CIS 40 AGL
| CIS 40 AGL | |
|---|---|
| Type | Automatic grenade launcher |
| Place of origin |
 Singapore |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1991-present |
| Used by | See users |
| Wars | Anti-guerrilla operations in the Philippines |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Chartered Industries of Singapore |
| Designed | 1986-1989 |
| Manufacturer |
Chartered Industries of Singapore (now ST Kinetics) |
| Produced | 1991-present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 33 kg (72.75 lb) |
| Length | 966 mm (38.0 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 firing range | 2,200 m (7,217.8 ft) |
| 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 defence firm − Chartered Industries of Singapore (CIS, now ST Kinetics). The launcher is employed primarily by the Singapore Armed Forces and the police and security forces of several other countries.[1]
Users
Indonesia: Made under license by PT Pindad for the Indonesian military as Pindad SPG-3 in 1994.[2]
Cyprus:
Georgia: Used on Nurol Ejder and Otokar Cobra AFVs [3]
Mexico: Mexican Naval Infantry
Morocco
Peru
Philippines: Philippine Army, Philippine Marine Corps[4]- Singapore: Singapore Armed Forces
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Uruguay
See also
References
- Notes
- ↑ Woźniak, Ryszard. Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Bellona. 2001. pp60.
- ↑ "Un repaso a las armas ligeras de Pindad" (in Spanish). ARMAS. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ↑ Opus. "Unofficial Philippine Marine Corps Page". Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- Bibliography
- Andrew, C Tillman (December 1989). "IDR test report: Singapore's automatic grenade launcher ...and then there were seven". Jane's International Defence Review. Jane's Information Group: 1681–1683.
- Wozniak, Ryszard (2001). Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł (in Polish). Warsaw, Poland: Bellona. pp. 58–59. ISBN 83-11-09310-5.
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