌɛdʒɪtˈeɪʃən æɾ ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ˌɛftˈiː slˈæʃ ˈɛs tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ˈɛm slˈæʃ ˈɛs.
It was designed to give the soldier carrying a grenade launcher a powerful cartridge for close quarters combat with the maximum range at 98 ft (30 m) such as found in clearing buildings, bunkers, and trenches, as well as thick vegetation at 885 ft/s (269 m/s).