Gorytos
| Gorytos | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Grenade Launcher |
| Place of origin |  Republic of Syara |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1916-1938 |
| Used by | Republic of Syara |
| Wars | Divide War Siduri War |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1916-1920 |
| No. built | Est. 3,000 - 5,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 80 cm |
| Cartridge | 2.5 in grenade |
| Action | Falling block |
| Feed system | Single shot |
The Gorytos was a handheld shoulder-fired grenade launcher produced by the Republic of Syara.
The origin of the Gorytos is uncertain. Designs for a handheld shoulder-fired grenade launcher had been submitted to the Army of the Syaran Republic in the years after the Third Chryse War, but it is unknown from which the Gorytos owes its existence. It was first produced in armaments foundries in Symmeria and later shifted towards Scitaria. An instruction manual issued to Syaran soldiers in 1916 identifies the Gorytos as a squad-level weapon intended to assist the standard infantry squad in the destruction of enemy hardpoints and the disruption of enemy troop concentrations. Several thousand were built, although the exact number manufactured is uncertain.
The Gorytos was distributed to Syaran troops in time for the Divide War, where it saw extensive service during the Desopya Campaign. The Gorytos was ahead of its time but rarely appreciated while in service. Syaran troops complained that the Gorytos was unbalanced and unwieldy, necessitating the abandonment of a rifle, while the ammunition was heavy and the internal mechanisms prone to jamming. While the weapon had its occasional usage, it was in general considered an unpopular weapon and being assigned one was sometimes seen as a punishment. Production of the Gorytos did not last long after the Divide War, though it remained in Syara's arsenal up until the Siduri War where it saw scattered usage. A handful of models remain in the hands of collectors and museums today.