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  2. GP-25 - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of modern Russian small arms and light weapons

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    sidearm utilized in limited numbers by the Spetsnaz: SR-1M SR-1MP Russia Udav: 9×21mm Gyurza: 2019-present successfully passed official trials in January 2019, becoming approved for adoption by the Russian Army [1] Russia Poloz pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum: 2020–present compact version Udav pistol intended primarily for Russian Police [2] Russia

  4. Scorpion 25th Special Forces Brigade - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of equipment of the Russian Ground Forces - Wikipedia

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    4 meter kill radius, 3.8 second fuse, will detonate on impact after being armed for 1.8 seconds. [49] Some were used as booby-traps in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [48] RGO: 60mm Soviet Union: Hand grenade: 6 meter kill radius, 3.8 second fuse, will detonate on impact after being armed for 1.8 seconds. [49] RDG-2 Soviet Union: Smoke ...

  6. List of equipment of the Soviet Ground Forces - Wikipedia

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    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

  7. Russian Airborne Forces - Wikipedia

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    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

  8. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The Huffington Post

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    Can we imagine ourselves back on that awful day in the summer of 2010, in the hot firefight that went on for nine hours? Men frenzied with exhaustion and reckless exuberance, eyes and throats burning from dust and smoke, in a battle that erupted after Taliban insurgents castrated a young boy in the village, knowing his family would summon nearby Marines for help and the Marines would come ...

  9. AK-107 - Wikipedia

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    Optical and night sights can be installed, the rifle can also accept a 40 mm GP-25 grenade launcher. The AK-108 is a version of the AK-107 chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO , and the AK-109 is a less known and produced version chambered in 7.62×39mm .