SANDF has a new toy the
370 Y4 (MILKOR) medium velocity six-shot grenade launchers along with
20,000 rounds of the
new 40mm Medium Velocity (MV) by Rheinmetall. This is an
higher velocity extended range munition.
Rounds ordered of medium-velocity ammunition, including
high explosive ammunition, high explosive dual-purpose ammunition, practice ammunition, practice tracer ammunition, red phosphorous smoke rounds and orange target marker ammunition.
The new 40mm medium-velocity (MV, ca.
100 m/s) ammunition. The company is currently expanding its MV product. It now includes the
new generation of 40mm MV ammunition, which has a
maximum effective range of 800 metres, doubling the gunners’s operational reach and providing a flatter trajectory for those crucial close-in, accurately placed shots MV ammunition is.
https://milkor.com/milkor-y4-grenade...er-to-sa-army/
https://www.defenceweb.co.za/feature...er-to-sa-army/
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe...mmunition.html
Regards,
Pat
