The appearance of any new weapons in the early stages significantly affects the course of hostilities. After some time, military designers submit samples of the means, the task of which is to adequately withstand new weapons. So it was with the tanks that first appeared on the battlefield in World War I. As experience has shown, the use of wire fences and machine guns against these machines has proven to be ineffective. Such military equipment required more serious field artillery. Soon, for the needs of the infantry, an easel grenade launcher was created. Due to the fact that the tanks had bulletproof armor, the "land battleship" could be easily knocked out with a high-explosive fragmentation shell. You will learn more about the machine gun grenade launcher, device and technical specifications from this article.
SPG-9 "Spear"
It is a Soviet anti-tank easel grenade launcher (LNG) with the GRAU index - 6G6. Among the military, he is also called the "boot." In service with the Red Army since 1963. Soon for this field artillery, a fragmentation anti-personnel grenade was developed. According to military experts, this easel grenade launcher could be dismantled to be transported over a long distance. When assembled, it was moved to insignificant distances. For example, when it was necessary to change the firing position. In combat calculation there are 4 fighters, namely: gunner, ammunition carrier, loader and commander. After successfully completed field tests of the LNG in 1962, the LNG was adopted by the Soviet army.
About the history of creation
In 1959, employees of department No. 16 GSKB-47 in the city of Krasnoarmeysk carried out research work, during which it was shown that a direct shot could be fired from a grenade launcher system at a distance of up to 600 m. Soon, within the framework of the Spear project, this indicator sought increase to 800 m. The work was supervised by E. Dubrovin and P. P. Topchan. The gun itself was designed at the Central Design and Research Bureau in the city of Tula under the direction of V. Silin. Initially, the complex at a distance of 800 m turned out to be probabilistic a deviation of 0.46 m. In 1964, leading designers were awarded the Lenin Prize. In 1971, OG-9V fragmentation grenades were created for LNG. Its initial velocity was 315 m / s. Marching jet engine for such ammunition was not provided. In 1973, the chief designer E. Dubrovin developed the armor-piercing PG-9VS.
Device
Like an RPG (manual anti-tank grenade launcher), Lance Lance is presented in the form of a system in which the initial speed is transmitted to the grenade as a result of combustion of gunpowder charge in the barrel channel. When the starting charge burns out, the formed gases begin to put pressure on the grenade, the maximum speed of which is then ensured by its jet engine. Fires an PG-9 grenade launcher. This ammunition with a caliber warhead, in which there is a piezoelectric fuse and a jet engine. The latter contains a six-blade stabilizer and two tracers. The starting charge is equipped with a metal charger in the form of a perforated tube, a sample of gunpowder based on nitroglycerin, a boosting unit and an ignition charge of the PDA, which uses an electric igniter.
TTX
The "Spear" easel anti-tank grenade launcher has the following tactical and technical characteristics:
- Weighs 47.5 kg.
- Equipped with a 12-pound tripod machine.
- The total length is 211 cm, the trunk is 85 cm.
- Grenade (PG-9V) has an initial speed of 435 m / s, OG-9V - 316 m / s.
- The projectile moves at a maximum speed of 700 m / s to the target.
- The maximum combat range for an anti-tank grenade is 1300 m, anti-personnel - 4500 m.
- A direct shot is possible at a range of 800 m.
- The PG-9V projectile pierces 3 cm thick armor, and the PG-9VS 4 cm.
- Within a minute, 6 shots can be fired from LNG.
About modifications
The Spear grenade launcher system has been repeatedly upgraded. As a result, the range of grenade launchers based on SPG-9 is represented by the following options:
- Landing grenade launcher SPG-9. In the technical documentation is listed under the index GRAU-6G7.
- Upgraded SPG-9M (6G13).
- Upgraded landing SPG-9DM (6G14).
- PGN-9 grenade launcher using night vision scope.
Soon, these sights were equipped with amphibious and upgraded landing assault weapons: SPG-9DN, SPG-9N, SPG-9DMN and SPG-9MN. The modernized LNG also served as the basis for the design of the Grom 2A28 smoothbore gun, which was used to calculate the BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles.
About the Flame easel grenade launcher
With the help of this weapon, the enemy’s manpower and weapons located outside the shelters are destroyed. It can be open trenches, trenches, hollows and ravines. The gun is a No. 17 automatic easel grenade launcher (AGS).
It was developed since 1968 by the Soviet designers of OKB-16. Kornyakov A.F. supervised over the work. In 1970 the design was completed. The USSR Army received the AGS-17 easel grenade launcher in 1971. The workers of the Vyatka-Polyanskiy Molot machine-building plant produce a gun. Shooting from AGS-17 is conducted from a special tripod SAG-17 (GRAU - 6T8). If you want to destroy the target at a great distance, the military installs PAG-17 optics on an automatic easel grenade launcher. This illuminated optical sight has a 2.7x magnification. A target within a radius of 7 m is destroyed by VOG fragmentation munitions: 17, 17M and 30. Shells in the amount of 87 pcs. contained in three boxes.
For training firing created special shrapnel shells VUS-17. On their case there is a distinctive red stripe. In the place where the shatterproof grenade falls, orange smoke forms.
About the characteristics of AGS-17
The following indicators are inherent in this tool:
- It belongs to the type of automatic easel grenade launchers.
- An AGS of 30 mm caliber weighs 18 kg, with a mounted sight and tripod - 31 kg.
- The mass of the box with ammunition is 14.5 kg.
- The total length of the AGS-17 is 84 cm, the trunk is 30.5 cm.
- In combat calculation of 2-3 soldiers.
- From a single grenade launcher for one minute, 50 to 100 shells can be fired from a grenade launcher, and up to 400 in turn.
- The projectile released from the barrel channel toward the target moves at a speed of 185 m / s.
- The aiming range is 1700 m.
Upgraded Options
Based on the basic infantry version of the AGS-17 Flame grenade launcher, the following modernized guns were created:
- "Flame-A" AP-30. It is an aviation option. Unlike the analogue, in this model there is an electric trigger, shot counter, rifling pitch in the barrel channel reduced from 715 to 600 mm. 500 grenades can be released per minute. Such improvements affected the design of the grenade launcher, namely because of the high rate of fire, the developers had to install a massive radiator to cool the barrel. The armament of the Soviet army AP-30 entered in 1980.
- AG-17D. The gun is equipped with Terminator combat vehicles.
- AG-17M. It is a marine modification. It has an enlarged radiator for the barrel. Installation site AG-17M steel tower installations of boats.
- CBA-117 and CBA-119. These Ukrainian counterparts were developed by the Artillery Arms design bureau. Designed for combat modules in armored personnel carriers and armored vehicles.
AGS-30
An automatic easel grenade launcher was developed in the early 1990s. engineers of the Instrument Design Bureau in the city of Tula. The designers were tasked with creating a new grenade launcher to replace the AGS-17 model. Serial production has been conducted since 2008 at the enterprise of JSC "KZTA". Automation grenade launcher works due to the energy of the recoil of the shutter. In order to give the gun stability during firing, a special tripod machine was developed for it.
According to experts, you can use AGS-30 from any surface and unprepared position. It is possible to disassemble a grenade launcher for transportation in 3 minutes. A gun with an optical and mechanical sight. AGS can also be connected to a portable radar system. Long-range shooting is carried out using PAG-17 optical sights, which are characterized by a 2.7-fold increase. For the grenade launcher, 350-gram VOG-17 shots are provided. The mass of the explosive takes 36 g. At the point of impact of the grenade, the area is affected in a radius of 70 m 2. The upgraded VOG-17M shots are equipped with fuses with self-destructive devices. This mechanism starts to work 25 seconds after the shot under the influence of a pyrotechnic moderator. In VOG-30, the weight of explosives was increased to 185 g.
In an effort to increase the destructive effect of fragments, designers use the method of cold volumetric deformation in the production process. Thus, half-finished fragments are already formed on the inner surface of the body. In VOG-30, the presence of a fragmentation shirt as a separate part is not provided. As a result of the increase in explosive, the area of damage increased - 110 m 2. This indicator was increased to 131 m 2 with a GPA-30 with a total mass of 340 g and an explosive of 185 g. During testing, it was noted that drag and ballistics were almost halved. This, in turn, had a positive effect on the projectile range. Such a grenade can hit a target at a distance of no more than 2200 m. In addition, the accuracy of the battle is improved one and a half times.
Specifications
The characteristics of the model are as follows:
- AGS-30 belongs to the type of automatic easel grenade launchers.
- Country of origin - Russia.
- In service since 1995.
- Available at the factory to them. Degtyareva.
- The body weight of the implement along with the tripod is 16 kg. A box with shots (30 pcs.) Weighs 13.7 kg.
- The total length of the 30 mm AGS-30 is 84 cm, the barrel is 29 cm.
- Fires 30 x 29 mm shells.
- Up to 425 rounds can be fired from a grenade launcher per minute.
- The initial velocity of the projectile is 185 m / s.
- Ammunition is carried out of the box with 30 grenades.
- Target shooting is possible at a distance of up to 1700 m.
