SIMON breach grenade
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The SIMON is a rifle grenade designed to breach through doors, developed by Rafael - the Israeli Authority For Development of Weapons. It is intended for use with 5.56 mm rifles such as the M16 or the M4 Carbine.
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[edit] Overview
The system consists of a bullet-trap tail section which slides over the muzzle of the rifle, an explosive mid-section and a front standoff rod. The grenade is propelled by a normal ball or tracer round to a maximum range of 30 meters and is detonated by the impact of the standoff rod against the door to be breached, the standoff distance allowing the blast wave to affect as much of the door surface as possible, negating any need to aim for hinges or locks.
A version which is manually attached to the door is also available, known as "static SIMON".[1]
[edit] Specifications
- Weight: 680 g (including standoff rod)
- Length:
- Standoff rod: 400 mm
- Overall: 765 mm
- Warhead diameter: 100 mm
- Explosive fill:
- Standard SIMON: 150 g [2]
- SIMON 120: 120 g
- Range: 15 - 30 meters
[edit] Operators
United States - A variant of the SIMON 120 is in service with the U.S. Army as the M100 Grenade Rifle Entry Munition (GREM). Changes from the original specification involved fuzing and reliability issues.[3] An inert round, the M101 GREM-Target Practice (GREM-TP) allows training for accuracy without the explosive hazard. The system was given a U.S. Army award as one of the top 10 best inventions of 2005.[4]
