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The GP-25 Kostyor ("Bonfire"), GP-30 Obuvka ("Shoe") and GP-34 are a family of Russian 40 mm under-barrel muzzleloaded grenade launchers for the AK family of assault rifles. [3] The acronym GP stands for Granatomyot Podstvolnyj , [ 3 ] "under-barrel grenade launcher" in Russian, and was adopted by Soviet forces in 1978.
GP-25 Kostyor 40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25M) 1978–present BG-15 Mukha initial variant GP-30 Obuvka: 1989 issue 2000 issue GP-30M Archived 2012-11-14 at the Wayback Machine GP-30U Granat (can be mounted on foreign rifles) GP-34 () Soviet Union
GP-25 [1] Under-barrel grenade launcher: 40mm Soviet Union: Can be fitted to AK type rifles. AGS-17 [1] [9] Automatic grenade launcher: 30mm Soviet Union: Belt fed with 29-round drums, high rate of fire.
The Scorpion 25th Special Forces Brigade (Kyrgyz: 25-чи Атайын Багыттагы "Скорпион" Бригадасы) or known simply as Scorpion Spetsnaz (Спецназ Скорпион) is a specialized Kyrgyz military unit in the country's Ground Forces. It is now considered to be one of the best armed formations in the armed forces.
GP-25, GP-30 and GP-34, under-barrel 40 mm grenade launchers for fragmentation and gas grenades; AGS-17 Plamya (Flame), 30 mm automatic grenade launcher; RPO-A Shmel (Bumblebee), infantry rocket flamethrower, currently replacing the older RPO Rys (Lynx) RPG-7D anti-tank rocket launcher, or more modern systems such as the RPG-22 and RPG-26
The SOF also conducted counter-terrorism and special operations during the insurgency in the North Caucasus region disguised as other Spetsnaz units. On 2 December 2017, an unnamed mountain with a height of 3,939 meters located on the Sudor ridge in the Irafsky District of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania , was named "Mountain of Special ...
Suppressed sniper rifle used by special forces like Spetsnaz [7] Light and heavy machine guns. Name Type Caliber Photo Notes ... Used on the GP-25. [17] Vehicles
Personnel of the directorate of the 58th Combined Arms Army. It was first formed in the Siberian Military District in November 1941, including the 362nd, 364th, 368th, 370th, 380th, and 384th Rifle Divisions and the 77th Cavalry Division and moved to the Arkhangelsk Military District, but then the Army was redesignated the 3rd Tank Army in May 1942.