This is a comparison of automatic grenade launchers. Cancelled systems are not included.
General[]
| Caliber | Range | Muzzle velocity |
Rate of fire, rpm |
Approx. weight[upper-alpha 1] |
Feed, rounds |
Sights[upper-alpha 2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective | Maximum | |||||||
| AGA‑40 Md 85 [1][upper-alpha 3] |
40×74.5mm | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) | 1,550 m (5,090 ft) | 216 m/s (710 ft/s) | 380‑450 | 33 kg (73 lb) | Mag., 10 | — |
| AGS‑30 Atlant [2][3][4] |
30×29mm | — | 2,100 m (6,900 ft)[upper-alpha 4] | 185 m/s (610 ft/s) | 400 | 17.5 kg (39 lb) | Belt, 29 | Optical, Day‑Night, Radar sight |
| AGS‑40 Balkan [6][7] |
40 mm (caseless) |
— | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) | — | 400 | 32 kg (71 lb) | Belt, 20 | Optical |
| CIS 40 AGL [8] |
40×53mm | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) | 242 m/s (790 ft/s) | 350‑500 | — | Belt, 32 | Reflex, FCS, Thermal |
| Denel Y3 AGL [9] |
40×53mm | — | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) | 242 m/s (790 ft/s) | 280‑320 | 53 kg (117 lb) | Belt, 20 | Optical, Indirect electronic sight |
| HK GMG [10] |
40×53mm | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) | — | — | 340 | 61 kg (134 lb) | Belt, 32 | Reflex, "Various" |
| Howa Type 96 [11] |
40×53mm [citation needed] |
— | — | — | 250‑350 | — | Belt, 50 | — |
| LWAGL | 40×53mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mk 19 Mod 3 [12] |
40×53mm | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) | 2,212 m (7,257 ft) | 241 m/s (790 ft/s) | 325‑375 | — | Belt, 32, 48 | Night vision |
| Mk 47 Striker [13][14] |
40×53mm | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) | — | 225‑300 | 41 kg (90 lb) | Belt, 32, 48 | FCS, Thermal |
| Type 87 [upper-alpha 5][15][16] |
35×32mm | 600 m (2,000 ft) | 1,750 m (5,740 ft) | 200 m/s (660 ft/s) | 500 | 20 kg (44 lb) | Mag., 6, 9, 12, 15 | Optical |
| SB LAG 40 [citation needed] |
40×53mm | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) | — | 240 m/s (790 ft/s) | 215 | 67 kg (148 lb) | Belt, 24, 32 | Night vision |
| UAG-40 [17] |
40×53mm | — | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) | 240 m/s (790 ft/s) | 400 | 31 kg (68 lb) | Belt, 32 | Optical, Infrared, Photo‑Visual, Electronic[18] |
Weight[]
with mount
with cradle
| Body | Mount + cradle |
Box/magazine | Box holder | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | Weight | |||||
| AGA‑40 Md 85 [1][19] |
23 kg (51 lb) | 10 kg (22 lb) | 10 | 8.64 kg (19.0 lb) | — | — |
| AGS‑30 Atlant [2][3][4] |
16.5 kg (36 lb) | no cradle | 29 | 13.7 kg (30 lb) | n/a | [lower-alpha 1] – 1.0 kg (2.2 lb) [lower-alpha 2] – 16.5 kg (36 lb) |
| AGS‑40 Balkan [6][7] |
32 kg (71 lb) | no cradle | 20 | 14 kg (31 lb) | n/a | — |
| CIS 40 AGL [8][22] |
30 kg (66 lb) | — | 32 | 19.5 kg (43 lb) | — | — |
| Denel Y3 AGL [9] |
32 kg (71 lb) | 18 kg (40 lb) | 20 | 7.3 kg (16 lb) | 3 kg (6.6 lb) | — |
| HK GMG [10] |
29 kg (64 lb) | 15 kg (33 lb) + 12.6 kg (28 lb) |
32 | 20.2 kg (45 lb) | 4.3 kg (9.5 lb) | [lower-alpha 3] – 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) [lower-alpha 4] – 5.8 kg (13 lb) |
| Howa Type 96 [11] |
24.5 kg (54 lb) | — | 50 | — | — | — |
| LWAGL [24] |
19.5 kg (43 lb) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mk 19 Mod 3 [12][25] |
35 kg (77 lb) | 20 kg (44 lb) or 9.1 kg (20 lb) |
32, 48 | — | — | — |
| Mk 47 Striker [13] |
18 kg (40 lb) | — | 32, 48 | — | — | [lower-alpha 5] – 1.7 kg (3.9 lb) |
| Type 87 [15][16] |
12 kg (26 lb) with scope |
8 kg (18 lb), no cradle |
— | — | n/a | — |
| SB LAG 40 [citation needed] |
34 kg (75 lb) | 22 kg (49 lb) | 24, 32 | 12 kg (26 lb) 19 kg (42 lb) |
11 kg (24 lb) (24) 13 kg (29 lb) (32) |
— |
| UAG-40 [17][18] |
15 kg (33 lb) | 15 kg (33 lb) | — | — | — | — |
Ammunition[]
| 40×74.5mm [1] | 30×29mm | 40mm "Balkan" | 35×32mm [16] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HE | HEAT | VOG-30 [27][28] | GPD-30 [4][29] | 7P39 [6][30] | HE | HEAT | |
| Max. range | 1,550 m (5,090 ft) | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) | 2,100 m (6,900 ft) | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) | 1,750 m (5,740 ft) | ||
| Muzzle velocity | 223 m/s (730 ft/s) | 185 m/s (610 ft/s) | — | 200 m/s (660 ft/s) | |||
| Accuracy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weight | 490 g (1.08 lb) | 348 g (0.767 lb) | 340 g (0.75 lb) | 430 g (0.95 lb) | — | — | |
| Shell weight | 260 g (0.57 lb) | 275 g (0.606 lb) | — | — | — | ||
| Filling | — | — | 47 g (1.7 oz) | — | 90 g (3.2 oz) | — | — |
| Kill radius/area | 10 m (33 ft) | — | 90 m2 (970 sq ft) | 120 m2 (1,300 sq ft) | — | — | — |
| Penetration | — | 50 mm (2.0 in) | — | — | — | — | 80 mm (3.1 in) |
40×53mm[]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (Romanian) http://www.rumaniamilitary.ro/tag/munitie-ag-40
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (Russian) http://kbptula.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132&Itemid=443&lang=en
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://zid.ru/eng/products/47/detail/228
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 (Russian) http://www.arms-expo.ru/056051054057124050056057052055.html
- ↑ (Russian) http://www.findpatent.ru/patent/247/2470255.html
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 (Russian) http://lenta.ru/news/2013/02/18/balkan/
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://world.guns.ru/grenade/rus/balkan-e.html
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.stengg.com/download/pdf/1120s5um8ejb7cbtsoun.pdf
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.iieexport.com/files/AGLBROCHURE2.pdf
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://www.heckler-koch.com/en/military/products/40-mm-systems/gmg/gmg/technical-data.html
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 (Japanese) http://web.archive.org/web/20090106230736/http://rightwing.sakura.ne.jp/equipment/jgsdf/infantry/type96grenade-launcher/type96grenade-launcher.html
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://www.gdatp.com/factsheets/A045_MK19.pdf
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Mk47-Striker40-GDs-Auto-Programmed-40mm-GMG-06508/
- ↑ http://world.guns.ru/grenade/usa/mk27-e.html
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 http://world.guns.ru/grenade/ch/qlz-7-w7-e.html
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 http://www.sinodefence.com/army/crewserved/qlz87.asp
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 http://www.lk.com.ua/specials/armament/grenadelauncher-uag40.php?lang=en
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 http://video.i.ua/user/3871267/58517/331547/
- ↑ Karpenko, Aleksandr (2007) (in Russian). Автоматические гранатомёты – оружие XX века [Automatic Grenade Launchers: The Weapon of the 20th Century]. Оружейный фонд. Moscow: Tseikhgauz. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-5-9771-0031-1.
- ↑ http://www.npzoptics.com/catalog/sights_for_art_systems/pag-17/
- ↑ Russian Close Combat Weapon, pp. 656–657.
- ↑ http://www.stengg.com/download/pdf/1115j4jd6cy4na4ibrl8.pdf
- ↑ http://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/en/media/editor_media/rm_defence/pdfs/produktpdfs/elektrooptischekomponenten/D419e0512_Vingmate_AdSiFiCoSy.pdf
- ↑ http://www.stengg.com/products-solutions/products/light-weight-automatic-grenade-launcher-%28lwagl%29
- ↑ http://world.guns.ru/grenade/usa/mk19-e.html
- ↑ http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/pas-13-thermal-weapon-sights-on-order-03420/
- ↑ (Russian) http://weapon.at.ua/board/25-1-0-46
- ↑ (Russian) http://www.e-reading-lib.org/bookreader.php/149125/Fedoseev_-_Boevoe_strelkovoe_oruzhie_Rossii.html
- ↑ (Russian) http://web.archive.org/web/20090306043430/http://www.tulatskib.ru/patr_pdf/GPD30.pdf
- ↑ Russian Close Combat Weapon, pp. 496–497.
Bibliography[]
- Russian Close Combat Weapon. Moscow: Association "Defense Enterprises Assistance League". 2010. ISBN 978-5-904540-04-3.
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