Notes: Though
designed by Bazalt, the DP-61 is actually manufactured by Tula.
It appears to be a smaller version of the SA-7 Grail SAM, though of
course it is not a SAM, but designed, like the DP-64, for use against naval
saboteurs and other attack swimmers.
It also has some value against minisubs (as does the DP-64).
Though similar in purpose to the DP-64, its operation is somewhat
different, and of course has only one barrel.
The DP-61’s greatest difference is the use of that one barrel; the barrel
is snapped down for loading, then snapped up to about 15 degrees elevation,
firing its grenade in a ballistic arc that is figured into the sights.
This allows the concussion round, which has many similarities to a small
depth charge rather than a conventional concussion grenade, to hit the water at
a more direct angle, with the concussion round sinking faster.
It can be preset before launch to detonate up to 16 meters underwater.
When it explodes, a marking flare pops to the surface and floats, giving
(hopefully) the approximate position of the swimmer or minisub.
The concussion
round can also be used to attack land targets and personnel; the barrel is
snapped down to a straight position at the time, not using an arcing trajectory.
The second kind
of round is simply the marking flare, though it is brighter in this case and
burns for two whole minutes. It
uses the arcing flight tube position, unless directly marking land targets.
It is used to quickly mark the position of sightings of combat swimmers,
as it is a smaller, lighter round which can be reloaded faster.
The DP-61 uses a
rocket-boosted grenade, allowing it to achieve more range and fire a heavier
payload than the DP-64. This means
that it does produce backblast and has danger to troops behind the shooter, and
it can’t be fired from enclosed spaces.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazine |
Price |
DP-61 |
55mm Russian High-Velocity |
6 kg |
1 Internal |
$692 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Round |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IFR |
DP-61 |
SS |
GR-55M Concussion |
2 |
Nil |
190 |
1890 |
|
(2) |
GRS-55 Marking Flare |
1 |
Nil |
190 |
1890 |
Bazalt DP-64 Nepryadva
Notes:
This weapon was designed to protect ships and ports from combat swimmers
and frogmen. It is a twin
over-and-under barrel grenade launcher with a selection of rounds available.
Chief among these is the concussion round, designed to have double the
concussion value underwater. An
antipersonnel round was also developed to allow use against swimmers that come
up on land. The DP-64 can be fired
from enclosed spaces and with personnel behind it, at it produces no backblast
and operates using a locked breech.
Perhaps the most
interesting round fired by the DP-64 is the CG-45 concussion round.
When this round is fired, it dives to a pre-set depth (of up to 16
meters). This causes the normal
effects of a concussion round exploding underwater; it also ejects a flare that
floats to the surface above the explosion, marking the approximate position of
the swimmer.
This launcher
has been copied wholesale by China.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazine |
Price |
DP-64 |
45mm Russian Medium-Velocity |
10 kg |
2 Internal |
$1210 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Round |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IFR |
DP-64 |
SA |
FG-45 APERS |
1 |
Nil |
140 |
860 |
|
SA |
CG-45 Concussion |
1 |
Nil |
140 |
860 |
|
SA |
SG-45 ILLUM |
1 |
Nil |
140 |
860 |
Bazalt MRG-1 Ogonek
Notes: Sort of
the same idea as the DP-64 but…more, the MRG-1 is a practically ground-mounted
MRL able to fire salvoes of high-caliber grenades for the defense of shipping
and ports. “Grenade launcher” is sort of a misnomer here, as the MRG-1 fires
what are essentially miniature depth charges; the HE grenades can be set at
launch to explode up to 100 meters in the air or 40 meters underwater.
The MRG-1 is also able to use any of the DP-64’s grenades.
The MRG-1 has seven launch tubes for grenades; the launchers are under
manual remote control, and the operator may be up to 30 meters away.
Launches may be done as individual shots under operator control, or as a
7-round salvo with one push of a button.
The launch tubes are situated in a cluster, with one central tube and six
others surrounding it. The operator
may select which tube to launch, useful to fire flares followed by HE grenades.
The DP-65 is a
relative of the MRG-1; it is a more elaborate affair (though it has only six
launch tubes), with the ability to be controlled by one or both of two control
boxes situated within 100 meters of the launcher.
It can also automatically react to and launch against incursions into a
preset target zone within 100 meters to the front of the tripod launch tube
cluster. Firing characteristics are
the same as for the MRG-1.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazine |
Price |
MRG-1 |
55mm Russian Medium-Velocity |
53 kg |
7 Internal |
$5010 |
DP-65 |
55mm Russian Medium-Velocity |
132 kg |
6 Internal |
$12050 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Round |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IFR |
MRG-1 |
SA |
RG-55 HE |
N/A |
N/A |
168 |
1030 |
|
SA |
GRS-55 ILLUM |
N/A |
N/A |
168 |
1030 |
|
SA |
FG-45 APERS |
N/A |
N/A |
140 |
860 |
|
SA |
CG-45 Concussion |
N/A |
N/A |
140 |
860 |
|
SA |
SG-45 ILLUM |
N/A |
N/A |
140 |
860 |
KBI AGS-30
Notes: The
AGS-30 began replacing the AGS-17 in Russian service in 1994.
The AGS-30 is a much simpler weapon than the AGS-17, using some 40% less
parts, and is much lighter than the AGS-17.
Other differences include only one rate of automatic fire, though again
the cyclic rate is low enough that a gunner can squeeze off short bursts and
single shots with a minimum of practice.
The operation is blowback, using a heavy buffer, bolt, and sear; in
addition, the AGS-30 uses a counter-recoil buffer to further decrease recoil,
and the bolt uses long recoil.
Cocking is by a simple lever. The
same PAG-17 2.7x sight as the AGS-17 is used, along with backup iron sights.
The lighter weight of the weapon decreases the standard crew for the
AGS-30 to two men. A variant, the
AG-30, is designed for mounting on vehicular mounts or tripods without any
modifications, but does not have the PAG-17 sight.
The AGS-30 fires the same rounds as the AGS-30, and can also fire two
additional rounds – the VOG-30, with a larger explosive and propellant charge,
and the GPD-30, an enhanced fragmentation round.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazine |
Price |
AGS-30 |
30mm Russian Medium Velocity |
16 kg (with Tripod) |
30 Belt |
$1120 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Round |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IFR |
AGS-30 |
5 |
HE |
0 |
1 |
140 |
1325 |
|
5 |
HEDP |
0 |
1 |
140 |
1325 |
KBI AGS-30
Notes: The
AGS-30 began replacing the AGS-17 in Russian service in 1994.
The AGS-30 is a much simpler weapon than the AGS-17, using some 40% less
parts, and is much lighter than the AGS-17.
Other differences include only one rate of automatic fire, though again
the cyclic rate is low enough that a gunner can squeeze off short bursts and
single shots with a minimum of practice.
The operation is blowback, using a heavy buffer, bolt, and sear; in
addition, the AGS-30 uses a counter-recoil buffer to further decrease recoil,
and the bolt uses long recoil.
Cocking is by a simple lever. The
same PAG-17 2.7x sight as the AGS-17 is used, along with backup iron sights.
The tripod is a new lightweight model weighing only 5.7 kilograms.
The lighter weight of the weapon decrease the standard crew for the
AGS-30 to two men. A variant, the
AG-30, is designed for mounting on vehicular mounts or tripods without any
modifications, but does not have the PAG-17 sight.
The AGS-30 fires the same rounds as the AGS-30, and can also fire two
additional rounds – the VOG-30, with a larger explosive and propellant charge,
and the GPD-30, an enhanced fragmentation round.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Bulk |
Magazine |
Price |
AGS-30 |
30mm Russian Medium Velocity |
10.8 kg |
5 |
30 Belt |
$1120 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Round |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IFR |
AGS-30 |
5 |
HE |
1 |
2 |
140 |
850 |
|
5 |
HEDP |
1 |
2 |
140 |
850 |
|
5 |
VOG-30 HEDP |
1 |
2 |
112 |
680 |
|
5 |
HE-FRAG |
1 |
2 |
140 |
850 |
Notes: Despite
the capabilities of the GM-94, this pump-action grenade launcher was actually
designed for use by the Russian equivalent of police SRT teams, and came into
military use relatively recently.
The GM-94 is basically a greatly-enlarged RM-93 shotgun, and operates in a
similar manner – one pumps the barrel forward to jack a round into the chamber
(and to eject any fired shell), and back again to lock the barrel and cock the
weapon. The barrel is pulled almost
halfway forward to load the tubular magazine atop the weapon.
The barrel is not only heavily ribbed externally, it also has two hand
stops to aid in working the action and gripping the weapon.
Construction is primarily of steel, with a stock that can be swung up and
over the weapon to fold it. When
folded, the stock may also be used as a carrying handle.
The ammunition is peculiar to the GM-94, and not used by any other
weapon. Though the tubular magazine
can normally hold four rounds, if it has thermobaric rounds (whether one or as
many as three), the magazine can hold only three rounds, since the thermobaric
grenades are longer than other types of ammunition.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Merc 2000 Notes:
This is a popular terrorist weapon in the Merc 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Bulk |
Magazine |
Price |
GM-94 |
43mm Russian Low-Velocity |
4.5 kg |
4/5 |
4 Tubular* |
$590 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Round |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IFR |
GM-94 |
PA |
Baton |
2 |
Nil |
50 |
Nil |
|
PA |
CS |
2 |
Nil |
100 |
420 |
|
PA |
Thermobaric |
2 |
Nil |
100 |
420 |
|
PA |
Flash-Bang |
2 |
Nil |
100 |
420 |
|
PA |
FRAG |
2 |
Nil |
100 |
420 |
|
PA |
HE |
2 |
Nil |
100 |
420 |
|
PA |
HEAT |
2 |
Nil |
100 |
420 |
|
PA |
ILLUM |
2 |
Nil |
100 |
420 |
|
PA |
Rubber Slug |
2 |
Nil |
100 |
420 |
|
PA |
Star Cluster |
2 |
Nil |
100 |
320 |
*If even one thermobaric
round is loaded into the magazine, only three rounds may be carried.
KBI RGS-50
Notes: The
RGS-50 is a single-shot shoulder-fired grenade launcher designed primarily for
use by police, but also with some military applications (and called the RGS-50M
in that guise). The RGS-50 uses
primarily a tubular break-open mechanism with an attached pistol grip and firing
mechanism, along with a detachable shoulder stock and forward foregrip.
Sights are an adjustable ladder rear and post front. And the weapon is
broken open by a latch behind of the rear sight.
The trigger mechanism has s safety switch.
The detachable shoulder stock has a rubber recoil pad.
The RGS-50 can be fired without the stock or even the foregrip if
desired; the RGS-50’s stock weighs 2 kilograms, and the foregrip 0.2 kilograms.
On military versions, the foregrip folds backwards, and the sights are a
bit more precise.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Bulk |
Magazine |
Price |
RGS-50 |
50mm Russian Low-Velocity |
6.3 kg |
4/5 |
1 Internal |
$685 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Round |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IFR |
RGS-50 (Stock/No Stock) |
SS |
CHEM |
1/3 |
Nil |
110 |
430 |
|
|
Flash-Bang |
1/3 |
Nil |
110 |
430 |
|
|
Beanbag |
1/3 |
Nil |
60 |
Nil |
|
|
HE-FRAG |
1/3 |
Nil |
110 |
430 |
|
|
HEAT |
1/3 |
Nil |
110 |
430 |
|
|
HESH |
1/3 |
Nil |
110 |
430 |
KBTM AGS-17 Plamya
Notes:
The Plamya (Flame) was first seen in use in Afghanistan in about 1977,
though it had been in Russian and Warsaw Pact service since about 1975.
It is generally issued at the company level in infantry and combat
engineer units, and is meant to provide a massive volume of high-explosive fire
during assaults. Construction is
largely of steel; the firing mechanism allows only for variable rates of
automatic fire, but the maximum cyclic rate is slow enough for a gunner to get
single shots with a minimum of practice.
Recoil is blowback with a hydraulic recoil damper.
The charging handle is a handle attached to a wire cable.
The firing control levers fold for transport.
Though the AGS-17 is fed by 30-round belts, experienced AGS-17 gunners
normally keep the first round loop open due to problems with first-round feed
reliability.
AGS-17 variants
have also been found mounted in vehicle turrets as well as on pintle mounts, and
in chin turrets and as door guns on helicopters (helicopter-mounted Plamyas are
normally known as AG-17A’s instead of the AGS-17).
Other mounts include a mounting with a coaxial NSV machinegun on a
high-angle mount for use in mountainous areas, and a remote control AGS-17 known
as the 6S5 Mius that allows one gunner to control up to 4 AGS-17s at once, aimed
by a laser rangefinder. The
standard AGS-17 is normally fitted with a 2.7x sight, and is mounted on a
12-kilogram tripod, though earlier AGS-17 tripods were of heavier and clunkier
construction and weighed 17 kilograms.
The AGS-17 has proliferated throughout former Russian client states, and
has also been copied by China.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Bulk |
Magazine |
Price |
AGS-17 |
30mm Russian Medium Velocity |
18 kg |
5 |
30 Belt |
$1368 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Round |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IFR |
AGS-17 |
2/5 |
HE |
1 |
1/2 |
140 |
850 |
|
2/5 |
HEDP |
1 |
1/2 |
140 |
850 |
TekhMash 6G27 Balkan
Notes: Russian
troops, though they were reasonably satisfied with the AGS-17 and AGS-30 and
liked their light weight, they always wanted an AGL with more powerful rounds
and especially, with greater range – something on par with Western AGLs like the
Mk 19 and HK GMG. The result of
nearly 30 years of development is the 6G27, sometimes known (especially in the
West) as the AGS-40. First
deliveries to the Russian Army took place in 2016; no exports of the 6G27 have
taken place; indeed, it has not been offered for export sales.
The 6G27 is
definitely an increase in firepower over the AGS-17 and AGS-30, but the downside
is increased weight – on its tripod, it weighs nearly twice as much as the
AGS-17. It might have been heavier,
but portions of the receiver, and ammo drum, the stock, and parts of the trigger
are of polymer. Dimensionally, however, the Balkan is more compact than the
AGS-17 and AGS-30. Externally, the Balkan looks enough like the AGS-17 and
AGS-30 that it could be mistaken for those launchers at first glance – and more
importantly, it will fit on the same tripods and vehicular mounts as AGSs like
the Plamya. The 6G27 is equipped
with an image intensification/telescopic sight with a power of 6x for the day
telescopic sight and 10x for the night image intensifier.
Operation is by gas, and it fires from an open bolt. Feed is by belt,
contained in a round polymer drum which attaches to the right side of the
receiver. The Balkan is loaded and fired in virtually the same manner as the
AGS-17 and AGS-30.
The grenades
have a better damaging radius, come in more varieties, and have over double the
range of an AGS-17 or AGS-30. They
are sort of unusual; they are not exactly caseless, but the propellant casing
and explosives casing are in a single unit and go downrange in one piece, with
the propellant jacket producing extra fragments or extra effects depending on
the round. No empty case of any
sort is ejected from the Balkan when it is fired, and round ejections occur only
to clear a jam or unload the weapon.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Bulk |
Magazine |
Price |
6G27 |
40x64mm Russian HV |
32 kg |
5 |
20 Belt |
Weapon |
ROF |
Round |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IFR |
|
5 |
CHEM |
1 |
2 |
206 |
2500 |
|
5 |
Flechette |
1 |
2 |
206 |
2500 |
5 |
HE |
1 |
2 |
206 |
2500 |
|
|
5 |
HEDP |
1 |
2 |
206 |
2500 |
|
5 |
ILLUM |
1 |
2 |
206 |
2500 |
|
5 |
Jumping Frag |
1 |
2 |
206 |
2500 |
TsKIB SOO 6G30 (RG-6)
Notes:
This weapon was developed in response to a Russian Army need for a
multishot grenade launcher for use in Chechnya.
It is basically a modified GP-25 firing assembly with a rotating cylinder
mechanism behind the barrel and a sliding stock with a thick recoil pad.
The 6G30 is, however, not designed to be fired with the stock in the
forward position. The barrels in the rotating cylinder are rifled, while the
single central barrel is not. The
weapon is wound when reloading like a clock using a folding crank at the rear of
the cylinder. The cylinder assembly
hinges to allow for reloading.
Early production
6G30s had a defect, in that the weapon does not always fire on a given cylinder;
any grenade is 2% likely not to fire, over and above the normal chance for
misfire during catastrophic failure.
Grenades that do not fire are not defective; they may be reloaded and may
then fire at normal probability, again with a 2% chance of misfire.
This is a defect of the weapon and not the rounds.
Newer production improvements are believed to have eliminated this
problem.
In addition to
the types of rounds the GP-25 may fire, the 6G-30 can also fire a tactical
flechette round called the Gvozd (Nail) and the GRD-40 extended-duration smoke
round.
This weapon was
not issued to line units, but instead only to Spetsnaz and Alpha teams.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Bulk* |
Magazine |
Price |
6G30 |
40x44 Russian Low-Velocity |
6.2 kg |
3/4 |
6 Cylinder |
$625 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Round |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IFR |
6G30 |
SA |
CHEM |
1 |
Nil |
90 |
380 |
|
SA |
HE |
1 |
Nil |
90 |
380 |
|
SA |
HEDP |
1 |
Nil |
90 |
380 |
|
SA |
ILLUM |
1 |
Nil |
90 |
380 |
|
SA |
Flechette |
1 |
Nil |
30 |
Nil |
*The 6G-30 cannot
be fired with the stock
folded.
TsKIB SOO GP-25/GP-30 Koster
Notes: The GP-25
is a single-shot, muzzle-loaded grenade launcher of simple design and compact
dimensions. The GP-25 (also known
as the BG-15, BG-1, or AK-GL) was designed specifically for use with AK-series
weapons (but will also fit most foreign-made AK-derivatives with handguards
about the same shape as the Russian AK series, as well as the AN-94), and clamps
in place below the handguard, the area of barrel up to the gas block, and the
very front of the receiver. The
GP-25 includes a rudimentary pistol grip, as well as a grenade launcher sight
atop the gas tube. Service with the
Russians began in 1978.
Grenades are
slid into the muzzle of the grenade launcher and held in place by a
spring-loaded latch. Inserting a
grenade cocks the launcher and also engages a safety that is removed by a thumb
latch. The GP-25 comes with a
rubber recoil pad that can be slipped over the butt of the grenadier’s rifle.
(Again, this assumes that the dimensions of the rifle’s butt are
approximately the same as that of Russian AK-series weapons.)
Other parts of the interface gear help protect the rifle itself against
the recoil of the GP-25. The stubby
barrel of the GP-25 is a mere 8.07 inches long, with the entire weapon being
only 12.72 inches long. Firing may
be done in direct fire or in indirect fire by bracing the butt on the ground
against the grenadier’s foot. The gunner aims through a simple quadrant sight
atop the grenade launcher’s handguard assembly.
Firing the GP-25
or GP-30 puts considerable stress on the rifle it is mounted upon, ironically
due to the AK’s greatest strength – the loose tolerance of the AK’s parts.
Firing the grenade launcher causes the entire rifle to flex downward
forcefully. Russian doctrine
recommends that no more than 100 grenades be fired before its removal from the
AK, and after this the AK should be sent to the rear for refurbishment.
Should a live
round need to be removed from the grenade launcher, there is a spring-loaded
extraction rod on the rear of the launcher.
Simply flick the rod and push the grenade out…unfortunately, this has a
tendency to set off the round.
Understandably, Russian troops using the GP-25 or 30 are a bit leery of removing
a round in this manner, and prefer to simply remove the launcher and abandon it
or turn it in to the armorer rather than try this procedure.
The GP-30 was
designed to simplify production, but the new production procedures had the
side-effect of lightening the weapon. The GP-30 has a simplified sight that is
moved to the right side of the weapon.
It is otherwise identical to the GP-25 for game purposes.
Both of these
weapons can be fired separately from a rifle – but as they are light in weight,
have only rudimentary pistol grips, and no provision for stocks, recoil is quite
stiff and fire in inaccurate (one level more difficult).
The GP-95 was
designed specifically for use with the OTs-14 Groza assault rifle, but can also
be used on the A-91 and 9A91. The
primary difference is in the mounting gear, which is incompatible with other
assault rifles.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Bulk |
Magazine |
Price |
GP-25/GP-95 |
40x47 Russian Low-Velocity |
1.5 kg |
2 |
1 Internal |
$282 |
GP-30 |
40x47 Russian Low-Velocity |
1.24 kg |
2 |
1 Internal |
$282 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Round |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IFR |
GP-25 (On/Off Rifle) |
SS |
CHEM |
2/5 |
Nil |
90 |
360 |
|
SS |
HE |
2/5 |
Nil |
90 |
360 |
|
SS |
ILLUM |
2/5 |
Nil |
90 |
360 |
|
SS |
Jumping Frag |
2/5 |
Nil |
90 |
360 |