| AGS-40 Balkan | |
|---|---|
 AGS-40 Balkan | |
| Type | Automatic grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2017-present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer |
TSKIB SOO GNPP "Pribor" |
| Designed | 1980-2017 |
| Produced | 2017-present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass |
32 kilograms (71 lb) unloaded on tripod 46 kilograms (101 lb) on tripod loaded with box of 20 rounds |
|
| |
| Cartridge | 40mm Caseless |
| Action | Gas Piston, Open Bolt |
| Rate of fire | 400 rpm |
| Maximum firing range | 2,500 m (2,700 yd) |
| Feed system | 40 grenade disintegrating belts |
AGS‑40 Balkan[1][2][3][4] is a Russian 40mm caseless automatic grenade launcher and successor to AGS-17 and AGS-30, introduced and adopted by the Russian military in 2017.[5][6][7][8][9]
The AGS-40 has a range of 2,500 m (compared to 1,700 for AGS-17 and 2,100 for AGS-30) and a rate of fire of 400 rounds per minute. The weapon is usually equipped with a tripod and a PAG-17 2.7x telescopic sight; it can also have back-up iron sights installed.
A unique feature of the AGS-40 is a detachable seat that allows for more stabile shooting using the weight of an operator.[10]
AGS-40 can be installed on armored vehicles.[11]
Development of the AGS-40 started in 1980 but stalled after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the subsequent economic decline in Russia. However, the project was revived in the early 1990s under the codename "Balkan" and finally finished in 2017.
Ammunition[]
- Caseless high-explosive 40mm 7P39 grenades
Remote weapon stations[]
AGS-40 can be integrated with Kalashnikov MBDU remote weapon station.[12]
Users[]
Russian Federation
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "Grenade Launchers and their Ammunition: International Developments". http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=2944. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/01/09/russia-adopt-ags-40-balkan-automatic-grenade-launcher-2018/
- ↑ http://modernfirearms.net/en/grenade-launchers/russia-grenade-launchers/balkan-eng/
- ↑ "Tłumacz Google". https://translate.google.pl/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&u=https://lenta.ru/news/2013/02/18/balkan/&edit-text=&act=url. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ "New AGS-40 Balkan 40mm automatic grenade launcher will enter in service with Russian army TASS 11311161 - weapons defence industry military technology UK - analysis focus army defence military industry army". https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/new_ags-40_balkan_40mm_automatic_grenade_launcher_will_enter_in_service_with_russian_army_tass_11311161.html. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ "Russia tests the AGS-40 Balkan 40mm automatic grenade launcher in operational situation TASS 82004172 - April 2017 Global Defense Security news industry - Defense Security global news industry army 2017 - Archive News year". https://www.armyrecognition.com/april_2017_global_defense_security_news_industry/russia_tests_the_ags-40_balkan_40mm_automatic_grenade_launcher_in_operational_situation_tass_82004172.html. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ "Balkan". http://www.deagel.com/Cannons-and-Gear/Balkan_a002253001.aspx. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ "Balkan - Modern Firearms". 28 October 2010. http://modernfirearms.net/en/grenade-launchers/russia-grenade-launchers/balkan-eng/. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171210180040/http://miamidata.us/russia-will-be-armed-with-a-new-large-caliber-grenade-launcher/
- ↑ "Chair-grenade launcher AGS-40 "Balkan": come, sit, shoot - Health & Beauty". 14 May 2017. http://wehealthbeauty.com/chair-grenade-launcher-ags-40-balkan-come-sit-shoot/. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ http://warisboring.com/the-terminator-is-russias-ultimate-fighting-vehicle/
- ↑ "Kalashnikov Group upgrades its MBDU weapon station Tass 51102161 - February 2016 Global Defense Security news industry - Defense Security global news industry army 2016 - Archive News year". https://www.armyrecognition.com/february_2016_global_defense_security_news_industry/kalashnikov_group_upgrades_its_mbdu_weapon_station_tass_51102161.html. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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