AGS-40 Balkan

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
Weight 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.

Design

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.[5]

Development

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.

AGS-40 can be installed on armored vehicles.[6] The AGS-40 can be integrated with Kalashnikov MBDU remote weapon station.[7]

Users

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Grenade Launchers and their Ammunition: International Developments". Small Arms Defense Journal. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/01/09/russia-adopt-ags-40-balkan-automatic-grenade-launcher-2018/
  3. ↑ http://modernfirearms.net/en/grenade-launchers/russia-grenade-launchers/balkan-eng/
  4. ↑ "Tłumacz Google". Translate.google.pl. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Chair-grenade launcher AGS-40 "Balkan": come, sit, shoot - Health & Beauty". Wehealthbeauty.com. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ↑ http://warisboring.com/the-terminator-is-russias-ultimate-fighting-vehicle/
  7. ↑ "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". Armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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