Aruncător de grenade 40 mm (AG-40) | |
---|---|
The AG-40 mounted on a PA md. 86 | |
Type | Grenade launcher |
Place of origin | Romania |
Service history | |
Used by | Romania |
Wars | Peacekeeping missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
Specifications | |
Length | 400 mm |
Barrel length | 300 mm |
| |
Cartridge | 40x47mm |
Action | Break action |
Effective firing range | 400 m |
Feed system | Breech-loaded, single-shot |
Sights | Notched short range quadrant sight, graduated folding leaf sight |
The Aruncător de grenade 40 mm (AG-40) is a rifle mounted 40mm grenade launcher. It is mounted as a lower handguard for a Kalashnikov pattern rifle. The AG-40 is currently used on the 5.45mm PA md. 86 standard assault rifle, in Romanian service. It replaced the older GP-25 Soviet pattern grenade launcher.
Technical data[]
The AG-40 grenade launcher is manufactured by ROMARM SA and has the following technical specifications:[1]
Model | AG-40P | AG-40PN | AL-38 |
---|---|---|---|
Caliber | 40 mm | 38 mm | |
Cartridge | 40 x 47 mm | 40 x 46 mm | - |
Operation | single shot | ||
Feed | breech loading, sliding barrel | breech loading | |
Sight | fore, post; rear, aperture calibrated from 50–450 m |
fore, post; rear, U-notch | |
Muzzle velocity | 80 m/s | 74 m/s | - |
Minimum range | 50 m | - | |
Barrel | 16 grooves rh, 1 turn in 1,200 m |
6 grooves rh, 1 turn in 1,200 m |
strip |
Weapon length | 400 mm | 700 mm | |
Barrel length | 300 mm | 350 mm | |
Line of sight | 125 mm | 320 mm | |
Weight | 1.300 kg | 2.400 kg |
Users[]
- Romania: Used by Infantry, Mountain Hunters, and Combat Divers.
- Georgia: Locally produced.[2]
Variants[]
- AG-40P - basic model (40x47 mm cartridge)
- AG-40PN - uses the 40x46 mm NATO cartridge[3]
- AL-38 - anti-riot launcher version (38 mm caliber)
References[]
- ↑ Romarm website
- ↑ "Industrial Parade". http://www.mod.gov.ge/index.php?newsid=1404&lang=en. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ Janes.com
Wikimedia Commons has media related to AG-40. |
The original article can be found at Aruncător de grenade 40 mm and the edit history here.