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Russian company Rosoboronexport promotes grenade launchers

The global market of special firearms is developing at a quickened pace. The pieces of equipment required to conduct various special operations are highly demanded by almost all countries of the world. Modern, reliable, and effective firearms facilitate the accomplishing of combat tasks in a drastic manner. Russia`s Rosoboronexport company (a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation) offers special grenade launchers that meet all requirements to this type of hardware.

(credit: Army Recognition)

Rosoboronexport promotes the 6G-30 man-portable grenade launcher. The 6G-30 six-round man-portable grenade launcher is designed to engage exposed and covered manpower and light weapon systems. It features a simple design that ensures reliable work in all usage conditions. The weapon reveals its effectiveness to full extent during special police operations (especially the ones in urban terrain). The 6G-30 grenade launcher fires VOG-25 and VOG-25P rounds with high-explosive fragmentation or non-lethal grenades.

The weapon features a revolving operation scheme with six cells for grenades. It is fitted with a telescopic collapsible stock. According to the specifications of the 6G-30 grenade launcher in the official catalogue of the Rosoboronexport company, the weapon has a caliber of 40 mm, a maximum firing range of 380 (+- 15) m, a muzzle velocity of 73.5 (+-1.5) m/s, a weight of no more than 6.2 kg (without sling), a length of 690 mm with extended stock and of 520 mm with collapsed stock, and a practical firing rate of 16 rounds per minute.

6G-30 grenade launcher (credit: Army Recognition)

Rosoboronexport also promotes the GM-94 grenade launcher. The GM-94 magazine grenade launcher is designed to engage manpower and non-armoured vehicles, to destroy light fortifications, to blind the crews of weapon systems located in buildings, and to create fire sources. The launcher fires VGM93 grenades of various types that are unmatched by analogues of other origination.

The capabilities of the VGM93-family grenades exceed the ones of other Russian and foreign rounds intended for man-portable and under-barrel grenade launchers. GM-94 features a pump-action manual reloading mechanism. As a result, it functions reliably when firing munitions of various types.

According to the specifications of the GM-94 grenade launcher in the official catalogue of the Rosoboronexport company, the weapon has a caliber of 43 mm, a weight of no more than 5 kg, a magazine capacity of 3 rounds, an accuracy firing range of 50-300 m, a maximum firing range of 500 m, and dimensions of 545 mm x 80 mm x 320 mm (in transport position).

Rosoboronexport promotes several types of grenades intended for the GM-94 grenade launcher. The VGM93.100 thermobaric round is designed to engage terrorists and transport vehicles in urban terrain by fragmentation-less explosion. According to the specification of the VGM93.100 thermobaric round in the official catalogue of the Rosoboronexport company, the munition has a weight of no more than 350 g, a length of 120 mm, a grenade weight of no more than 280 g, an effective blast radius of 3 m, a firing range of 10-500 m, and an operating temperatures range between -50 C° and +50 C°.

The VGM93.200 non-lethal round of irritant action is designed to impact rioters non-lethally through the medium of an aerosol irritating cloud. According to the specifications of the VGM93.200 round in the official catalogue of the Rosoboronexport company, the munition has a weight of no more than 350 g, an irritant weight of 12 g, a length of 120 mm, a firing range of up to 500 m, and an operating temperatures range between -50 C° and +50 C°.

The VGM93.300 smoke round is designed to make smoke clouds. According to the specifications of the VGM93.300 round in the official catalogue of the Rosoboronexport company, the munition has a weight of 350 g, a grenade weight of no less than 120 g, a length of 120 mm, a firing range of up to 500 m, and an operating temperatures range between -50 C° and +50 C°.

The VGM93.400 flashbang round is designed to affect enemy by psychophysical and stunning actions. According to the specifications of the VGM93.400 round in the official catalogue of the Rosoboronexport company, the munition has a weight of no more than 350 g, a grenade weight of no less more than 280 g, a length of 120 mm, and an operating temperatures range between -50 C° and +50 C°.

GM-34 grenade launcher (credit: Army Recognition)

The VGM93.500 round with non-traumatic aerosol grenade is designed to counter rioters by a non-lethal irritating aerosol cloud. According to the specifications of the VGM93.500 round in the official catalogue of the Rosoboronexport company, the munition has a weight of 190 (+-5) g, a grenade weight of 110 (+-5) g, a muzzle velocity of no more than 50 m/s, a length of no more than 120 mm, a firing range of 25-120 m, and an operating temperatures range between -40 C° and +50 C°.

The VGM93.600 shocking round is designed to counter rioters by elastic shocking elements. According to the specifications of the VGM93.600 round in the official catalogue of the Rosoboronexport company, the munition has a weight of no more than 350 g, a weight of elastic shocking element of no more than 130 g, a length of 120 mm, a firing range of 40-120 m, and an operating temperatures range between -50 C° and +50 C°.

Rosoboronexport also promotes two types of practice rounds for the GM-94 grenade launcher, namely, VGM93.700 and VGM93.800. According to the specifications of the VGM93.700 inert round in the official catalogue of the Rosoboronexport company, the munition has a weight of no more than 350 g, a length of 120 mm, a firing range of up to 500 m, and an operating temperatures range between -50 C° and +50 C°. According to the specifications of the VGM93.800 practice round in the official catalogue of the Rosoboronexport company, the munition has a weight of no more than 350 g and a length of 120 mm.

The VGM93.900 fragmentation round is designed to engage exposed and covered manpower, transport vehicles, and light obstacles (doors, partition walls). According to the specifications of the VGM93.900 round in the official catalogue of the Rosoboronexport company, the munition has a weight of 310 g, a grenade weight of 240 (+- 5) g, a length of 120 mm, a firing range of 10-500 m, and an operating temperatures range between -50 C° and +50 C°.