![]() ![]() Less lethal rounds, like tear gas and sponge grenades for crowd control, have also been made. Traditional munitions for automatic grenade launchers include high explosive, fragmentation, and shaped charge for attacking light armored vehicles. In 2002, Russia introduced a successor weapon, the AGS-30, and in 2017, the AGS-40 Balkan. The Soviet Union successfully fielded a 30mm grenade launcher, the AGS-17, during its war in Afghanistan. The most popular caliber for automatic grenade launchers in Western nations has been 40mm. Even though the round carries less explosive than a 60mm mortar shell, this is thought to be counterbalanced by its much higher volume of fire. Regardless of their weight, AGLs are still highly effective, and the Mark 19 is capable of indirect fire up to 2,200 metres, a role traditionally reserved for mortars. įor comparison, the single-shot M79 grenade launcher weighs 2.93 kg (6.45 lb). The Mark 19 Automatic Grenade Launcher, first fielded by the United States in 1966, and still widely used today, weighs 62.5 kg (137.58 lb) when attached to its tripod, and loaded with a box of ammunition. Other types of grenade launchers are typically much lighter and can easily be carried by just a single soldier. These weapons are often mounted on vehicles or helicopters, as when these weapons are moved by infantry the weapon, its tripod, and ammunition, are a heavy load, requiring a small team. ![]() An automatic grenade launcher (AGL) or grenade machine gun is a grenade launcher that is capable of fully automatic fire, and is typically loaded with either an ammunition belt or magazine. ![]()
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