Aruncător de grenade 40 mm

Aruncător de grenade 40 mm (AG-40)
The AG-40 mounted on a PA md. 86
Type	Grenade launcher
Place of origin	Romania
Service history
Used by	Romania
Wars	Peacekeeping missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Specifications
Length	400 mm
Barrel length	300 mm
Cartridge	40×47mm
Action	Break action
Effective firing range	400 m
Feed system	Breech-loaded, single-shot
Sights	Notched short range quadrant sight, graduated folding leaf sight

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.

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

•  Romania: Used by Infantry, Mountain Hunters, and Combat Divers.
•  Georgia: Locally produced.^[2]

Variants

• AG-40P - basic model (40x47 mm cartridge)
• AG-40PN - uses the 40x46 mm NATO cartridge^[3]
• AL-38 - anti-riot launcher version (38 mm caliber)

References

1. Romarm website
2. "Industrial Parade". Retrieved 6 June 2013.
3. Janes.com