AGS-30 Atlant Russian 30mm Automatic Grenade Launcher

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"WEG"

"Infantry Weapons"

"Grenade Launchers"

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notes

"The AGS-30 Atlant is a Russian-designed automatic grenade launcher currently in production in the Russian Federation and in service with the Russian armed forces. 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 but far more advanced and powerful, the AGS-30 weighs 30 kg loaded, meaning it can be carried by one person. Using a specially designed GPD-30 grenade, recently put into serial production, the AGS-30 can engage targets at 2100m. Recoil is lessened with a much smoother grenade ejection mechanism. An adjustable SAG-30 tripod mount (GRAU index 6P17) is also included. After the dissolution of the USSR, Russia found itself in a difficult position in the First Chechen war. After the success of the AGS-17 in Afghanistan, the KBP Instrument Design Bureau immediately began work on the new grenade launcher. The Russian army needed a weapon that could easily flush militants out of their fortified building hideouts, levelling them in seconds. The new design proved to be reliable and lethal. Another improvement to the weapon is its ability to stay undetectable by the enemy—reduced sound when firing, reduced flash and the lightning speed of the grenade make the AGS-30 very hard to detect. It can be operated from almost everywhere—from attaching it to a window, to mud and grassy surfaces. Officially adopted in 2002.Adopted by the Russian Interior Ministry Troops."

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sections

name

"AGS-30 Atlant"

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name

"System"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"AGS-30 Atlant"

name	"Type"
value	"Automatic Grenade Launcher"

name	"Caliber"
value	"30"
units	"mm"

name	"Manufacturer"
value	"ZID"

name	"Proliferation"
value	"Widely Proliferated."

name	"In Service"
value	"1995-Present"

name	"Length"
value	"1,165 mm"

name	"Weight, Unloaded"
value	"16"
units	"kg"

name	"Action"
value	"Blowback"

name	"Rate of Fire"
value	"400 round/min"

name	"Muzzle Velocity"
value	"185"
units	"m/s"

name	"Effective Firing Range"
value	"2,100 m"

name	"Feed System"
value	"29 grenades belt"

name	"Sights"
value	"Adjustable telescopic sight, day-night sight, mechanical sight, portable radar"

name	"Note"
value	"Main service grenade launcher in the Russian Armed Forces. Completely replaced complex AGS-17"

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"Ammunition"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"VOG-17M"

name	"Type"
value	"HE"

name	"Caliber"
value	"30"
units	"mm"

name	"Basic Load"
value	"200 Rounds"

name	"Armor Penetration"
value	"INA"

name	"Available Ammunition Options"
value	"VOG-17M (HE) IO-30 (HE) IO-30TP (Practice) VOG-30 (HE) VOG-30D (HE) VUS-30 (Smoke) GPD-30 (HE)"

variants

name	"AG-30M"
notes	"Vehicle mounted version with electric trigger mechanism."

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