AGS-30

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AGS-30
AGS-30 maks2009.jpg
AGS-30 at MAKS 2009
Type Automatic grenade launcher
Place of originRussia
Service history
In service1995–present
Used bySee Users
Wars Second 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
Designer KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Designed1990
Manufacturer ZID [7]
Producedsince 1995
VariantsAG-30M vehicle-mounted version
Specifications
Mass16 kg unloaded
Length1,165 mm

Cartridge 30×29mm grenade  [ ru ]
Caliber 30 mm
Action Blowback
Rate of fire 400 round/min
Muzzle velocity 185 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.

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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

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Map with AGS-30 Atlant users in blue

See also

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