GP-25

GP-25 grenade launcher
TypeGrenade launcher
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1978–present
Used bySee Users
Wars
Production history
DesignerTsKIB SOO
Designed1966–1978
ManufacturerKalashnikov Concern
STC Delta
Arsenal AD
Zastava Arms
Produced1978–present
VariantsGP-30, GP-30M, GP-34
Specifications
Mass1.5 kg (3.31 lb) (GP-25)
1.3 kg (2.9 lb) (GP-30)
1.4 kg (3.1 lb) (GP-34)[2]
Length323 mm (12.7 in) (GP-25)
275 mm (10.8 in) (GP-30)
315 mm (12.4 in) (GP-34)[2]
Barrel length120 mm (4.7 in)

Cartridge40 mm internal propellant caseless ammunition (CL)
Caliber40 mm
ActionClosed system, single-shot
Rate of fire20 rounds/min area suppression[2]
5–6 rounds/min aimed shots[2]
Muzzle velocity76.5 m/s (251 ft/s)[2]
Effective firing rangeSights adjustable 100 to 400 meters[2]
Feed systemMuzzleloader
SightsNotched quadrant sight

The GP-25 Kostyor ("Bonfire"), GP-30 Obuvka ("Shoe") and GP-34 are a family of Russian 40 mm under-barrel muzzleloaded grenade launchers for the AK family of assault rifles.[3] The acronym GP stands for Granatomyot Podstvolnyj,[3] "under-barrel grenade launcher" in Russian, and was adopted by Soviet forces in 1978.

  1. ^ "Ukraine War 1 Hour of Amazing Firefights". YouTube. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Официальный сайт группы предприятий "ИЖМАШ"". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012. |Izhmash GP-34 Specifications
  3. ^ a b Rottman, Gordon L. (2011). The AK-47: Kalashnikov-series assault rifles. Weapon 8. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-84908-835-0. OCLC 651902408.