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.
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The AGS 30 Atlant 8 is a Russian automatic grenade launcher currently in production in Russia and in service with the Russian armed forces AGS 30AGS 30 at MAKS 2009TypeAutomatic grenade launcherPlace of originRussiaService historyIn service1995 presentUsed bySee UsersWarsSecond Chechen War2008 South Ossetia warSyrian Civil War 1 2 3 Russo Ukrainian War 4 5 6 Yemeni Civil War 2015 present Saudi Arabian led intervention in Yemen2020 Nagorno Karabakh conflictProduction historyDesignerKBP Instrument Design BureauDesigned1990ManufacturerZID 7 VariantsAG 30M vehicle mounted versionSpecificationsMass16 kg unloadedLength1 165 mmCartridge30 29mm grenadeCaliber30 mmActionBlowbackRate of fire400 round minMuzzle velocity185 m sEffective firing range2 100 mFeed system29 grenade beltSightsAdjustable telescopic sight day night sight mechanical sight portable radar Contents 1 Description 2 Development 3 Ammunition 4 Variants 5 Users 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksDescription EditDesigned 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 EditAfter 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 EditThe 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 EditAG 30M Vehicle mounted version with electric trigger mechanism Users Edit Algeria 16 India 17 North Macedonia 18 Namibia 19 Russia Saudi Arabia 20 See also EditAGS 40 Balkan Howa Type 96 Mk 19 grenade launcher Mk 47 Striker Type 87 grenade launcher List of Russian weaponry Comparison of automatic grenade launchersReferences Edit YouTube YouTube 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 YouTube YouTube YouTube YouTube War Ukraine War Ukrainian Paramilitary in Heavy Combat Helmet Cam Firefight and Clashes Fritz Bolduc 5 January 2017 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 20 September 2021 via YouTube War Ukraine War 2015 Chechens Fighting in Ukraine Intense Clashes in Shyrokyne Fritz Bolduc 5 January 2017 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 20 September 2021 via YouTube Open Joint Stock Company V A Degtyarev Plant AGS 30 30 mm antipersonnel automatic grenade launching system Archived from the original on 27 October 2014 Retrieved 23 November 2014 Grenade Launchers and their Ammunition International Developments Small Arms Defense 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2F1481078425 html amp edit text amp act url AGS 30 Automatic Grenade Launcher Armaco JSC Bulgaria Archived from the original on 2 January 2018 Retrieved 9 December 2017 Apparition de l AGS 30 dans l armee algerienne January 2020 OAO Konstruktorskoe byuro priborostroeniya DEFEKSPO INDIYa 2014 Archived from the original on 15 December 2014 Retrieved 23 November 2014 Boshkovski rani novinarka preveduvachka i dvaјca policaјci Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 16 October 2006 Defence Web June 2016 Namibia receives Russian small arms defenceweb co za defenceweb Archived from the original on 12 August 2016 Retrieved 18 June 2016 Russian Federation began supplying heavy flamethrowers Solntsepek to Saudi Arabia Interfax ru in Russian Archived from the original on 10 April 2019 Retrieved 18 June 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to AGS 30 AGS 30 grenade launcher machine gun Russia Archived from the original on 9 April 2006 Retrieved from https en 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