CIS 40 AGL
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| CIS 40 AGL | |
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| Type | Automatic grenade launcher |
| Place of origin |  Singapore |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1991-present |
| Used by | Singapore, Indonesia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Chartered Industries of Singapore |
| Designed | 1986-1989 |
| Manufacturer | ST Kinetics, PT Pindad |
| Produced | 1991-present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 33 kg (72.75 lb) |
| Length | 966 mm (38 in) with stock |
| Barrel length | 350 mm (13.8 in) |
| Width | 376 mm (14.8 in) |
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| Cartridge | 40x53mm grenade |
| Action | Blowback operation |
| Rate of fire | 350-500 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 242 m/s (794 ft/s) |
| Maximum range | 2200 m |
| Feed system | Linked belt |
| Sights | Folding leaf sight |
The CIS 40 AGL is a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, developed in the late 1980s and produced by the Singaporean defense firm CIS - Chartered Industries of Singapore (currently ST Kinetics). The launcher is employed primarily by the Singapore Armed Forces and the police and security forces of several other countries.[1]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Woźniak, Ryszard. Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Bellona. 2001. pp60.
[edit] References
- (Polish) Wozniak, Ryszard (2001). "p. 58-59", Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Warsaw, Poland: Bellona. ISBN 83-11-09310-5.
