Munitions launchers

                These weapons all launch grenades, as described under Grenades, and the notes on the appropriate munition apply.

 

AGL (HE)                40mm           

                Weight 6000g; 200g/grenade; 3500g/drum. Length 900mm. Essentially an upgrading of the early grenade launcher for vehicular use, the Auto Grenade Launcher fires 40mm grenades at a practical rate of fire of 100 rounds per minute. The weapon is available in two configurations; pintle mount and turret mount. The turret mount version is fed from a 200 round ammunition bay, while the pintle mount is fed from a 16 round drum. Reloading of the ammo bay takes 15-20 minutes. Replacement of the drum takes three combat rounds if only one gunner, one if a loader is present. Each pull of the trigger fires a 4-round burst, up to six of which may be fired per combat round. Each burst may be targeted to a separate target within the arc of fire. Pintle mounts have an arc of 90o; turrets have an arc of 180o. AGL fire only HE grenades.

 

Anti-tank GL-6           

                Weight 3500g; grenade 200g. Length 800mm. The anti-tank grenade launcher is a single-shot rifle grenade launcher, basically very similar to the early grenade launcher, but designed exclusively for use against armoured vehicles. It comes in a variety of cali­bres; 70mm, 80mm and 90mm being the most common.

 

Anti-tank GL-6 (1-shot)  

                Weight 2000g; grenade 200g. Length 800mm. A one-use, disposable version of the ATGL-6, this weapon cannot be reloaded.

 

Anti-tank GL-7 (1-shot)  

                Weight 2500g; grenade 300g. Length 800mm. An improved version of the 1-shot ATGL-6, this is a one-use anti-tank weapon.

 

Anti-tank RL-7           

                Weight 1500g; rocket 400g. Length 1500mm. The ATRL-7 fires an armour-piercing version of the Rocket grenade-7 (q.v.). It is similar in function to the anti-armour grenade launchers of the period, but has the added benefit of a rocket booster.

 

Grenade launcher    40mm        

                Weight 3000g; grenade 200g. Length 750mm. Functioning on a high/low pressure propulsion system, the early grenade launcher fires a 40mm grenade to a range of 500 yards. The early grenade launcher resembles a break-open shotgun, carrying only one round in the weapon. Reloading requires one combat round, during which the firer is treated as evading. Early grenade launchers fire only HE rounds.

 

RAM AGL               40mm                  

                Weight 6500g; 20-round drum 9000g. Length 900mm. Essentially a modified version of the earlier grenade auto-launcher, the RAM auto-launcher is available as either a turret or pintle mount. The turreted version is fed by two 150-round ammunition bays, the pintle mount by two 20-round drums. In both cases the two feed systems are generally loaded with different ammunition types so that the gunner may select which ammunition type may be used in a burst. Reloading of the ammo bay takes 15-20 minutes. Replacement of the drum takes three combat rounds if only one gunner, one if a loader is present. Each pull of the trigger fires a 4-round burst, up to six of which may be fired per combat round. Each burst may be targeted to a separate target within the arc of fire. Pintle mounts have an arc of 90o; turrets have an arc of 180o.