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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
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.
Download QR code; Print/export ... Suppressed sniper rifle used by special forces like Spetsnaz [7] Light and heavy machine guns. Name ... GP-25 Kostyor:
For this reason, the naval Spetsnaz forces often used the SPP-1 pistol for underwater fighting, and the AK-74 rifle out of water. The commandos thought that this arrangement was unsatisfactory, and there continued to be demand for an underwater automatic rifle that would be as effective underwater and as an AK-74 out of water.
The current Russian standard side rail mounted optical sight for the AK-74M is the 2.8×17 1P78 Kashtan, an aiming optic similar to the American ACOG. [29] When mounted the 1P78 sight is positioned centered above the receiver. It weighs 0.5 kg, offers 2.8× magnification with a field of view of 13° and 32 mm eye relief.
GP-25 Kostyor [2] Soviet Union: Black Storm Defender [91] 40 mm VOG-25: M320 Grenade Launcher Module United States: 40×46mm: Used by special forces. [12] Stand-alone grenade launchers RGSh-30 Ukraine: 30×29mm: Used by special forces. [92] Fort-600 Ukraine: Fort-600A 40×46mm Used by paratroopers. [93] RGP-40 Poland: 40×46mm Used by special ...
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The kit also comes with a punch used to drive out various pins and a device that aids in assembling the rate reducing mechanism. The GP-25 Grenade launcher can also be fitted onto the AKM. There is also the PBS-1 silencer from the 1960s, designed to reduce the noise when firing, mostly used by Spetsnaz forces and the KGB.