The AGS-17 Plamya is a Soviet designed automatic grenade launcher, designed by KB Tochmash in 1967 and manufactured by the Molot Plant, that fires 30mm grenades from a tripod or vehicle mount against both soft targets and fortified positions. It entered service around 1970, went into mass production in 1971, and became widely known after its deployment during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. It remains in service today with Russia and more than thirty other nations including Afghanistan, China, Iraq, Serbia and Vietnam, having previously also equipped Czechoslovakia, Finland and Latvia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Service Status Weapon ClassAutomatic grenade launcher 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Grenade / Explosive Device 1 FAQs
Could the AGS-17 be fired from vehicles and helicopters as well as from a tripod?
Military Factory states: "Within time, special vehicle mounts were in play that allowed the AGS-17 to be fired from utility, transport and armored vehicles. Additionally, an airborne mounting installation devised for Mil Mi-8 and Mi-24 transport/assault helicopters was introduced and utilized to equally good effect."
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Operated By
Source MilitaryFactory.com: KBP AGS-17 Plamya (Flame)
Source MilitaryFactory.com: KBP AGS-17 Plamya (Flame)
Used In
In the Other Atlases
Manufactured By
Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.
Source Wikidata: AGS-17
Sources
1. Wikipedia: AGS-17
Description section
automatic grenade launcher in service worldwide
Infobox: service
1970-present
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
Infobox: caliber
30 mm
Service-status attribute (ags-17)
It remains in service today with Russia and more than thirty other nations including Afghanistan, China, Iraq, Serbia and Vietnam, having previously also equipped Czechoslovakia, Finland and Latvia.
Infobox: design_date
1967
- Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'
- Used In: South African Border War, infobox wars field: 'South African Border War'
- Used In: Gulf War, infobox wars field: 'Gulf War'
- Used In: First Chechen War, infobox wars field: 'First Chechen War'
- Used In: Second Chechen War, infobox wars field: 'Second Chechen War'
- Used In: Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iraq War'
- Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian Civil War'
- Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, infobox wars field: 'Russo-Ukrainian War'
In Group: Grenade Launchers, Infobox: type
Automatic grenade launcher
View the Source2. Wikidata: AGS-17
Wikidata Q292668, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source MilitaryFactory.com: KBP AGS-17 Plamya (Flame)
MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: People's Liberation Army, Operators
[ Afghanistan; Angola; Chad; China; Cuba; Czech Republic; India; Iran; Iraq; Latvia; Montenegro; Mozambique; Nicaragua; North Korea; Poland; Russia; Soviet Union; Serbia; Ukraine ]
Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Operators
[ Afghanistan; Angola; Chad; China; Cuba; Czech Republic; India; Iran; Iraq; Latvia; Montenegro; Mozambique; Nicaragua; North Korea; Poland; Russia; Soviet Union; Serbia; Ukraine ]
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