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AGS-17

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TheAGS-17Plamya[8](Russian:Пламя;Flame) is aSoviet-designedautomatic grenade launcherin service worldwide.

AGS-17 Plamya
AGS-17 mounted on tripod.
TypeAutomatic grenade launcher
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1970–present
Used bySeeUsers
Wars
Production history
DesignerKB Tochmash
Designed1967
ManufacturerMolot Plant
Produced1967
VariantsAG-17A helicopter-mounted version
Specifications
Mass31 kg
Length840 mm
Cartridge30×29mm grenade[ru]
Caliber30 mm
ActionBlowback
Rate of fire400 round/min
Muzzle velocity185 m/s
Effective firing range800 to 1,700 m
Feed system29 grenades belt
SightsAdjustableiron sights,optional mount required for optical sights
AGS-17 in Afghanistan. 1986

Description

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The AGS-17 is a heavyinfantry support weapondesigned to operate from a tripod or mounted on an installation or vehicle. The AGS-17 fires 30 mm grenades in either direct or indirect fire to provide suppressive and lethal fire support against soft-skinned or fortified targets.

The weapon uses ablowback mechanismto sustain operation. Rounds are fired through a removable (to reduce barrel stress) rifled barrel.

The standard metal ammunition drum contains 29 linked rounds.[9][10]

The tripod is equipped with fine levelling gear for indirect fire trajectories.

Development

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Development of the AGS-17 (Avtomaticheskiy Granatomyot Stankovyi—Automatic Grenade launcher, Mounted) started in theUSSRin 1965 by the OKB-16 design bureau (now known as theKB Tochmash), under the leadership of Alexander F. Kornyakov.[11]

This lightweight weapon was to provide infantry with close to medium range fire support against enemy personnel and unarmored targets, like trucks, half-tracks, jeeps and sandbag-protected machine-gun nests. The first prototypes of the new weapon entered trials in 1969, with mass production commencing in 1971.[11]The AGS-17 was widely operated and well-liked by Soviet troops inAfghanistanas a ground support weapon or as a vehicle weapon on improvised mounts installed on armoured personnel carriers and trucks.[1]

A special airborne version of the AGS-17, the AG-17A, was developed for installation on helicopters, including theMi-24 Hindin gun pods and theMil Mi-8on door mounts. This weapon had a thick aluminium jacket on the barrel and used a special mount and an electric remotely controlled trigger.[11][12]

It is still in use with theRussian armyas a direct fire support weapon for infantry troops; it is also installed in several vehicle mounts and turrets along with machine guns, guided rocket launchers and sighting equipment. It is being replaced by theAGS-30launcher, which fires the same ammunition, but weighs only 16 kg unloaded on the tripod and has an upgraded blowback action.

Variants

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  • AG-17A - remotely controlled aircraft-mounted version with an electric trigger mechanism.
  • AGS-17D - remotely controlled vehicle-mounted version with an electric trigger mechanism.

RGSh-30

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Ukrainian companyPrecision Systemsdeveloped aminiaturizedhandheld version of AGS-17 calledRGSh-30[13]"in order to create a grenade launcher that could respond to the needs of Ukrainian units and special forces operating in theDonbas".RGSh-30 is designed to disable armored vehicles.[14][15][16]that can be carried like an assault rifle. RGSh-30 uses magazines with five 30mm VOG-17 grenades.

Precision Systems plans to develop versions using 20mm, 25mm, and 40mm grenades.

Ammunition

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The AGS-17 fires30×29 mm[ru]belted cartridgeswith a steel cartridge case.[17]Two types of ammunition are commonly fired from the AGS-17. TheVOG-17Mis the version of the original 30 mm grenade ammunition, which is currently available and has a basic high explosive fragmentation warhead. TheVOG-30is similar, but contains a better explosive filling and an enhanced fragmentation design that greatly increases the effective blast radius. New improved VOG-30D grenade was taken into service in 2013 for use with AGS-17 and AGS-30 grenade launchers.[18][19]It was ordered by the Russian Defense Ministry in August 2023.[20]The same month, the Russian troops fighting inUkrainebegun to receive VOG-17 grenades, factory modified for use by commercial drones.[21]

The Bulgarian weapons manufacturer Arcus producesAR-ROGhand grenades based on VOG-17 cartridges andUZRGM[ru](Russian: УЗРГМ), which is also a Soviet design of fuse.[22]Similar improvised grenades are known as "khattabkas".[23]

  • VOG-17M (HE)
  • IO-30 (HE)
  • IO-30TP (Practice)
  • VOG-30 (HE)
  • VOG-30D (HE)
  • VUS-30 (Smoke)

Users

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Map with AGS-17 Plamya users in blue and former users in red

Current

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Former

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See also

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References

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