Heckler & Koch AG36
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The AG36 is a single-shot 40 mm grenade launcher that operates on the high-low system and was designed primarily for installation on the G36 assault rifle, designed by the German weapons manufacturing company Heckler & Koch of Oberndorf am Neckar. It originally appeared as Heckler & Koch's candidate for the US Army's Enhanced Grenade Launcher requirement, evaluated for use with the XM8 and FN SCAR rifles. As is commonly mistaken, the "A" is not an addition to the name "G36", which is short for Gewehr 36, but is in fact an abbreviation of the German Anbaugranatwerfer, literally meaning "attached grenade launcher" and the 36 coming from the name of the primary weapon it was designed to enhance – the G36. It can also be used dismounted, with a stock attached as a stand-alone model, or a LLM01 laser light module can be attached to it.
AG36 | |
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Type | Grenade launcher |
Place of origin | Germany |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Afghanistan War, Iraq War |
Production history | |
Designer | Heckler & Koch |
Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch |
Variants | AG-C, L17A1, L123A2, M320 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1.5 kg (3.31 lb) |
Length | 350 mm (13.8 in) |
Barrel length | 280 mm (11.0 in) |
Width | 90 mm (3.5 in) |
Height | 210 mm (8.3 in) |
Cartridge | 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 |