Aruncător de grenade 40 mm

The Aruncător de grenade 40 mm (AG-40) is a rifle-mounted 40 mm grenade launcher. It is mounted as a lower handguard for a Kalashnikov pattern rifle. The AG-40 is currently used on the 5.45mm PA md. 86 standard assault rifle, in Romanian service. It replaced the older GP-25 Soviet-pattern grenade launcher.

Aruncător de grenade 40 mm (AG-40)
The AG-40 mounted on a PA md. 86
TypeGrenade launcher
Place of originRomania
Service history
Used byRomania
WarsPeacekeeping missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Specifications
Length400 mm
Barrel length300 mm
Cartridge40×47mm
ActionBreak action
Effective firing range400 m
Feed systemBreech-loaded, single-shot
SightsNotched short range quadrant sight, graduated folding leaf sight

Technical data
Romanian Military Police soldier with an AL-38 grenade launcher.

The AG-40 grenade launcher is manufactured by ROMARM SA and has the following technical specifications:[1]

Model AG-40P AG-40PN AL-38
Caliber 40 mm 38 mm
Cartridge 40 x 47 mm 40 x 46 mm -
Operation single shot
Feed breech loading, sliding barrel breech loading
Sight fore, post; rear, aperture
calibrated from 50–450 m		 fore, post;
rear, U-notch
Muzzle velocity 80 m/s 74 m/s -
Minimum range 50 m -
Barrel 16 grooves rh,
1 turn in 1,200 m		 6 grooves rh,
1 turn in 1,200 m		 strip
Weapon length 400 mm 700 mm
Barrel length 300 mm 350 mm
Line of sight 125 mm 320 mm
Weight 1.300 kg 2.400 kg

Users

Variants
  • AG-40P - basic model (40x47 mm cartridge)
  • AG-40PN - uses the 40x46 mm NATO cartridge[4]
  • AL-38 - anti-riot launcher version (38 mm caliber)
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References
  1. Romarm website Archived February 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Industrial Parade". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  3. "Calibre Obscura". Calibre Obscura. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  4. "Janes.com". Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
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