AGS-30 explained

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AGS-30
Type:Automatic grenade launcher
Origin:Russia
Designer:KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Manufacturer:ZID[1]
Design Date:1990
Production Date:since 1995
Service:1995–present
Used By:See Users
Wars:Second Chechen War
2008 South Ossetia war
Syrian Civil War[2] [3] [4]
Russo-Ukrainian War[5] [6] [7]
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Caliber:30 mm
Feed:29 grenade belt
Action:Blowback
Rate:400 round/min
Velocity:185 m/s
Range:2,100 m (with GPD-30 round)[8]
Weight:16 kg unloaded
Length:1,165 mm
Sights:Adjustable telescopic sight, day-night sight, mechanical sight, portable radar
Variants:AG-30M vehicle-mounted version

The AGS-30 is a Russian automatic grenade launcher currently in production in Russia and in service with the Russian armed forces.

Description

Designed on the basis of AGS-17, the AGS-30 provides better mobility, longer range and better accuracy during firing. Significantly lighter than its previous version, the AGS-30 weighs 30 kg loaded, meaning it can be carried by one person. Using a specially designed GPD-30 grenade,[9] the AGS-30 can engage targets at 2100m.[10] Recoil is lessened with a smoother grenade ejection mechanism. An adjustable SAG-30 tripod mount (GRAU index 6P17) is also included.

Development

After the success of the AGS-17 in Afghanistan, the KBP Instrument Design Bureau began work on a new grenade launcher. The Russian army needed a weapon that could easily flush militants out of their fortified building hideouts. The new design proved to be effective, and it was officially adopted in 2002,[11] and was later adopted by the Russian Interior Ministry Troops.[12]

Ammunition

The AGS-30 is fed from special belt drums that hold 29 linked rounds.[13] The Loaded belt drum weighs about 14 kg. Spade grips are installed on a gun cradle integral to the tripod, instead of to the gun body. The AGS-30 can only fire in fully automatic. Standard sighting equipment is a 2.7X magnification PAG-17 optical sight.

AGS-30 uses standard VOG-17M, enhanced fragmentation VOG-30, VOG-30D[14] and extended range GPD-30 grenades.[15] [10]

Variants

Users

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Open Joint Stock Company "V.A.Degtyarev Plant" / AGS-30 30 mm antipersonnel automatic grenade launching system. 23 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141027132420/http://zid.ru/eng/products/47/detail/228. 27 October 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: – YouTube. YouTube.
  3. 6 March 2017 . Russian Special Forces 2017 HD 1080p Spetsnaz in Syria . RamiroWTF . . 20 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210202222554/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeS9TT3vWbY . 2 February 2021 . live.
  4. Web site: – YouTube. YouTube.
  5. Web site: – YouTube. YouTube.
  6. 5 January 2017 . War Ukraine War. Ukrainian Paramilitary in Heavy Combat Helmet Cam Firefight and Clashes . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/RsudA5t2W48 . 2021-12-21 . live. Fritz Bolduc . . 20 September 2021.
  7. 5 January 2017 . War Ukraine War 2015. Chechens Fighting in Ukraine – Intense Clashes in Shyrokyne . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/z5YULk3OD60 . 2021-12-21 . live. Fritz Bolduc . . 20 September 2021.
  8. Web site: GPD-30. Rosoboronexport.
  9. Web site: ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения" – АГС-30. 23 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141215042922/http://www.kbptula.ru/index.php/ru/razrabotki-kbp/strelkovo-pushechnoe-i-granatometnoe-vooruzhenie/granatomety/ags-30. 15 December 2014. live.
  10. Web site: 30 mm round with improved effectiveness HE grenade for the 30mm AGS-30 automatic grenade launcher system GPD-30 | Catalog Rosoboronexport . 24 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170824054311/http://roe.ru/eng/catalog/special-weapons-and-ammunitions/special-grenade-launchers-and-ammunition/gpd-30/ . 24 August 2017 . live .
  11. Web site: ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения" – Леонид Викторович Степанов. 23 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141215042937/http://www.kbptula.ru/index.php/ru/novosti/nagrady-i-yubilei/137-leonid-viktorovich-stepanov. 15 December 2014. live.
  12. Web site: ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения" – Перспективы сотрудничества будут расширены . 1 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150123140103/http://www.kbptula.ru/ru/novosti/novosti-kbp/399-perspektivy-sotrudnichestva-budut-rasshireny . 23 January 2015 . dead .
  13. Web site: AGS-30 . modernfirearms.net . 28 October 2010 . Modern Firearms . 22 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180924013245/http://modernfirearms.net/en/grenade-launchers/russia-grenade-launchers/ags-30-eng/ . 24 September 2018 . live .
  14. https://translate.google.pl/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fria.ru%2Farms%2F20161110%2F1481078425.html&edit-text=&act=url Google translate
  15. Web site: AGS-30 Automatic Grenade Launcher | Armaco JSC. Bulgaria . 9 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180102172715/http://www.armaco.bg/en/product/automatic-grenade-launchers-c12/ags-30-automatic-grenade-launcher-p507 . 2 January 2018 . live .
  16. Web site: Apparition de l'AGS-30 dans l'armée algérienne. January 2020.
  17. Web site: ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения" – ДЕФЭКСПО ИНДИЯ – 2014. 23 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141215042925/http://www.kbptula.ru/index.php/ru/novosti/vystavki/314-defexpo-2014-anons. 15 December 2014. live.
  18. Web site: Defence Web . June 2016 . Namibia receives Russian small arms . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160812195403/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43723&catid=74&Itemid=30 . 12 August 2016 . 18 June 2016 . defenceweb.co.za . defenceweb.
  19. Web site: Бошковски рани новинарка, преведувачка и двајца полицајци. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233353/http://star.utrinski.com.mk/?pBroj=867&stID=10318&pR=2. dead. 3 March 2016. 16 October 2006.
  20. Web site: Russian Federation began supplying heavy flamethrowers "Solntsepek" to Saudi Arabia. live. 2021-06-18. Interfax.ru. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20190410081113/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/657670 . 10 April 2019 .
  21. Web site: Nam Tuấn . Hình ảnh chuyến thăm, làm việc của Chủ tịch Quốc hội Vương Đình Huệ với Tổng cục Công nghiệp quốc phòng . Defence Industry & Economy Magazine . Vietnam Defence Industry.

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