List of 40 mm grenades - Wikipedia
NATO currently uses three standardized 40 mm grenade families: 40 mm low velocity (LV), 40 mm medium velocity (MV), and 40 mm high velocity (HV). Low- and medium-velocity cartridges are used for different hand-held grenade launchers , while the high-velocity cartridge is used for automatic grenade launchers .
United States 40 mm grenades - Wikipedia
United States 40 mm grenades. The United States Armed Forces has created a plethora of different types of 40 mm grenades in both the low-velocity 40×46 mm and high-velocity 40×53 mm calibers which uses what it calls a high-low propulsion system which keeps recoil forces within the boundaries of an infantry weapon.
Rheinmetall Designs Modern Portable SSW40 40mm Automatic Grenade …
6 天之前 · This innovative weapon is touted as the world’s first magazine-fed, shoulder-fired, fully automatic 40 mm grenade launcher, a strategic asset for modern infantry forces. With its compact design and intuitive use reminiscent of an assault rifle, the SSW40 is set to meet infantry units' needs for rapid and powerful fire support, while adapting ...
Next generation of 40 mm | Article | The United States Army
2017年9月26日 · For nearly 30 years, 40 mm grenades have been a mainstay on the battlefield, undergoing little more than safety and reliability improvements. In 2009, the Army set out to take advantage of new...
M576 40 mm grenade - Wikipedia
The M576 is a US Army designation for a 2.646 in (67.2 mm) long and 0.254 lb (0.12 kg) heavy US 40mm grenade buckshot load used in the M79, M203, M320, and M32 MGL grenade launchers. [1] It is olive drab with black markings.
40 mm – ammunition and grenade launchers - Rheinmetall
Rheinmetall supplies a wide range of 40-mm low, medium, high velocity cartridges and the SSW40 grenade launcher, offering high precision and reliability.
40mm Low-Velocity Grenades - inetres.com
2010年2月25日 · This page describes the most commonly used 40mm low-velocity rounds for the U.S. M320, M203, and M79 grenade launchers. These rounds include high-explosive, illuminating, signaling, CS, training, and multi-purpose ammunition. If fired into snow or mud, 40mm rounds may not hit hard enough to detonate. An undetonated round may explode when ...
New 40 mm grenades to enhance training readiness
2017年9月21日 · The Program Executive Office Ammunition reached another milestone in the development of new 40 mm training grenades that will allow Soldiers and units to train more realistically and safely.
The Thumper: History of the M79 40mm Grenade Launcher
2022年9月6日 · The M79 is a break-action grenade launcher with incredible versatility that allows for a wide array of ammunition. The recoil is difficult to quantify. It is more of a shove than a kick. The payloads are invariably weighty, so Physics dictates that the launcher has a little spunk. However, it’s weird.
The M430A1 HEDP 40mm Grenade is the High Velocity Grenade of choice for our Warfighters using the MK19 and MK47 Automatic Grenade Launchers. The Grenade consists of the M169 Aluminum Cartridge Case, M549A1 AMTEC Point Detonating Fuze, Copper Liner, Warhead Body with Fragmentation and CompA5 Explosive. The