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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 [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 ...
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
Weapons, vehicles and equipment used in the Russo-Ukrainian War, from 2014 to the present, include the following.The war involves the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Russia, the People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic, the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic, and a number of national guard and volunteer groups.
[2] F-1 [1] Fragmentation grenade: 55mm Soviet Union: Reported to be bombarded on government forces using multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles by pro-Russian separatists. [8] RGD-5 [1] Fragmentation grenade: 58mm Soviet Union: Propels ~350 fragments, 5-meter kill radius, 3.2–4-second fuse. RGN [1] Fragmentation grenade: 60mm Soviet Union
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.
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.
9K32 Strela-2: Infrared homing: 72 mm NATO reporting name: SA-7 Grail. Being replaced by the Strela-3 and Igla systems [12] 9K34 Strela-3: Infrared homing: NATO reporting name: SA-14 Gremlin [12] 9K310 Igla-1: Infrared homing: NATO Reporting name: SA-16 [12] 9K38 Igla: Infrared homing: NATO reporting name: SA-18. Replacing the Strela-2 and ...