High performance launcher of short projectiles with storage belt

A toy projectile launcher comprising:

• a housing;
• an air piston assembly, the air piston assembly including an air piston barrel, a plunger element, a first compression spring, and a front air nozzle;
• a cocking slide coupled to the air piston barrel;
• a launch barrel;
• and
• a storage belt including a plurality of projectile holders, wherein each projectile holder is adapted to contain a projectile,
• wherein, when the cocking slide is moved from a forward position to a backward position in a first priming step and, after the first priming step, from the backward position to the forward position in a second priming step:
• an internal air chamber is formed between a front portion of the air piston barrel and the plunger element;
• an advancement mechanism of the storage belt advances a next projectile holder into a firing position in front of the front air nozzle;
• and
• the front air nozzle of the air piston assembly pushes forward on a rear portion of the next projectile holder, forming an airtight seal between the air piston barrel and the rear portion of the next projectile holder,
• wherein an airtight seal is formed between a front portion of the next projectile holder and a rear portion of the launch barrel, and an airtight seal is formed between the air piston barrel and the rear portion of the launch barrel.