GP-30

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GP-30
AK-107 with grenade launcher.jpg
general information
Military designation: 6G21
Developer / Manufacturer: Valery Teleschow,
KBP in Tula
Manufacturer country: Soviet Union , Russia
Production time: since 1989
Weapon Category: Mounted grenade launcher
Furnishing
Overall length: 280 mm
Total height: 195 mm
Total width: 70 mm
Weight: (unloaded) 1.3 kg
Barrel length : 98 mm
Technical specifications
Caliber : 40 mm
Cadence : 5-6 rounds / min
Number of trains : 12
Twist : right
Charging principle: Muzzle loader
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The GP-30 ( Russian: ГП-30, Гранатомёт Подствольный , Granatomjot Podstwolnyj , in German: Unterlauf- Grenadewerfer ) is an infantry weapon that was developed for the Soviet armed forces. The GRAY index of the weapon is 6G21 .

Technology and commitment

The original GP-25 model was developed in the 1970s and incorporated into the equipment of the Soviet Army in 1978 . The revised design GP-30 was lighter, shorter and less expensive to manufacture. The visor was installed on the right side. In 1989 it was officially taken over into the arsenal of the armed forces. Like its predecessor, the launcher is mounted under the barrel of assault rifles. It is used, for example, on the AK-74 or the AK-107 .

This makes it the Russian counterpart to the American M203 grenade launcher . In contrast to the M203, the launcher is loaded through the muzzle. Pressing the trigger first cocks the hammer and then releases the shot.

The following grenades can be fired from the weapon:

  • WOG-25: Frag grenade
  • WOG-25P: jumping fragmentation grenade; jumps about three feet after impact and then detonates
  • GRD-40: smoke grenade

literature

Ilya Shaydurov: Russian close combat equipment: types, technology, data . Ed .: Motorbuch. 2017, ISBN 978-3-613-03974-2 , pp. 89 f .

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