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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.
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 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
4.2 Weapons. 5 See also. ... The Saturn unit is also often called "Jail Spetsnaz". Function ... GP-25 underbarrel grenade launcher;
Propels ~350 fragments, 5-meter kill radius, 3.2–4-second fuse. RGN [1] Fragmentation grenade: 60mm Soviet Union: 4–10-meter kill radius, 3.2–4.2-second fuse. 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 ...
In October 2014 the Ukrainian State Film Agency banned some Russian films, particularly Spetsnaz, for demonstration and distribution. According to the head of the agency Pylyp Illenko, that decision was caused by events in Ukraine which has made it "improper to show Russian films with obvious propaganda, for example, exaltation of Russian law enforcement and Russia itself, on Ukrainian TV ...
Until 2008 [2] or 2013, Dmitry Utkin served as lieutenant colonel and brigade commander of a unit of special forces of Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), the 700th Independent Spetsnaz Detachment of the 2nd Independent Brigade. [3] [4] [5] The Brigade is reportedly taking part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [6]
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