Milkor MGL
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| general information | |
| Military designation: | Milkor MGL |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Milkor |
| Manufacturer country: | South Africa |
| Production time: | 1983 until today |
| Weapon Category: | Grenade launcher |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 730 mm (787 mm for MGL-140) mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 5.3 kg; 5.6 kg (Mk. 1S); 6 kg (MGL-140) kg |
| Barrel length : | 630 mm; 661 mm (MGL-140) mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 40 mm grenade |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 6 rounds cartridges |
| Cadence : | 18 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | semi-automatic |
| Number of trains : | 6th |
| Twist : | right |
| Charging principle: | Spring-drive revolver, gas-controlled |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Milkor MGL is a revolver- based, multi-shot grenade launcher produced by the South African company Milkor . Since its introduction in 1983, 30 countries have added it to their arsenal.
technology
The MGL works on the principle of the revolver : It has an ammunition drum that is loaded manually. It uses a double-action trigger system, but the barrel is too heavy to turn by pulling the trigger, as is the case with most revolvers. This is why the drum, similar to the DAO-12 , is connected to a spring that is pulled open during loading and the heavy drum then rotates one position further after each shot. The spring is triggered by the increase in gas pressure of a shot, which does not make the MGL a gas pressure charger . Six 40 mm shells are used as ammunition .
Versions
MGL Mk-1
There are two versions of the Mk-1 , and it is also produced under license as RGB6 (short for R ucni B acac G ranata) by RH-ALAN in Croatia :
The first of the two variants is the Mk-1S , also known as the Y2 . It uses stainless steel instead of aluminum and has several picatinny rails , four around the barrel and one above the drum.
The second is the Mk-1L , which has a larger drum to fire non-lethal ammunition , such as tear gas or smoke. It also includes all the improvements made to the Mk-1S.
MGL-140
The MGL-140 was developed in 2005 to fire “hyper lethal” (very lethal) ammunition and therefore has a 140 mm long chamber .
M32
In October 2005, the United States Marine Corps requested Milkor to make special improvements and have the grenade launcher manufactured in the United States . It was introduced as the M32 and then used in Iraq from March 2006.
Mark 14
The Mark 14 is a version developed for the USSOCOM that has a pistol grip similar to that of the M16 . Furthermore, the barrel has been shortened to 8 inches (203.2 mm) compared to the M32. For this purpose, the stock and trigger group have been reinforced, so the weight has not changed despite the shorter barrel.
XRGL40
The XRGL is e X tra R is G renade L auncher (dt. Grenade launcher with an additional range). With this version of the grenade launcher, the effective range has been increased from 400 to 800 m. He uses "extended range low pressure" ( ERLP , dt. "Extended range low pressure") grenades in caliber 40 × 51 mm, the muzzle velocity of 125 meters per second (m / s) well above the 75 m / s at normal 40 × 46 mm grenades lies.
Users
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Bosnia and Herzegovina - The armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina used the RBG-6. -
Brazil - The Brazilian Army introduced the Milkor MGL. -
Chile - The Chilean Army uses 200 Milkor MGLs. -
Germany - The special forces command of the Bundeswehr uses individual MGLs as additional equipment for fogging, flashing and blasting. -
Colombia - The armed forces of Colombia use 200 Milkor MGL. -
Croatia - The Croatian Armed Forces used 2000 RGB6. -
Kuwait - The Kuwaiti Armed Forces used the MBL. -
Sri Lanka - The Sri Lankan armed forces use the Milkor MGL. -
Peru - The Peruvian Armed Forces used the MGL. -
Sweden - The Swedish armed forces tested the MKL MK-1 (Swedish name Granatkast Gevär 90) from 1996 to 2000. Despite good experience, the concept was not used. -
United States - The US Marines have been using 210 M32s since 2006 and plan to launch another 2,118 M32s. In addition, the USSOCOM has ordered 300 Mark 14 since January 2009. -
South Africa - The South African National Defense Force uses the Y2.
Web links
- Milkor MGL. Bellum.nu, archived from the original on December 21, 2007 ; Retrieved May 28, 2006 (English).
- Milkor MGL Mk.1 40 mm grenade launcher (South Africa) on world.guns.ru ( Memento from April 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- Mikor MGL MK1S on milkor.co.za (en)
- Milkor MGL MK1L on milkor.co.za (en)
- Milkor MGL on weaponsystems.net (en)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Dan Lamothe: Use of multishot grenade launchers to grow. (No longer available online.) In: MarineCorpsTimes. Gannet Company, February 2, 2009; archived from the original on July 14, 2011 ; accessed on August 27, 2011 (English).
- ^ Richard Jones, Leland S. Ness: Jane's Infantry Weapons, 2008–2009 . 34th edition. Jane's Information Group, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7106-2834-3 , pp. 890 .
- ^ Brazil Land Forces military equipment and vehicles Brazilian Army. Retrieved September 11, 2011 .
- ↑ Chile Land Forces military equipment and vehicles Chilean Army. Retrieved September 11, 2011 .
- ↑ The command group. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 14, 2015 ; accessed on August 8, 2017 .
- ^ Colombia Land Forces military equipment and vehicles Colombian Army. Retrieved September 11, 2011 .
- ↑ RH-ALAN RGB6. Retrieved August 27, 2011 .
- ^ Richard Jones, Leland S. Ness: Jane's Infantry Weapons 2005/2006 . 31st edition. Jane's Information Group, 2005, ISBN 978-0-7106-2694-3 , pp. 906 .
- ↑ Sri Lankan Army Sri Lanka Land Forces military equipment and vehicle. Retrieved September 11, 2011 .
- ^ Richard Jones, Leland S. Ness: Jane's Infantry Weapons, 2008–2009 . 34th edition. Jane's Information Group, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7106-2834-3 , pp. 898 .
- ↑ Försöksvapen: Multi Grenade Launcher 40. (No longer available online.) January 5, 2007, archived from the original on October 16, 2011 ; Retrieved September 11, 2011 (Swedish).
- ↑ weapon systems: infantry. Grenade Launchers. Retrieved August 27, 2011 .