STRIM 40
The STRIM 40 is an anti-personnel rifle grenade of French design and manufacture. In addition to being manufactured in France, it was also made under licence in Belgium by Mecar, with the designation "AP 32 Z", and an enhanced version with the designation "AP 32 ZA". It was propelled by being mounted atop a rifle's 22 mm grenade launching adapter, and being launched by a ballistite (blank) cartridge.
STRIM 40
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- France
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In common with other rifle grenades of this era, they became obsolescent when the bullet trap form of propulsion became popular at the end of the 1970s. Production had ceased in France by 1980. Whilst the Belgian army went on to use the new generation of bullet trap grenades, Mecar did continue to manufacture it for export customers into the mid 1980s The Brazilian manufactured M2 anti-personnel and M3 anti-tank rifle grenades bear a strong similarity to the STRIM 40 and STRIM 65 respectively. • Illustration — Instalaza grenade and other rifle grenades as encountered during the South African border war in Angola and Namibia.
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• Name — STRIM 40 • Origin — France • Type — Rifle grenade • Is Explosive — yes • Is Uk — yes • Used By — Belgium Rhodesia South Africa • Manufacturer — STRIM, licence manufacture by Mecar • Weight — 515 g • Length — 315 mm • Diameter — 40 mm • Max Range — 150 m
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STRIM 40 is associated with France.
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article STRIM 40, revision 1179320574 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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- 1.Archer, Denis H R. Jane's Infantry Weapons (Second Edition) 1976. Macdonald and Jane's. 391, 408. 1976. 978-0354005319.
- 2.Weeks, John. Jane's Infantry Weapons (Fifth Edition) 1979–80. Macdonald and Jane's. 331. 1979. 978-0531039052.
- 3.Hogg, Ian V. Jane's Infantry Weapons (Eleventh Edition) 1985–86. Jane's Information Group. 331. 1985. 978-0710608154.
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