Name: 40X46mm LV HE-DP-SD IM
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Southern Europe

Italy

<p>PACKAGING</p><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2><p>The grenade projectile is ﬁtted with a shapedcharge and a dual-safety fuze fully complyingwith MIL-STD-1316. The projectile is assembled with an aluminium cartridge case, ﬁlled with a double base propellant and ﬁtted with a percussion capsule. The grenade design ensures a high level of insensitivity (between level V  and level VI, STANAG 4439). A HEDP-SD  (non IM) version with the same performances  and ballistics of the IM one is available.</p><h2>MISSION</h2><p>The Simmel Difesa 40x46mm HEDP-SD IM isan impact grenade, designed to penetrate over80mm of steel and to be lethal in the targetarea up to 10m from the impact point bymeans of simultaneous blast and fragmentationeffects. It can be ﬁred by any low velocity (LV)grenade launchers.</p>

In over a hundred years of continued operation, Simmel Difesa acquired comprehensive knowledge and expertise in the ammunition business, combining the experience of famous European players into a modern and agile company.
Today, Simmel Difesa supplies medium and large calibre ammunition to more than 40 countries worldwide.
Over the time, the company developed its know-how in all ammunition components, from propellants and explosives to metal parts and fuses. Thanks to its experience, Simmel Difesa is able to optimize the components’ integration in order to conceive first-class products.
Simmel Difesa gained a reputation as a leader in naval ammunition, and is now – after decades of successful cooperation – the preferred supplier for Oto-Melara guns. Its in-house capability to design and manufacture advanced proximity fuses led Simmel Difesa to become a world leader on the air defense ammunition market.
Equipped with a powerful and flexible manufacturing infrastructure, and benefitting from the dedication of its highly skilled workforce and a dependable supply chain, Simmel Difesa is able to quickly respond to its customers’ requirements with reliable and high-performance products.

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40X46mm LV HE-DP-SD IM

40X46mm LV HE-DP-SD IM

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