BT/AT 52

BT/AT 52
BT/AT 52
Type	Rifle grenade
Place of origin	Israel
Service history
Used by	Israeli Defence Force
Production history
Manufacturer	Israel Military Industries
Specifications
Mass	510 g (18 oz)
Length	400 mm (16 in)
Diameter	50 mm (2.0 in)

The BT/AT 52 is a rifle grenade manufactured by Israeli Military Industries. It is propelled by a bullet trap, and is derived from the earlier MA/AT 52 model.^[1]

In Israeli service, it can be fired from either the 7.62 FN FAL or the 5.56 IMI Galil rifle.^[2]

Sources and references

^ ^a ^b Hogg, Ian V, ed. (1990). "Grenades". Jane's Infantry Weapons (Sixteenth Edition) 1990. Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710609069.
^ Robert Cashner (20 August 2013). The FN FAL Battle Rifle. Osprey Publishing. pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-1-78096-903-9. At first, Israel manufactured a copy of the Energa rifle grenade for use with their FALs. Other, more recent designs are still in production. A good example is the Israeli-made BT/AT-52. This is a BT (bullet-trap) rifle grenade that can be used with 5.56mm or 7.62mm weapons which share the same-diameter muzzle device, with a maximum range of 300m.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

An IDF paratrooper with AT52 rifle grenade in Jerusalem during the Six Day War.
IDF soldier armed with FAL rifle and AT52 rifle grenades
IDF patrol in Lebanon, soldier in foreground is armed with a Galil and an AT52 rifle grenade
An AT52 rifle grenade mounted on the muzzle of a Galil
Article (in Spanish) with reference to Israeli rifle grenades
"51mm MA/AT 52 Rifle Grenade". Collective Awareness to Unexploded Ordnance (CAT-UXO). Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[Jane_IW_1990-1] Hogg, Ian V, ed. (1990). "Grenades". Jane's Infantry Weapons (Sixteenth Edition) 1990. Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710609069.

[Cashner2013-2] Robert Cashner (20 August 2013). The FN FAL Battle Rifle. Osprey Publishing. pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-1-78096-903-9. At first, Israel manufactured a copy of the Energa rifle grenade for use with their FALs. Other, more recent designs are still in production. A good example is the Israeli-made BT/AT-52. This is a BT (bullet-trap) rifle grenade that can be used with 5.56mm or 7.62mm weapons which share the same-diameter muzzle device, with a maximum range of 300m.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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