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IDF soldier with a SIMON rifle grenade SIMON rifle grenade close up (bottom) Video of U.S. troops using GREM (Simon) rifle grenade system. The SIMON is an Israeli bullet-trap rifle grenade designed to breach through doors, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It is intended for use with 5.56 mm rifles such as the M4 carbine.
Yugoslavian M59/66 (SKS) with a 22 mm launcher Zastava M70 rifle with grenade sights raised Video of U.S. troops using GREM (Simon) rifle grenade system. A 22 mm rifle grenade is inserted over the firing mechanism on the front of rifles that are equipped with the appropriate spigot-type launcher, either in the form of an integral flash ...
Usable on T65, T86 and T91 assault rifles Type 2 rifle grenade launcher: 40mm Japan 1940s For the Type 38 and Type 99 rifles Type 91 grenade launcher: Norinco (China North Industries Corporation) 35 mm grenade (Non-lethal round) China 1991 Usable on Type 56, Type 81 and QBZ-95 Chinese rifles [6] UBGL-1: Arsenal JSCo. 40 mm caseless grenade ...
M9 rifle grenade; M17 rifle grenade; M31 HEAT rifle grenade; ... SIMON breach grenade; Sprengpatrone; STRIM 40; STRIM 65; T. Type 06 rifle grenade; Type 10 grenade ...
The rifle grenade launcher could be used against infantry, fortifications and light armored vehicles up to a range of 280 m (306 yd). For these differing tasks, several specialized grenades with accompanying special propelling cartridges were developed for the 1,450,113 produced Schiessbecher rifle grenade launchers. The rifle grenade ...
The M79 was later replaced by the M203, which mounts under the barrel of a rifle. [12] Later, the U.S. Army developed a higher-velocity 40 mm round using their high-low propulsion system for use by heavier machine gun-type grenade launchers found on vehicles and helicopters. Today, besides the U.S. military, the 40 mm grenade family is ...
AAI's design was the least technically advanced. The flechette gun portion was somewhat heavy, but fired at 2400 rpm. Their grenade launcher was a simple single-shot weapon; their semi-automatic version was not ready in time for testing. The conclusion of the testing was that none of the weapons were ready for development into a combat system.
According to the U.S. Army Field Manual FM 3-22.31 40-MM Grenade Launcher, M203, [8] there are eight different rounds for the M203: 40 mm ammunition line drawings An M16A2 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher lies in the grass near some of the types of 40 mm ammunition available for use with the M203. The cartridges are, from left to ...