Comments by "SlavicCelery" (@SlavicCelery) on "Ukrainian Army Now Issuing M16A4s" video.

Well, rifle grenades have always done well in extending the range of a hand thrown grenade. Considering lots of combat is taking place with entrenched enemy positions, that extra bit of blammo would be super handy. Also, the 40mm grenade was one of the reasons the 60mm mortar systems have declined in numbers in the latter part of the 20th century. I get that a proper 60mm Mortar can usually outrange even the best 40mm automatic grenade launcher...But, 35 rounds of 40mm dropping 1500m away in a short order is quite a lot of bombardment capability for a small crew. And the Russian model AGS-40 ranges out to 2500m, and it gets used in the mortar type fire support missions regularly.
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@Alex-ju8tr That's a whole different lot than a 60mm mortar round. Mortars are simple steel or cast iron projectiles. With additional propellent around the base. And RPG has a rocket propellent, with a shaped charge. An HE 40mm rifle grenade, will be cheaper, but it's still a weirdly expensive round. There's a lot of brass in a hi-low power round. It doesn't use a ton of propellent, but it's a lot of explosive. So, compared to a lot of small arms rounds, it's probably cheaper than anything rocket propelled. But more expensive than a .50 cal. That said, during combat, that price doesn't matter, unless they're not available. At least from what is on video.
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