SB LAG 40
SB-40 LAG | |
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A LAG 40 of the Spanish Navy Marines. | |
Type | Automatic grenade launcher |
Place of origin | Spain |
Production history | |
Designer | Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara |
Designed | 1984 |
Manufacturer | Santa Bárbara Sistemas |
Specifications | |
Weight | 34 kg (75.0 lb) |
Length | 960 mm (37.8 in) |
Barrel length | 415 mm (16.3 in) |
Width | 200 mm (7.9 in) |
Height | 220 mm (8.7 in) |
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Cartridge | 40x53mmSR |
Action | Recoil operated, roller locked |
Rate of fire | 215 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 240 m/s (787 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | Sights adjustable from 100 to 1500 m |
Feed system | 24 or 32-round ammunition belt |
Sights | Leaf sight |
The SB-40 LAG is a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher developed and produced in Spain by the Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara (EN SB) company (currently a part of the European Land Systems Group of General Dynamics).
Users
Brazil: Used by Brazilian Marine Corps (Mounted on Piranha IIIC).[1] Colombia: The Colombian Navy uses the SB-40 LAG grenade launcher installed on a turret on the ARC Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera riverine patrol boat. Philippines: Used by the Philippine National Police Special Action Force either on tripod or mounted on light utility vehicles, and by Philippine National Police Maritime Group mounted on patrol crafts Spain
See also
- Vektor Y3 AGL - automatic grenade launcher used by South Africa.
- Heckler & Koch GMG - A 40 mm automatic grenade launcher used by the German Army and other European armed forces.
- XM174 grenade launcher, similar weapon
- AGS-17, similar weapon, but smaller 30 mm calibre
- Milkor MGL, another South African 40 mm grenade launcher
- Mk 19 grenade launcher, similar weapon
- XM307 (ACSW) (crew-served 25 mm autocannon)
- XM25 CDTE (25 mm airburst personal weapon)
- Comparison of automatic grenade launchers
References
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