The APAV 40 (anti-personnel/anti-véhicule, 40mm) is a 40 mm dual purpose rifle grenade used by the French Army.

The APAV 40 is a dual purpose, anti-personnel (AP) and anti-vehicle (AV), 40 mm rifle-grenade.

[citation needed] In its antipersonnel capacity, the APAV 40 is used in indirect fire.

Under an optimal angle, the APAV 40 is capable of piercing 100 mm (3.9 in) of armour.

[citation needed] French army manual on rifle grenades dated 1966 with an illustration of the APAV 40 (70 MR 61) and text on pages 29 to 31 Archived 2013-03-22 at the Wayback Machine