AGS-17

AGS-17

Automatic Mounted Grenade Launcher

AGS-17

The AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher is designed to engage hostile manpower and fire weapons located in the open, entrenched or defiladed (in hollows, ravines or at reverse hill slopes) positions.

The AGS-17 operates on the blowback principle. The GL is equipped with a rifled quick-disconnected barrel.

The casualty radius with 0.9 kill probability is about 7 m.

The weapon is equipped with a 2.7-power PAG-17 Optical Sight.

Ammunition is fed from a box containing a 29-round metal link belt. It is capable of firing the VOG-17 or VOG-30 grenade rounds. The latter has enhanced reliability and employment safety ensured by additional autonomous sealing of the grenade round. The fragmentation effectiveness of the VOG-30 round is better by factor 1.5 ... 2 at the expense of new design of the fragmentation shell and better filling of explosive.

For firing, the AGS-17 is installed on a SAG-17 Tripod Mount provided with arc-type elevating and traversing mechanisms, a case deflector and fine levelling mechanism.

Basic Characteristics

Calibre, mm

30

Muzzle velocity, m/s

185

GL weight (w/mount and sight), kg

31

Weight of mount, kg

12

Rate of fire, rds/min

350 ... 400

Sighting range, m

1,700

Ammunition box capacity, rds

29

Grenade Rounds

VOG-17M

VOG-30

Weight of round, kg

0.350

0.350

Weight of grenade in flight, kg

0.275

0.275

Muzzle velocity, m/s

185

185

Kill zone, sq.m

71

112

2000 ROSOBORONEXPORT