Engineering:AGS-30

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AGS-30
AGS-30 maks2009.jpg
AGS-30 at MAKS 2009
TypeAutomatic grenade launcher
Place of originRussia
Service history
In service1995–present
Used bySee Users
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)
Calibre30 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
SightsAdjustable telescopic sight, day-night sight, mechanical sight, portable radar

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]

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

Variants

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

Users

Map with AGS-30 Atlant users in blue
  •  Algeria[16]
  •  India[17]
  •  Namibia[18]
  •  North Macedonia[19]
  •  Russia
  •  Saudi Arabia[20]
  •  Vietnam - SPL-30 unlicensed copy.[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "– YouTube". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNZ6Ws0-yS0. 
  2. ↑ Russian Special Forces 2017 | HD 1080p | Spetsnaz in Syria. RamiroWTF. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "– YouTube". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhjgs-59f-0. 
  4. ↑ "– YouTube". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O33Bg2ooSw. 
  5. ↑ War | Ukraine War. Ukrainian Paramilitary in Heavy Combat Helmet Cam Firefight and Clashes. Fritz Bolduc. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ War | Ukraine War 2015. Chechens Fighting in Ukraine – Intense Clashes in Shyrokyne. Fritz Bolduc. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Open Joint Stock Company "V.A.Degtyarev Plant" / AGS-30 30 mm antipersonnel automatic grenade launching system". http://zid.ru/eng/products/47/detail/228. Retrieved 23 November 2014. 
  8. ↑ "GPD-30". http://roe.ru/eng/catalog/special-weapons-and-ammunitions/special-grenade-launchers-and-ammunition/gpd-30/. 
  9. ↑ "ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения" – АГС-30". http://www.kbptula.ru/index.php/ru/razrabotki-kbp/strelkovo-pushechnoe-i-granatometnoe-vooruzhenie/granatomety/ags-30. Retrieved 23 November 2014. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "30 mm round with improved effectiveness HE grenade for the 30mm AGS-30 automatic grenade launcher system GPD-30 | Catalog Rosoboronexport". http://roe.ru/eng/catalog/special-weapons-and-ammunitions/special-grenade-launchers-and-ammunition/gpd-30/. 
  11. ↑ "ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения" – Леонид Викторович Степанов". http://www.kbptula.ru/index.php/ru/novosti/nagrady-i-yubilei/137-leonid-viktorovich-stepanov. Retrieved 23 November 2014. 
  12. ↑ "ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения" – Перспективы сотрудничества будут расширены". http://www.kbptula.ru/ru/novosti/novosti-kbp/399-perspektivy-sotrudnichestva-budut-rasshireny. 
  13. ↑ "AGS-30". Modern Firearms. 28 October 2010. http://modernfirearms.net/en/grenade-launchers/russia-grenade-launchers/ags-30-eng/. 
  14. ↑ Google translate
  15. ↑ "AGS-30 Automatic Grenade Launcher | Armaco JSC. Bulgaria". http://www.armaco.bg/en/product/automatic-grenade-launchers-c12/ags-30-automatic-grenade-launcher-p507. 
  16. ↑ "Apparition de l'AGS-30 dans l'armée algérienne". January 2020. https://www.menadefense.net/algerie/apparition-de-lags-30-dans-larmee-algerienne/. 
  17. ↑ "ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения" – ДЕФЭКСПО ИНДИЯ – 2014". http://www.kbptula.ru/index.php/ru/novosti/vystavki/314-defexpo-2014-anons. Retrieved 23 November 2014. 
  18. ↑ Defence Web (June 2016). "Namibia receives Russian small arms". defenceweb. http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43723&catid=74&Itemid=30. Retrieved 18 June 2016. 
  19. ↑ "Бошковски рани новинарка, преведувачка и двајца полицајци". http://star.utrinski.com.mk/?pBroj=867&stID=10318&pR=2. Retrieved 16 October 2006. 
  20. ↑ "Russian Federation began supplying heavy flamethrowers "Solntsepek" to Saudi Arabia" (in ru). https://www.interfax.ru/russia/657670. 
  21. ↑ Nam Tuấn. "Hình ảnh chuyến thăm, làm việc của Chủ tịch Quốc hội Vương Đình Huệ với Tổng cục Công nghiệp quốc phòng". Vietnam Defence Industry. http://tapchi.vdi.org.vn/article/3729/hinh-anh-chuyen-tham-lam-viec-cua-chu-tich-quoc-hoi-vuong-inh-hue-voi-tong-cuc-cong-nghiep-quoc-phong. 

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