CIS 40 AGL | |
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Type | Automatic grenade launcher |
Place of origin |
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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.