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The LG5/QLU-11 is designed for long-range use and so has been described as a "sniper" grenade launcher. [ 6 ] Befitting that designation, it is said to have a very high accuracy of 3-round R100 accuracy of 1 m (3.3 ft) at 600 m (2,000 ft) range using the BGJ5 ammunition, meaning that with proper aiming the weapon can put three successive high ...
40 mm grenade: Switzerland 2006 GL1 grenade launcher: FN Herstal: 40 mm grenade: Belgium 2001 Designed for use with the FN F2000 rifle GL 40: Steyr Arms: 40 mm grenade: Austria 2009 [1] SL40 variant adopted by the Australian Defence Force: GLX 160: Beretta S.p.A. 40 mm grenade: Italy 2008 GM-94: KBP Instrument Design Bureau: 43 mm grenade ...
Of the original 1967-1969 NAWS manufactured China Lake Grenade Launchers, none are known to be under private ownership. [citation needed] The Trident/CSG China Lake Grenade Launchers from the 2009 defense contract are the last nine known legal launchers to be in private hands and are valued over $80,000 USD based on past auctions. The nine CSG ...
Romanian arms producer ROMARM has made a version of their 40 mm rifle-mounted grenade launcher AG-40 chambered in 40×46 mm NATO (then designated AG-40PN). Production of Romanian 40 mm low-velocity ammunition is handled by the arms factory Uzina Mecanica Plopeni, [27] a subsidiary of ROMARM. The projectiles seem to be of Romanian origin based ...
The UBGL is fitted with a steel barrel with constant-pitch rifling and swings to the side for loading and unloading of standard low-velocity 40mm cartridges. This enables the user to have a 40 mm grenade launcher capability together with an assault rifle. The UBGL can also be fired independently from a rifle (handheld) in an emergency.
The RGP-40 is a shoulder-fired 40 mm grenade launcher with a six-round spring-driven revolver-style magazine capable of accepting most 40×46mm grenades.The spring-driven cylinder rotates automatically 60° while firing, but it must be wound back up after every reloading.
The 40mm Y3 AGL can fire a wide range of "high velocity" 40×53mm 40mm grenades linked in belts of 20 or 32. [8] The 40×53mm type grenade is also used by other automatic grenade launchers such as the Mk 19 and Mk 47 Striker and are more powerful than the 40×46mm round used in hand-held launchers. High Explosive (HE) Grenades
The PAW-20 is a hand-held, semi-automatic direct fire grenade launcher that fires a 20×42mm point-detonating round. It holds six rounds in a detachable rotary magazine, with an effective range of 300–400 meters. It was designed mainly as an anti-personnel grenade launcher for use against opposition closely grouped together or behind light cover.