STRIM 65

The STRIM 65 is an anti-tank rifle grenade that the French Army used from 1961 to 1978, under the designation 65 AC 28. This and the older 73mm Modèle 1950 (similar in appearance to an Energa grenade) were the standard anti-tank munitions in French service.^[1] A 22 mm grenade launching adapter mounted atop the rifle's barrel held the grenade until the firing of a ballistite (blank) cartridge provided the propulsive force to launch the grenade.

STRIM 65
Type	Rifle grenade
Place of origin	France[1]
Service history
Used by	France Rhodesia[2] South African Defence Force
Wars	Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Lebanese Civil War
Production history
Designer	STRIM
Designed	1961
Manufacturer	Hotchkiss-Brandt, licence manufacture by Mecar
Specifications
Mass	735 g (25.9 oz)
Length	420 mm (17 in)
Diameter	65 mm (2.6 in)
Maximum firing range	120 m (130 yd)
Filling	Hexolite HEAT charge with 300 mm (12 in) RHA penetration
Filling weight	270 g (9.5 oz)

Mecar, under licence, also made the grenade in Belgium,^[3] and a licence was also granted to Armscor of South Africa.^[4]

The AC58 rifle grenade manufactured by Luchaire replaced the STRIM 65. The AC58 used a new bullet trap form of propulsion, thereby doing away with the need for a special launching round.^[5]

The Brazilian M2 anti-personnel and M3 anti-tank rifle grenades bear a strong similarity to the STRIM 40 and STRIM 65 respectively.