Description:
The AGS-17 is a 30mm automatic grenade launcher designed to engage enemy troops and fortifications. Typically the AGS-17 is mounted on a tripod and is operated by a crew of three-man but it can be integrated on a variety of ground vehicles.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 3
Guns: Caliber 30 mm
Weights: Weight 45.5 kg (100 lb) ammo box plus grenade launcher
Performance: Max Range 1,700 m (5,577 ft), Muzzle Velocity 185 mps (Mach 0.56)
Other: Ammunition Load 29, Max Rate of Fire 420 rounds per minute
Operators
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Notes (*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Russia