Aruncător de grenade 40 mm

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The Aruncător de grenade 40 mm (AG-40) is a rifle-mounted 40 mm 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

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Romanian Military Police soldier with an AL-38 grenade launcher.

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 mm
6 grooves rh,
1 turn in 1,200 mm
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

Variants

  • AG-40P - basic model (40x47 mm cartridge)
  • AG-40PN - uses the 40x46 mm NATO cartridge[4]
  • AL-38 - anti-riot launcher version (38 mm caliber)

References

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