SG's Air Bursting 40mm single shot LV GL

• lionnoisy

  20 Feb 07, 14:48

  Air Bursting 40mm single shot LV GL(Low Velocity Grenade Launcher)
  
  Translation from this link:

  
  JDW 23.02.2005 reports that SG show single shot AEW SS in IDEX 2005.
  Fired with programmable grenade,with foldable butt ,the weapon is L 420mm,
  W 105mm,H 230mm. weight 3.3 kg
  Programmable Low Velocity(LV) Grenades 40x46 mm .
  

  2.Which is the one?
  
  source of photo:to be informed later
  
  3.40mm Low Velocity Ammunition
  Below 2 images from this Stengg link.
  
  
  
  

  With advances in technology, Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics) is able to equip the infantry squad with a comprehensive suite of solution to deal with new threats. Complementing the existing range of 40mm low velocity ammunition, ST Kinetics now offers new LV ammunition.
  

• Orcishwarrior

  20 Feb 07, 16:22

  its 2005 not 2007!!!!
• beavan

  20 Feb 07, 19:12

  they haven't integrated it into the SAF yet...
• SingaporeTyrannosaur

  20 Feb 07, 19:42

  not offically anyway...
  
  the cost per round is probably higher, but then smart airbursts are far more lethal then your usual 40mm grenade (supposedly 500 percent more lethal against targets in cover, if the stats from the OICWs air bursting munitions are to go by.).
• lionnoisy

  20 Feb 07, 20:29

  what is Low and high velocity?
  
  what is AEW SS in full?-----air busting ??? single shot?
  
  2.

  Originally posted by Orcishwarrior:

  its 2005 not 2007!!!!

  I am sorry .This is old news!!
• tankee1981

  21 Feb 07, 12:28

  Old news is better than no news! Anyway thanks for the effort lionnoisy!