STK 40 GL
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The STK 40 GL, formerly the CIS 40 GLTemplate:Efn is a 40 mm grenade launcher, developed in the late 1980s and produced by the Singaporean defense firm CIS - Chartered Industries of Singapore (currently ST Kinetics). The launcher is employed primarily by the Singapore Armed Forces and the police and security forces of several other countries.[1]
Design
According to ST Kinetics Senior Engineer Felix Tsai, the STK 40 GL can be configured to be used with a buttstock or attached underneath assault rifles like the SAR 21, the M16 rifle and HK series.[2]
Users
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic: 601st Special Forces Group uses it on Samopal vz. 58s.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy: Made under license by Luigi Franchi S.p.A. as the Franchi GLF-40.[3]
- File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea: Used by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary.[4]
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland[5]
- File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru: Used during Cenepa war 1995.[6]
Non-state actors
- Secretly acquired by Tamil Tigers.[7]
Notes
References
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- ↑ Woźniak, Ryszard. Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Bellona. 2001. pp60.
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- ↑ BERETTA AR70/90-GL. Retrieved on September 19, 2008.
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Bibliography
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External links
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