Rifle Grenades

[HorseSoldier]

There's a website somewhere on line for 37 and 40mm GL enthusiasts which includes info on reloading fired cartridges.

[dragoon500ly]

Both the French and the Belgians use(d) rifle grenades up until the 1970s, let me do some digging and see if I can get you further info.

[perardua]

The British forces used a rifle grenade until the introduction of the UGL, though I never saw one in service.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle_G...eneral_Service

[pmulcahy11b]

I have some of those on my site, but I thought he was referring to Warsaw Pact rifle grenades.

[Raellus]

The Cold War Hungarian armed forces actually produced a dedicated rifle grenade launcher called the AMP-69. It was a modified AKM with a fixed launcher mount and 10-round magazine for the launching cartridges. They fired AT and AP grenades and I'm sure there were other types available as well. The rifle could apparently also fire standard M43 ammo as well.

I have a book called Battlefield (Orbis Publishing 1986) that has a photo of a Lebanese militiamen carrying what the caption says is "an AKMS fitted with a rocket launcher attachment" (it looks like a rifle grenade).

I think the Soviets and the Warsaw Pact developed rifle grenades for the AK/AKM but, since the more capable RPG was already issued at the squad/platoon level, they didn't bother to field them. Perhaps, in the Twilght War, they started to manufacture rifle grenades and adaptor gear to boost the firepower of Cat II and III units not issued with the more versatile 40mm GP series of underbarrel GLs.

[dragoon500ly]

can't find any info on Warsaw Pact rifle grenades, lots of info on Belgian and French. And the Belgians may not get any blood sausage but they have plenty of rifle grenades!

[pmulcahy11b]

Blood Sausage? Sounds like a Klingon dish...