- Aruncător de grenade 40 mm
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Aruncător de grenade 40 mm (AG-40) 
The AG-40 mounted on a PA md. 86Type Grenade launcher Place of origin 
RomaniaService history Used by Romania Wars Peacekeeping missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Specifications Cartridge 40x47mm Action Break action Effective range 400m Feed system Breech-loaded, single-shot Sights Notched short range quadrant sight, graduated folding leaf sight The Aruncător de grenade 40 mm (AG-40) is a rifle mounted 40mm grenade launcher. It is mounted as a lower handguard for a Kalashnikov pattern rifle. The AG-40 is currently used on the 5.45mm PA md. 86 standard assault rifle, in Romanian service. It replaced the older GP-25 Soviet pattern grenade launcher.
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Technical data
Romanian Military Police soldier with an AL-38 grenade launcher.
The AG-40 grenade launcher is manufactured by ROMARM SA and has the following technical specifications[1]:
Model AG-40P AG-40PN AL-38 Caliber 40 mm 38 mm Cartridge 40 x 47 mm 40 x 46 mm - Operation single shot Feed breech loading, sliding barrel breech loading Sight fore, post; rear, aperture
calibrated from 50-450 mfore, post;
rear, U-notchMuzzle velocity 80 m/s 74 m/s - Minimum range 50 m - Barrel 16 grooves rh,
1 turn in 1,200 m6 grooves rh,
1 turn in 1,200 mstrip Weapon length 400 mm 700 mm Barrel length 300 mm 350 mm Line of sight 125 mm 320 mm Weight 1.300 kg 2.400 kg Users
Romania Used by Infantry, Mountain Hunters, and Combat DiversVariants
- AG-40P - basic model (40x47 mm cartridge)
- AG-40PN - uses the 40x46 mm NATO cartridge[2]
- AL-38 - anti-riot launcher version (38 mm caliber)
References
Categories:- Grenade launchers
- Weapons of Romania
- Romania stubs
- Firearms stubs
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