🚀 High Velocity 40×53mm Grenade Round

🎯 Extended Reach. Maximum Impact.

The 40×53mm High Velocity grenade round is engineered to effectively neutralize enemy manpower, transport, and light-armored targets at ranges up to 2,200 meters.

It excels at defeating enemy personnel entrenched in:

  • Long-term fortified positions
  • Camouflaged emplacements
  • Bunkers and dugouts
  • Buildings and other structures

⚙️ Compatibility & Features

Designed exclusively for Automatic Grenade Launchers (AGL) firing 40×53mm ammunition, this round supports a range of combat scenarios with precision and lethality.

  • Available in High Explosive (HE) and High Explosive/Smoke Dual (HE/SD) variants
  • Equipped with standard Point Detonation (PD) or self-destruct fuzes to minimize unexploded ordnance risks
  • Optimized for anti-personnel and anti-materiel missions

1. Compatibility Matrix

Launcher Type40×46 mm LV40×51 mm MV (ERLV)40×53 mm HV
AIA-GE40L✔️✔️❌
AIA-GE40LK✔️✔️❌
ARSENAL UBGL-M8✔️✔️❌
ARSENAL UBGL-M7✔️✔️❌
ARSENAL UBGL-M16✔️✔️❌
M203✔️✔️❌
HK 69✔️✔️❌
AIA-GE40L (with stock)✔️✔️❌
AIA-GE40LK (with stock)✔️✔️❌
ARSENAL UGGL-M1✔️✔️❌
HK 69A1✔️✔️❌
M79✔️✔️❌
STAR FN SCAR✔️✔️❌
M320✔️✔️❌
AIA-GM40M❌✔️❌
Milkor MGL❌✔️❌
M32 MGL❌✔️❌
ARSENAL MSGL❌✔️❌
Automatic Grenade Launchers (AGL)❌❌✔️

2. Comparison Chart: 40×46 mm LV vs 40×51 mm MV vs 40×53 mm HV

Feature40×46 mm LV40×51 mm MV (ERLV)40×53 mm HV
Caliber40×46 mm40×51 mm40×53 mm
Velocity~76-78 m/s~100 m/s~240-250 m/s
Max Effective Range~400-425 m~800 m~2,200 m
Pressure ClassLow Velocity (LV)Medium Velocity (MV)High Velocity (HV)
Typical UseUnderbarrel / Stand-aloneMedium-range combatAutomatic grenade launchers
Target EngagementPersonnel, light materielPersonnel, light armoredPersonnel, armored vehicles
Fuze OptionsStandard PDStandard PD, Self-DestructStandard PD, Self-Destruct
Compatible PlatformsWide range of UBGLs and SGLsMedium range launchersDedicated AGLs only