Zastava BGA 30mm
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| Zastava BGA 30 mm | |
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 BGA 30 mm |
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| Type | Automatic grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | Serbia |
| Service history | |
| In service | Present |
| Production history | |
| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau Tula Russian Federation |
| Manufacturer | Zastava Arms |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 45 kg |
| Barrel length | 380 |
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| Cartridge | 30mm grenade |
| Action | Blowback |
| Rate of fire | 350-400 round/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 186 m/s |
| Effective range | 1700 m |
| Feed system | 30 rounds |
| Sights | Adjustable NSBG-1 |
The Zastava BGA 30 mm is the Zastava Arms variant of the Soviet-designed AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher currently in production in the Russian Federation by KBP Instrument Design Bureau and in service worldwide.
[edit] Description
The BGA 30 mm is a heavy infantry support weapon designed to operate from a tripod or mounted on an installation or vehicle. The BGA 30 mm fires a combat rate of 65-70 grenades per minute in either direct or indirect fire modes to provide suppressive and lethal fire support against soft skinned targets or fortifications targets.
The weapon operates using a blow back mechanism to sustain operation. Rounds are fired through a rifled barrel which is removable quickly to reduce barrel stress.
Ammunition is held in a metal box feed, and is linked. Standard boxes contain 29 rounds of linked ammunition.
The tripod is equipped with fine leveling gear for indirect fire trajectories.
[edit] Ammunition
Two types of ammunition are currently commonly fired from the BGA 30 mm.
The VOG-17M is the currently available version of the original 30 mm grenade ammunition, and has a basic high explosive fragmentation warhead. The VOG-30 is similar but contain better explosive filler and an enhanced fragmentation design that greatly increases the effective blast radius.
