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AGS-17
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Also known as Zastava BGA 30mm, Plamya, 30 KRKK AGS-17, AGS-17 Grenade Launcher, AGS-17 (granátomet)

thumb|305px|AGS-17 in Afghanistan. 1986

Key facts

Weapon.is_ranged
yes
Weapon.image
30-мм автоматический гранатомет АГС-17 Пламя.jpg
Weapon.image_size
300
Weapon.caption
AGS-17 mounted on tripod.
Weapon.name
AGS-17 Plamya
Weapon.type
Automatic grenade launcher
Weapon.origin
Soviet Union
Weapon.designer
KB Tochmash
Weapon.manufacturer
Molot Plant
Weapon.design_date
1967
Weapon.production_date
1967
Weapon.service
1970–present
Weapon.used_by
See Users
Weapon.caliber
30 mm
Weapon.feed
29 grenades belt
Weapon.action
Blowback
Weapon.rate
400 round/min
Weapon.velocity
185 m/s

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Development
  • Variants
  • Ammunition
  • Users
  • Current
  • Former
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|305px|AGS-17 in Afghanistan. 1986

The AGS-17 Plamya (Russian: Пламя; Flame) is a Soviet-designed automatic grenade launcher in service worldwide.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “AGS-17” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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