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AGS-30

TheAGS-30is a Russianautomatic grenade launchercurrently in production inRussiaand in service with theRussian armed forces.

AGS-30
AGS-30 at MAKS 2009
TypeAutomatic grenade launcher
Place of originRussia
Service history
In service1995–present
Used bySeeUsers
WarsSecond Chechen War
2008 South Ossetia war
Syrian Civil War[1][2][3]
Russo-Ukrainian War[4][5][6]
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Production history
DesignerKBP Instrument Design Bureau
Designed1990
ManufacturerZID[7]
Producedsince 1995
VariantsAG-30M vehicle-mounted version
Specifications
Mass16 kg unloaded
Length1,165 mm
Cartridge30×29mm grenade[ru]
Caliber30 mm
ActionBlowback
Rate of fire400 round/min
Muzzle velocity185 m/s
Effective firing range2,100 m (with GPD-30 round)[8]
Feed system29 grenade belt
SightsAdjustabletelescopic sight,day-night sight, mechanical sight, portable radar

Description

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Designed on the basis ofAGS-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 designedGPD-30grenade,[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 (GRAUindex 6P17) is also included.

Development

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After the success of theAGS-17inAfghanistan,theKBP Instrument Design Bureaubegan work on a newgrenade 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

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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 standardVOG-17M,enhanced fragmentationVOG-30,VOG-30D[14]and extended range GPD-30 grenades.[15][10]

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

Variants

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  • AG-30M – Vehicle mounted version with electric trigger mechanism.

Users

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Map with AGS-30 Atlant users in blue

See also

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References

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  1. ^"– YouTube"– viaYouTube.
  2. ^Russian Special Forces 2017 | HD 1080p | Spetsnaz in Syria.RamiroWTF. 6 March 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 2 February 2021.Retrieved20 September2021– viaYouTube.
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  5. ^War | Ukraine War. Ukrainian Paramilitary in Heavy Combat Helmet Cam Firefight and Clashes.Fritz Bolduc. 5 January 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 21 December 2021.Retrieved20 September2021– viaYouTube.
  6. ^War | Ukraine War 2015. Chechens Fighting in Ukraine – Intense Clashes in Shyrokyne.Fritz Bolduc. 5 January 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 21 December 2021.Retrieved20 September2021– viaYouTube.
  7. ^"Open Joint Stock Company" V.A.Degtyarev Plant "/ AGS-30 30 mm antipersonnel automatic grenade launching system".Archived fromthe originalon 27 October 2014.Retrieved23 November2014.
  8. ^"GPD-30".Rosoboronexport.
  9. ^"ОАО" Конструкторское бюро приборостроения "– АГС-30".Archivedfrom the original on 15 December 2014.Retrieved23 November2014.
  10. ^ab"30 mm round with improved effectiveness HE grenade for the 30mm AGS-30 automatic grenade launcher system GPD-30 | Catalog Rosoboronexport".Archivedfrom the original on 24 August 2017.Retrieved24 August2017.
  11. ^"ОАО" Конструкторское бюро приборостроения "– Леонид Викторович Степанов".Archivedfrom the original on 15 December 2014.Retrieved23 November2014.
  12. ^"ОАО" Конструкторское бюро приборостроения "– Перспективы сотрудничества будут расширены".Archived fromthe originalon 23 January 2015.Retrieved1 February2015.
  13. ^"AGS-30".modernfirearms.net.Modern Firearms. 28 October 2010.Archivedfrom the original on 24 September 2018.Retrieved22 October2018.
  14. ^Google translate
  15. ^"AGS-30 Automatic Grenade Launcher | Armaco JSC. Bulgaria".Archivedfrom the original on 2 January 2018.Retrieved9 December2017.
  16. ^"Apparition de l'AGS-30 dans l'armée algérienne".January 2020.
  17. ^"ОАО" Конструкторское бюро приборостроения "– ДЕФЭКСПО ИНДИЯ – 2014".Archivedfrom the original on 15 December 2014.Retrieved23 November2014.
  18. ^Defence Web (June 2016)."Namibia receives Russian small arms".defenceweb.co.za.defenceweb.Archivedfrom the original on 12 August 2016.Retrieved18 June2016.
  19. ^"Бошковски рани новинарка, преведувачка и двајца полицајци".Archived fromthe originalon 3 March 2016.Retrieved16 October2006.
  20. ^"Russian Federation began supplying heavy flamethrowers" Solntsepek "to Saudi Arabia".Interfax.ru(in Russian).Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2019.Retrieved18 June2021.
  21. ^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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