SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Lightweight 30mm automatic grenade launcher weighing only 16 kg — half the weight of the AGS-17. Belt-fed with cyclic rate of 400 rpm and effective range of 1,700 meters. Fires VOG-17M and VOG-30 fragmentation grenades. Tripod-mounted for infantry use. Provides rapid area suppression against personnel in defilade, light vehicles, and fortified positions.
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AGS-30 Atlant - KBP Instrument Design Bureau
ADVANTAGES
- Only 16kg — man-portable 30mm AGL
- 400 RPM rate of fire
- 1,700m range for suppression
- VOG-17M grenades widely available in CIS
- Lighter than AGS-17 (18kg) predecessor
DISADVANTAGES
- Low 185 m/s muzzle velocity
- Shorter range than Mk 47 (2,000m vs 1,700m)
- Limited to Russian standard ammunition
- No guided munition option
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
FEEDBelt-Fed
ROUNDVOG-17M/30 Grenades
WEIGHT KG16
CALIBER MM30
RATE OF FIRE RPM400
EFFECTIVE RANGE M1700
MUZZLE VELOCITY MS185
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SIGN INriyadh_falconCaptain
35d ago
Network integration allows this platform to function as a sensor node as much as a strike platform.
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