APAV40
Sign in to saveThe APAV 40 (anti-personnel/anti-véhicule, 40mm) is a 40 mm dual purpose rifle grenade used by the French Army.
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- Mass
- 0.4025
- Image
- APAV 40.svg
- Length
- 337.5
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- APAV 40
- inception
- 1956-00-00
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The APAV 40 (anti-personnel/anti-véhicule, 40mm) is a 40 mm dual purpose rifle grenade used by the French Army.
==Design== The APAV 40 is a dual purpose, anti-personnel (AP) and anti-vehicle (AV), 40 mm rifle-grenade. It has a mass of , and a tail with stabilizing fins. Explosion is triggered by an impact fuse.