M60 rifle grenade
Yugoslavia manufactured two types of rifle grenade, both with the nomenclature of M60. The M60 anti-personnel rifle grenade bore a resemblance to the French M52 rifle grenade. The M60 anti-tank rifle grenade bore a resemblance to the STRIM 65, also of French origin. It could penetrate 200mm of armour.[1]
Each was propelled by being mounted atop a rifle's 22 mm grenade launching adapter, and being launched by a ballistite (blank) cartridge.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Instalaza_and_other_rifle_grenades.jpg/330px-Instalaza_and_other_rifle_grenades.jpg)
Instalaza grenade and other rifle grenades as encountered during the South African border war in Angola and Namibia.
M60 anti-personnel | |
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Type | rifle grenade |
Place of origin | Yugoslavia[1] |
Service history | |
Used by | Bangladesh Colombia El Salvador Iraq SWAPO Yugoslav Army ZANLA |
Specifications | |
Mass | 520 grams |
Length | 307 mm |
Diameter | 30 mm |
Maximum firing range | 400 meters |
Filling weight | 67 grams |
M60 anti-tank | |
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Type | rifle grenade |
Place of origin | Yugoslavia[1] |
Service history | |
Used by | SWAPO Yugoslav Army |
Specifications | |
Mass | 602 grams |
Length | 390 mm |
Diameter | 60 mm |
Maximum firing range | 150 meters |
Filling weight | 235 grams |
Sources and references[]
External links[]
- A crate of Yugoslavian anti-personnel rifle grenades captured from SWAPO in March 1982
- Illustration of both grenades mounted on the muzzle of Zastava M70 assault rifles
Article (in Spanish) with reference to several Yugoslav rifle grenades
Categories:
- Weapons of Yugoslavia
- Rifle grenades
- Anti-tank grenades
- Military equipment introduced in the 1970s
- Weapon stubs