Heckler & Koch AG36
AG36 | |
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40×46mm grenade | |
Action | Breech-loaded, tilting barrel |
Rate of fire | Single-shot |
Muzzle velocity | 76 m/s (249 ft/s) |
Feed system | Manually loaded |
Sights | Folding ladder sight 150 mm (5.9 in) sight radius |
The AG36 is a single-shot
Design details
As in many modern weapon systems, including the
The AG36 is a single-shot weapon with a break-action steel barrel and unlike its American counterpart, the M203, the AG36 swings out laterally for loading, allowing for the use of longer rounds when necessary, e.g. baton or flare rounds. When open, the breech is on the left. For installation, the rifle's existing barrel handguard is removed and replaced by the AG36. The weapon has a trigger group with a manual safety lever and a pistol grip for ease of handling. Aiming is accomplished using standard ladder sights, which are located on the left side of the launcher body and folded down when not in use.
Due to its modular design, the launcher can be readily adapted to other rifles, such as the
Variants
The L17A1 and L123A2 UGL
A further version of the AG36 is the
Users
- Canada
- France[3]
- Germany: Replacing the Heckler & Koch HK69A1.[4]
- Indonesia[5] Used by Kopassus and Denjaka
- Kosovo[6]
- Latvia[7]
- Lithuania: Lithuanian Armed Forces.[8]
- Malaysia[9]
- Montenegro
- Netherlands[7]
- Portugal[10][11]
- Spain[7]
- Turkey:[12][13] Used by Special Forces Command (Turkey)[14]
- United Kingdom: L123A2 Variant
- M320 grenade launcher
See also
- M203 grenade launcher
- M320 grenade launcher
- GP-25
- Milkor UBGL
- Heckler & Koch AG-C/GLM
References
- ^ AG36 Operators Manual Page 6
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- ^ "Lietuvos kariuomenė :: Ginkluotė ir karinė technika » Granatsvaidžiai ir prieštankiniai ginklai » Povamzdinis granatsvaidis AG-36" (in Lithuanian). Kariuomene.kam.lt. 2009-04-17. Archived from the original on 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ^ Dan, Alex (9 February 2016). "PASKAL Malaysian Special Forces Weapons". Military Factory (Small Arms). Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ Machado, Miguel (27 November 2009). "AFEGANISTÃO: UNIDADE DE PROTECÇÃO DA FORÇA EM OPERAÇÕES | Operacional". www.operacional.pt (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Capacetes Azuis: 65 portugueses na luta contra o terrorismo no Mali". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ "Armée Turque forces terrestres équipements et véhicules". Archived from the original on 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
- ^ "AG36". weaponsystems.net. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Heckler & Koch HK AG36". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.