SIMON breach grenade

IDF soldier with a SIMON rifle grenade

SIMON rifle grenade close up (bottom)

The SIMON is a rifle grenade designed to breach through doors, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It is intended for use with 5.56 mm rifles such as the M4 carbine.

Overview

The system consists of a bullet-trap tail section which slides over the muzzle of the rifle, an explosive midsection and a front standoff rod. The grenade is propelled by a normal ball or tracer round to a maximum range of thirty 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]

Specifications

Weight: 640 g (including standoff rod)
Length:
- Standoff rod: 400 mm
- Overall: 730 mm
Warhead diameter: 100 mm
Explosive fill:
- SIMON 150: 150 g ^[2]
- SIMON 120: 120 g
Range: 15 – 30 meters

Operators

Map with SIMON operators in blue

Current operators

Israel
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 ten best inventions of 2005.^[4]

References

↑ "SIMON". Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
↑ SIMON Brochure
↑ "M100 Grenade Rifle Entry Munition". Army Magazine. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008.
↑ "US Army Awards for Top 10 Inventions of 2005". Defense Industry Daily. June 26, 2006.

External links

Military equipment produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

Missiles, rockets, and projectiles	Barak 1^[1] Derby Luz MATADOR^[2] Popeye Python Shafrir SIMON Spike Sparrow

Remote weapon stations	Rafael Samson Typhoon

Air-defense systems	Barak 1^[1] David's Sling^[3] Iron Beam Iron Dome SPYDER

Surface vehicles	Golan Armored Vehicle Protector USV Wolf Armoured Vehicle^[4]

Miscellaneous	LITENING targeting pod^[5] Spice (guidance kit) Trophy (countermeasure) Skyshield (jammer)

^[1] Joint venture with IAI. ^[2] Joint venture with DSTA. ^[3] Joint venture with Raytheon. ^[4] Joint venture with Hatehof. ^[5] Joint venture with Northrop Grumman.

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