By Eliza Popova
In the published photo, the Ukrainian soldier holds the RDS40-MGL production of Repkon Defense. RDS40-MGL grenade launcher is a Turkish semi-automatic grenade launcher. It has 6 grenades of 40mm caliber. This is the latest development that was adopted by the Turkish army in 2022. There is no information in the open access to the beginning of serial supply of grenade launchers in the Turkish Armed Forces.
The peculiarity of Turkish development is the possibility of using ammunition 40x46 mm caliber with reduced ballistics, as well as grenades of 40x53 mm caliber with average ballistics. The latter are used on easel grenade launchers. Repkon Defense also emphasizes that their product is 1. 5 kg lighter than analogues in the market - 5. 4 kg. In addition, it is stated about the increased firing resource with Flow Forming technology.
It allows you to make the shape of a metal product as accurately as possible. The main characteristics of RDS40-MGL: In "Militar" also state that grenades of Ukrainian production 40x53 mm caliber will be suitable for Turkish grenade launcher. The target is used with a mechanical sight, although there are picatin rails to install other aiming tools. We will remind, on July 24 analysts wrote that the United States handed Ukraine cassette ammunition M864 with a range of up to 30 km.
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