The GP-46: Russia's New Grenade Launcher

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @TheArmourersBench
    @TheArmourersBench  28 дней назад +8

    Thanks again to Deni, check out our accompanying article for this video here -
    armourersbench.com/2024/10/27/new-russian-grenade-launcher-gp-46/

    • @Isaac-ho8gh
      @Isaac-ho8gh 26 дней назад

      Can you stop fucking collaborating with Russians who are linked to their military!?
      They're still fucking doing genocide against Ukraine! What the fuck man!

  • @chavezchavo
    @chavezchavo 28 дней назад +262

    Being able to tilt the breach left and right. Kinda reminds me of FN's grenade launcher.

    • @TheArmourersBench
      @TheArmourersBench  28 дней назад +71

      Yeah it's a smart feature that they have in common. Means less need to tilt the weapon too.

    • @abdou.the.heretic
      @abdou.the.heretic 28 дней назад +2

      ​@@TheArmourersBenchespecially in urban areas, you don't have to show all of your profile to lob one around a corner.

    • @snaker9er
      @snaker9er 28 дней назад +12

      @@abdou.the.heretic do what now lol

    • @abdou.the.heretic
      @abdou.the.heretic 28 дней назад

      @@snaker9er profile, silhouette, meat parts that react badly to bullet poisoning XD did I say something sexual? Lolol

    • @LUCNUKEM
      @LUCNUKEM 28 дней назад +20

      ​@@abdou.the.heretictilting the tube is to open it for loading, not to aim it at an angle. The breach face stays in place, pointed straight ahead.

  • @EXO9X8
    @EXO9X8 28 дней назад +158

    I can totally see myself having to fire it off in a hurry and accidentally unlocking the grenade launcher tube instead.

    • @TheArmourersBench
      @TheArmourersBench  28 дней назад +58

      Yeah, the similarity in the controls might be an issue, hard to say without getting hands on.

    • @Rosnoseros
      @Rosnoseros 28 дней назад +2

      I will not be anywhere near you then.

    • @alijankhan3330
      @alijankhan3330 23 дня назад +1

      @EXO9X8 I haven't handled one but if they made the firing lever vertical like a conventional trigger and the unlocking lever horizontal, it would be easy/natural to train to differentiate between the two

    • @StupidGuy1125
      @StupidGuy1125 19 дней назад

      You maybe shouldn’t fire off a *grenade* in a hurry. You gotta make sure it’s a smart decision to fire that shit off.

  • @Shaun_Jones
    @Shaun_Jones 28 дней назад +112

    I must say, the ability to load the launcher from either side without any modifications is impressive. I do wonder how durable that pivot is, though, considering that it looks like it has to resist the full recoil force.
    Edit: on further inspection, the pivot doesn’t actually have to resist recoil, however it is the only thing holding the barrel on so my concern about durability still stands.

    • @ZeSpektrum
      @ZeSpektrum 28 дней назад +8

      The pivot doesn't take any of the recoil, the backplate does.

    • @goiterlanternbase
      @goiterlanternbase 28 дней назад +4

      During reloading, the entire gorilla is working on that pivot point😁

    • @ZeSpektrum
      @ZeSpektrum 28 дней назад +2

      @@goiterlanternbaseWay less force than the supposed recoil comment above was referring to.

    • @goiterlanternbase
      @goiterlanternbase 28 дней назад +2

      @@ZeSpektrum When the recoil occurs, it is arrested at the back-lock too.

    • @ZeSpektrum
      @ZeSpektrum 28 дней назад +1

      @@goiterlanternbase Nope, I think you're misunderstanding the mechanism and how the casing isn't transferring any of the energy to the locking system.

  • @Lwaww
    @Lwaww 28 дней назад +52

    Kinda reminds me of the XM203. The option of being able to open breach to the left or right is really cool

    • @donwyoming1936
      @donwyoming1936 28 дней назад +6

      Russia finally caught up to our 1960s tech. 😊

    • @Ignacio-d1j
      @Ignacio-d1j 28 дней назад +1

      ​@@donwyoming1936
      Russia have doble action granaderos launchers .. the usa don't

    • @berryreading4809
      @berryreading4809 28 дней назад +7

      Lol the US had pump action repeating 40mm grenade launchers in the 1960s... Now the rotary style Milkor style... Plus the MK-19 and its variants for laying down belts of fully semi automatic high pressure 40mm golden eggs... Plus an incredible amount of wild experimental stuff from the introduction/adoption of the hi-lo 40mm grenade until current systems in development... So please elaborate on this amazing double action Russian grenade launcher of which the USA has no similar equivalent? 🤔 Because the US has pretty much made repeating grenade launchers that shoot everything from 25mm to 60mm grenades using almost every common type of operating/feeding system you could imagine over the years... Only a few repeating individual systems have been fielded or adopted, but those are combat used systems, not the 100+ experimental designs that went through some random test program... Still wish they would've kept the semiautomatic 25mm system with the "smart" programable airburst grenades, but that is a VERY expensive price per round of something without very much payload, so I can see why it was canceled... I think the Hague complaints were just an excuse to save some money on that particular weapon system.

    • @PandaMan-xy1he
      @PandaMan-xy1he 28 дней назад +10

      @@berryreading4809 These... aren't in a similar class. Those multishot launchers are too heavy and bulky to be mass issued. This is a counterpart to the M203 or M320 grenade launchers. It opening on both sides is just a nice feature. Why are you getting so bent out of shape over something that isn't even relevant?

    • @174gofman
      @174gofman 28 дней назад +1

      @@berryreading4809 У России все это есть, только безгильзовое, что позволяет поставить его на танк, или бмп, причем в нескольких количествах, а грантомет на видео - это заказ для экспорта, и он дебильный. наши гранатометы лучше

  • @heksogen4788
    @heksogen4788 28 дней назад +56

    1.6kg - thats quite heavy.

    • @williamnixon3994
      @williamnixon3994 28 дней назад +8

      Note that it likely also includes the grenade in there, as it is "No more than 1.6kg" instead of 1.6kg unloaded. Granted, from what I'm reading about the mass of grenades, that's still pretty chunky for what is basically a 2023 Russia analog of the M203

    • @ac1dflare937
      @ac1dflare937 28 дней назад +14

      ​@@williamnixon3994weight is almost always net, IE empty weight, because different annumition would what difference in weight.
      Long high pressure grenade launcher like Russia uses require stronger barrel than the NATO 40mm grenade launchers which use a low pressure propellant

    • @ayebraine
      @ayebraine 27 дней назад

      @@ac1dflare937 This particular device is chambered for NATO 40×46mm low-pressure grenades, not Russian grenades. Also, Russian 40mm UBGL grenades are also hi-lo (low-pressure) as I understand, so the same range of pressures. Russia also has high-pressure 40mm which are also incompatible with UBGLs, for AGS family of automatic grenade launchers.

    • @renegadeone9479
      @renegadeone9479 23 дня назад

      Aren't Russian 40 mm different from Western 40 mm, like similar to VOG grenades​@@ayebraine

    • @kikiwonwon29
      @kikiwonwon29 21 день назад

      Slavic people are big not like Asian so that is not problem.

  • @MatoVuc
    @MatoVuc 28 дней назад +53

    Calling it "Russia's" new GL is perhaps a bit misleading.
    I think this is intended only for export

    • @delphinazizumbo8674
      @delphinazizumbo8674 28 дней назад +1

      never been fired, only dropped once?

    • @jukebox_heroperson3994
      @jukebox_heroperson3994 27 дней назад +3

      That's a French thing

    • @noscopesallowed8128
      @noscopesallowed8128 26 дней назад +5

      Thats a very minor thing to take issue with. It's still Russian in origin so the English isn't even wrong.

    • @ИванИванов-с2о6у
      @ИванИванов-с2о6у 25 дней назад +8

      Он разработан для иностранного заказчика, в армию россии поставлятся не будет.

    • @camelthegamer7165
      @camelthegamer7165 24 дня назад +1

      ​@@ИванИванов-с2о6уI was thinking it was 40mm to enable using enemy ammo but export makes money, not sense.

  • @BO-D222
    @BO-D222 27 дней назад +4

    You're one of my new favorite channels. Great work.

    • @TheArmourersBench
      @TheArmourersBench  27 дней назад

      Thank you! Videos every Sunday and lots to catch up on. Thanks for watching!

  • @slayerd357
    @slayerd357 28 дней назад +48

    I love how each military is adopting to their adversaries ammo.

    • @jarvy251
      @jarvy251 27 дней назад +39

      It's more a marketing thing. Western ammo probably dominates the export market now. Russia isn't going to start using 5.56 and 40mm grenades, but their customers do.

    • @eddietat95
      @eddietat95 24 дня назад +1

      I'm not seeing militaries doing it at all (except small-scale special forces training), but some manufacturers like to cater to different militaries using either Soviet or NATO ammo, depending on the target customer.

    • @jic1
      @jic1 22 дня назад +1

      Except for things like low-volume special forces weapons, I really can't think of any time that NATO countries adopted Soviet/Russian ammunition (no, Finland does not count). I suppose Russia did adopt 9x19, but I believe it's speced differently. Also, as stated in the video, this is most likely for export.

    • @eddietat95
      @eddietat95 22 дня назад +2

      I suppose one additional example is China going to 7.62x51mm, but it is also spec'd differently from NATO and was more about going away from rimmed 7.62x54mmR than anything else.

    • @jic1
      @jic1 22 дня назад +1

      @@eddietat95 I wasn't aware of that one. I'm surprised that they didn't come up with an indigenous cartridge for the role, like they did when they went with 5.8×42 instead of either 5.45x39 or 5.56x45.

  • @cujimmy1366
    @cujimmy1366 28 дней назад +14

    So, are there interchangeable barrels for the different sizes.

  • @MikoFiticus
    @MikoFiticus 27 дней назад +3

    I like that new stock design.

  • @gsauceprimary9363
    @gsauceprimary9363 28 дней назад +144

    can't wait to see valgear get his hands on this one

    • @Chiboza
      @Chiboza 28 дней назад +18

      Don't talk nonsense. Export to India mostly

    • @00-Dima
      @00-Dima 28 дней назад +34

      ​@Chiboza hmmm interesting some Indian export tanks somehow got blown up in Ukraine

    • @TheKakan1337
      @TheKakan1337 28 дней назад +8

      @@Chiboza Why can't the Russian military afford it?

    • @TheRoook
      @TheRoook 28 дней назад

      @gsauceprimary9363 Dont worry he wont be getting it at all. You pussy twat

    • @juraganikan9868
      @juraganikan9868 28 дней назад +4

      ​@@TheKakan13370:28 you deaf or something?

  • @lefunnyN1
    @lefunnyN1 28 дней назад +71

    so finally a launcher that wont shoot the projectile into your fingers

    • @TheArmourersBench
      @TheArmourersBench  28 дней назад +31

      What a plus.

    • @konstantin.v
      @konstantin.v 28 дней назад +4

      Was it common? 🤔

    • @LesponeOne
      @LesponeOne 28 дней назад +15

      @@konstantin.v enough common to get some photo in net

    • @Montyfridge
      @Montyfridge 28 дней назад +4

      @@LesponeOne which launcher do you guys mean ?

    • @Montyfridge
      @Montyfridge 28 дней назад +14

      @@epluribusunum5318 i am aware of the launcher itself but ive never heard about those problems, wow and thanks for the info

  • @Mr.LeoNov
    @Mr.LeoNov 24 дня назад +3

    Looks weird af honestly. And it isn't even being manufactured for the country's army, only for export.
    I thought we'd finally get rid of this caseless grenade round here in Russia, but unfortunately no. Someday probably, but not today
    Nevertheless, thanks for the info! Keep up the good work

  • @peytonnorris7244
    @peytonnorris7244 28 дней назад +14

    It looks like it can fire the long grenades judging by the fn style breech

    • @alijankhan3330
      @alijankhan3330 28 дней назад +8

      It's designed for export, nato standard 40×46 mm grenades not Russian ones

    • @ironwolfF1
      @ironwolfF1 28 дней назад +4

      Yup, once upon a time, when the M79 was around, there were parachute illumination and signal flare rounds (all long body)...and with the Russians, they'd have the option of making a larger thermobaric grenade. Given the spotty availability of NV gear for Ivan, I can foresee certain types of grenades making a comeback.

  • @omarrp14
    @omarrp14 28 дней назад +3

    They seem to have gotten rid of the ability to use the sights to fire it in an indirect fire “mode”.
    Idk if it’s used in practice with the GP-25 but it seemed like a useful feature rather than the normal way of aiming.
    It would allow for use of the GL while completely behind cover and would have a similar trajectory to a mortar so you didn’t need LOS.

    • @theblacksun2355
      @theblacksun2355 25 дней назад

      With correction of drones in nowadays this feature really seems useful

  • @JimmySailor
    @JimmySailor 28 дней назад +28

    Idk, a pair of big unshielded triggers would make me nervous. Though I believe all armies teach to never keep a grenade in the chamber.

    • @mathildadeer
      @mathildadeer 28 дней назад +16

      probably why the safety is a full 180 throw too. But yeah, most militaries carry under barrel launchers unloaded for safety and weight reasons

    • @000Ares26
      @000Ares26 28 дней назад

      there is a safety and minimum arming distance

    • @cucuawe465
      @cucuawe465 28 дней назад +7

      ​@@000Ares26still hurts if it accidentally hits the crotch or bottom area

    • @tylerfreal6472
      @tylerfreal6472 28 дней назад

      a nade launcher is like 3x or more the pull weight of a double action trigger pull u have to try to ND it

  • @bobjohnston1239
    @bobjohnston1239 27 дней назад +3

    I just like the fact it doesn't have the stupid handle the M320 has.

  • @SkyMaXX5
    @SkyMaXX5 26 дней назад +2

    This is not designed for the Russian army, but for foreign buyers who use NATO ammunition. It is attached to any automatic rifle.
    Although of course the grenade launcher was designed for package sales of Kalashnikov assault rifles for NATO 7.62x51mm and 5.56x45mm cartridges, and now buyers also get a grenade launcher for 40x46mm NATO grenades.

  • @marcusott2973
    @marcusott2973 28 дней назад

    Much awaited, much appreciated excellent insights as always from you.

  • @tadeksmutek5840
    @tadeksmutek5840 3 дня назад

    Interesting stuff, thank You!

  • @SSS333-AAA
    @SSS333-AAA 27 дней назад

    this looks like a very well designed piece of equipment, my main concern for the people who will use it is the weight, size, and comfort.
    i feel as if it would be easier to keep off the weapon, rather than on it. this would also allow for a much more standard grip.
    other than those concerns, i hope it works well for them.

  • @vaclavkomrska1033
    @vaclavkomrska1033 26 дней назад +1

    Still GP 25 is most cool looking Grenade Launcher ever

  • @ishimweshadrack7041
    @ishimweshadrack7041 20 дней назад +1

    That machine gun look cool though😊😊

  • @CapnDan57
    @CapnDan57 28 дней назад

    Thanks, Matt.

  • @tjwithanak7517
    @tjwithanak7517 28 дней назад +12

    I suspect this will be modified to suppress attack drones as well. A grenade caliber 12G buckshot round or something?

    • @terrified057t4
      @terrified057t4 28 дней назад +3

      It'd be funny as fuck if the Orcs start buying up as much M476 as possible XD

    • @SoundShunter72
      @SoundShunter72 28 дней назад

      ​@@terrified057t4 Like they can't make their own...

    • @daniels0376
      @daniels0376 28 дней назад +15

      Shotguns are good against drones only if they can fire follow up shots in rapid succession. That is, pump action at the very least.
      A single shot wouldn't be much better than a burst of automatic rifle fire.

    • @RatSnakeRichie2999
      @RatSnakeRichie2999 28 дней назад +5

      @@daniels0376 Not true. If youve seen any of the footage of soldiers using hunting shotguns to take out drones it either takes one shot to bring them down or they dont hit it at all.

    • @a1phamalestud
      @a1phamalestud 28 дней назад +2

      There better off with masterkey under barrel shotty

  • @Autobotmatt428
    @Autobotmatt428 7 дней назад +1

    I always thought a side trigger would work well with an under barrel grenade launcher

  • @antonschollum3128
    @antonschollum3128 28 дней назад

    Nice, thanks brother

  • @noobr22
    @noobr22 27 дней назад

    very sleek and modern design. i can't wait to see it in video games 🔥

  • @aldrenmariquit8355
    @aldrenmariquit8355 21 день назад +1

    AK x SCAR is awesome ❤❤❤

    • @Lwaww
      @Lwaww 16 дней назад

      What

  • @sterneno1107
    @sterneno1107 28 дней назад +12

    Can you please make a Video on the MG3 and other MG42 derivatives in Ukraine.

    • @Lwaww
      @Lwaww 28 дней назад

      I think he already did on the MG3

    • @sterneno1107
      @sterneno1107 28 дней назад +4

      @@Lwaww He did a video on the MG5, but not on the MG3.

    • @Lwaww
      @Lwaww 28 дней назад

      @@sterneno1107 oh, I had a Mandela effect lol

  • @allgood6760
    @allgood6760 28 дней назад

    Awesome mate 👍🇳🇿

  • @Troy428492
    @Troy428492 28 дней назад

    That weapon looks good

  • @brosefmalkovitch3121
    @brosefmalkovitch3121 28 дней назад +4

    You can definitely see how they are trying to rectify many of the reliability and safety issues of the GP25 but damn if that trigger pull doesn't look insanely heavy. They couldn't figure out how to make it single-action in that form factor?

    • @Tigr_Rus
      @Tigr_Rus 28 дней назад

      Никаких проблем с надежность и безопасностью у ГП-25 нет! Это миф придуманный на западе!😉

    • @ayebraine
      @ayebraine 27 дней назад

      It looks rather long than heavy. Actuated by the thumb and has a long throw, but doesn't have to be necessarily heavy. Doesn't look like it's double-action. The demonstrator just pushed it smoothly, I think.

  • @terranempire2
    @terranempire2 28 дней назад

    Reminds me of the Milkor Ubgl.

  • @mr.c.3760
    @mr.c.3760 28 дней назад

    All very impressive. Actually, Im more interested in the trijicon rip-off. Given the quality of the russian optics ive used, ranging from the newer zenit lights/lasers/red dots vzors to the old posp variants, kobras, and the 1p87, i doubt this will be in anyway comparable to actual acogs. Even if it is, US is slowly switching acogs to the lpvo and red dot combos, both army and marines have standardized the sig tango6t and vcog, with specops using ATACRs and RazorHDs

    • @luciusartorius3437
      @luciusartorius3437 28 дней назад +2

      I almost don't see actual scopes used, it's always either a holo or a thermal

  • @randompanda876
    @randompanda876 28 дней назад +1

    Do the Russian grenades also use the high/low system?

    • @MaaveMaave
      @MaaveMaave 28 дней назад +4

      Yes they do. The VOG grenades just place the expansion chamber on the back of the projectile

  • @Jhossack
    @Jhossack 20 дней назад

    I watched a Russian soldier try to shoot a drone with this thing. Didn’t go so well. It’s not what you have. It’s how you use it.

  • @jfhucka1
    @jfhucka1 28 дней назад

    I wonder if India got some kind of delivery guarantees when they ordered. I understand that most export deliveries are getting pushed back since the war in Ukraine

    • @aadith4175
      @aadith4175 26 дней назад +1

      ak203 is being manufactured currently in India. The Frontline troops have started receiving them

  • @anhluu9417
    @anhluu9417 28 дней назад

    Is the trigger for the grenade launcher seen? Or am I missing something?

    • @mathildadeer
      @mathildadeer 28 дней назад +6

      The forward ambi lever seen being pushed down at 0:46 is the trigger or triggers. You push the trigger down with your thumb to fire. Seems a bit of a negligent discharge hazard so that's probably why they safety is a full 180 throw

    • @anhluu9417
      @anhluu9417 28 дней назад +2

      @@mathildadeer That makes sense.

  • @tomhenry897
    @tomhenry897 27 дней назад

    Interesting it’s 40mm
    Overseas only?

  • @lafeeshmeister
    @lafeeshmeister 21 день назад

    If it's not a fully automatic grenade launcher, I'm not listening.

  • @Off_White247
    @Off_White247 23 дня назад

    Exactly 200 of these will be made before it becomes to expensive at this point

  • @ghostface6947
    @ghostface6947 28 дней назад

    Who thinks a GP style launcher that can be mounted to picatinny rails was the way to go?

  • @FromMyBrain
    @FromMyBrain 28 дней назад +1

    Still feel the soviet style gp is superior even though I have seen what happens if you palm smack a round into battery with your finger on the trigger.

  • @MrBuckeye767
    @MrBuckeye767 27 дней назад +1

    Love the content!!! Only complaint is that theres not more of it!

    • @TheArmourersBench
      @TheArmourersBench  27 дней назад +2

      Thank you, god knows if I had more time I'd make a couple of videos a week, plenty to discuss old and new. Thanks for watching!

    • @MrBuckeye767
      @MrBuckeye767 26 дней назад +1

      @@TheArmourersBench oh no worries, keep up the good work!

  • @Apoc_Bone_Daddy
    @Apoc_Bone_Daddy 27 дней назад

    Sweet, where can I get het one
    👀👀👀👀👀

  • @evo3546
    @evo3546 23 дня назад

    "Look How They Massacred My Boy"

  • @delphinazizumbo8674
    @delphinazizumbo8674 28 дней назад

    so how many rocks can this launch?
    can this be fired from horseback?

  • @maxwellvindman7212
    @maxwellvindman7212 28 дней назад +3

    Mall ninja looking ass device

  • @marcusfanning7513
    @marcusfanning7513 25 дней назад

    I dunno man, its so far out in front, gonna feel a lot heavier in the hand than a gp25

  • @RustyBear
    @RustyBear 28 дней назад +1

    fort 600 when

  • @draconian6692
    @draconian6692 18 дней назад

    What were mikhail kaleshnikov's concerns😂?

  • @WBKasper
    @WBKasper 27 дней назад

    still no vid about MSBS

  • @theenchiladakid1866
    @theenchiladakid1866 28 дней назад

    Does it even work

  • @alanniederlitz8630
    @alanniederlitz8630 22 дня назад

    yA SURE it aint a stanley coffe cup off a Stanley thermos?

  • @forgemaster12
    @forgemaster12 28 дней назад

    Isn’t the trigger placement hazardous for the shooter’s hand if the round has a catastrophic failure inside the launcher?

    • @iwantnod
      @iwantnod 28 дней назад +2

      What failure? It is a low pressure barrel for low velocity projectiles and I have never heard of 40 mm grenades exploded inside.

    • @forgemaster12
      @forgemaster12 28 дней назад

      @@iwantnod theres been a few instances of the 40mm casing explode inside, not the warhead, inside the barrel do to weak walls of the casing. That’s why the trigger in the m203 is in front of the host gun’s magazine, so the not dominant hand of the shooter use it as a grip far enough in case of a failure happening.
      The warhead won’t explode if it hasn’t done certain rotations after leaving the barrel because apparently you don’t know.

    • @iwantnod
      @iwantnod 28 дней назад

      @@forgemaster12 at least one another model have the trigger in the same place, HK79. And I hope this new one have a steel barrel.

    • @ayebraine
      @ayebraine 27 дней назад

      @@forgemaster12 Why are you so smug to a comment that corrected you? Almost every rifle in existence has the shooter gripping the barrel THAT CAN THEORETICALLY BURST. And the UBGLs are low pressure. They're designed the way they are not to keep the hands away from the barrel.

  • @rodiculous9464
    @rodiculous9464 22 дня назад

    Tarkov when

  • @brittbarlow6111
    @brittbarlow6111 28 дней назад +3

    I can see the high Russian quality and craftsmanship🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @DoIoannToKnow
      @DoIoannToKnow 28 дней назад +7

      all of your recent comments are about Russia, and all include "😂😂" emojis
      Lord have mercy, your life must be miserable, if you can even perceive that depth of emotion

    • @brittbarlow6111
      @brittbarlow6111 27 дней назад +2

      @@DoIoannToKnow you fell for the troll bait🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @selectionn
      @selectionn 25 дней назад +1

      @@DoIoannToKnow sup ork, hows the war going

    • @DoIoannToKnow
      @DoIoannToKnow 24 дня назад

      @ from my military experience in the US Army, things seem to be stably moving toward Russian control

    • @brittbarlow6111
      @brittbarlow6111 23 дня назад

      @@selectionn yup a Russian bot😂😂😂😂 you can tell by the way they phrase sentences!

  • @kcamroccamian
    @kcamroccamian 23 дня назад

    Nice LMT knockoff

  • @bigman6424
    @bigman6424 23 дня назад

    Kalash is making stuff that is only compatible with western munitons??? Lmfaoo

  • @saiprateek5779
    @saiprateek5779 28 дней назад +2

    AK203 in Indian Armed Forces has the ability to mount a grenade launcher ToT'd from the Bulgarian firm Arsenal. So entirety of the deal being confirmed is obviously negligible.
    This grenade launcher might be used in Russian Special Forces operating in Ukraine, as Ukraine uses the M203 and its cousins using the 40x43mm. Also knowing Russians getting their hands-on on various technology left by Ukraine.

  • @Chiller11
    @Chiller11 28 дней назад +2

    I wonder what effect the invasion of Ukraine and continuing war has had on Kalashnikov Concern’s bottom line?

    • @TheArmourersBench
      @TheArmourersBench  28 дней назад +8

      Given they're making rifles, drones and all sorts of other bits they're probably doing well.

    • @kurousagi8155
      @kurousagi8155 28 дней назад +7

      The Russian state order is difficult to make profit on because price per unit is set so low. That’s why Russian defense firms are so reliant on foreign exports to keep themselves viable.

    • @cucuawe465
      @cucuawe465 28 дней назад +2

      ​@@kurousagi8155yup,same reason why the AK-12(400) variant gets a lot of critics. The ones that the military uses are a lot different from the original prototype, cut corners as far as they could and corruption

    • @Daokl
      @Daokl 28 дней назад +2

      ​@@cucuawe465 original design failed hard, so they had to do something different and complaint in a hurry (and had to fund gov testing themselves). Moreover this original design is pet project of new ceo, who though of himself a lot and hoped to surpass Kalashnikov. He failed twice instead, a bit less with ak-12.

    • @ayebraine
      @ayebraine 27 дней назад

      @@kurousagi8155 I don't know where you're getting this, but they overcharge like good morning. The bulk price crush may be real on very long-manufactured SKUs, but anything new wallows in development heaven for years getting grants, then sucks up money like sand.

  • @terrified057t4
    @terrified057t4 28 дней назад +11

    American cultural victory yet again

    • @ALFA-sm2nm
      @ALFA-sm2nm 28 дней назад +5

      Tbf its intended for export

    • @BigDaddyButthead90
      @BigDaddyButthead90 28 дней назад

      Every time an aeroplane manufacturer chooses the jet engine I suppose that is British cultural victory

    • @Tigr_Rus
      @Tigr_Rus 28 дней назад +6

      Какая победа?🤣 Это всего-лишь оружие для экспорта, чтобы там где применяются западные калибры могли покупать Российское оружие!😉

  • @gzs8647
    @gzs8647 27 дней назад

    ak74m >>>> ak12 (Itrash)

    • @Viberac
      @Viberac 23 дня назад

      Today's "AK-12" is not actually AK-12, that's AK-400

  • @thefloridaman444
    @thefloridaman444 28 дней назад +2

    Your fingers will thank you.

    • @Tigr_Rus
      @Tigr_Rus 28 дней назад

      Что было не так с вашими пальцами?

    • @thefloridaman444
      @thefloridaman444 28 дней назад

      @@Tigr_Rus The legacy, front-feeding under-barrel launchers could pre-maturely launch if incorrect pressure is applied during loading. If your fingers are in the way, then the round will amputate them.

    • @Tigr_Rus
      @Tigr_Rus 28 дней назад +1

      @@thefloridaman444 Это бред от тех, кто в этом не разбирается! Выстрел невозможен без нажатия на курок!😉 ГП-25/30 с его передним заряжанием куда совершеннее, чем классическое применяемое в американском гранатомете. Во-первых, заряжание происходит в одно движение. Во-вторых, меньше подвижных частей - больше надежность. В-третьих, безгильзовый боеприпас, который куда современнее гильзовых, так как нет гильзы - нет лишней массы!😉

  • @blkrob55
    @blkrob55 27 дней назад

    So can these fire nato 40mm grenades?

  • @Oboar
    @Oboar 28 дней назад

    Well its an improvement from the old ones lol

    • @Tigr_Rus
      @Tigr_Rus 28 дней назад

      Это не улучшение, это гранатомет для экспорта! А старый ГП-25 и ГП-30 - лучшие!😉

  • @HENRISTARKS
    @HENRISTARKS 28 дней назад +2

    Russia 🇷🇺 makes excellent infantry weapons. Yet it is other countries that Utilize their products to THEIR Maximum potential. North Korean Vietnamese Egypt 🇪🇬 Cuba 🇨🇺 Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Mastered Russian Weaponry.

  • @nachtensturn1634
    @nachtensturn1634 27 дней назад

    Lol they can't afford it 😂😂😂

  • @romaloboda2280
    @romaloboda2280 25 дней назад

    Don't really understand who in 2024 can make a video about "r ussia".

    • @TheArmourersBench
      @TheArmourersBench  24 дня назад

      Why wouldn't I make a video about Russia, their developments in small arms are more important to know about now than any time in recent years.

    • @romaloboda2280
      @romaloboda2280 24 дня назад

      @@TheArmourersBench Cause they are a terrorist state that is killing left and right.

  • @jon9021
    @jon9021 28 дней назад

    Soon to be seen being used by Ukrainian forces…

  • @AnrchyXRY
    @AnrchyXRY 28 дней назад +1

    Why can’t Russia wear their own damn camo

  • @asavelakuse6865
    @asavelakuse6865 28 дней назад

    The biggest advantage of the Kalashnikov models helps the infantry be more familiar with their firearms

    • @rogerthat4545
      @rogerthat4545 28 дней назад +3

      😆 as if your current average Russian infantryman has much experience in anything other than dodging drones

    • @asavelakuse6865
      @asavelakuse6865 28 дней назад +1

      @@rogerthat4545 Selydove has likely fallen so yeah they are familiar with Kalashnikovs

    • @Ignacio-d1j
      @Ignacio-d1j 28 дней назад

      ​@@rogerthat4545
      Russian soldiers win wars unlike the u.s ones

  • @StrainXv
    @StrainXv 28 дней назад +1

    But why? no one is really buying Russian equipment atm.

    • @winterautumnfishing5215
      @winterautumnfishing5215 28 дней назад +2

      India just adopted AK-203

    • @StrainXv
      @StrainXv 28 дней назад +1

      @@winterautumnfishing5215 They adopted it awhile ago, but the war in Ukraine has limited the numbers or deliveries. It's not a full on service rifle yet.

    • @baneofbanes
      @baneofbanes 28 дней назад

      @@winterautumnfishing5215which this is not.

    • @winterautumnfishing5215
      @winterautumnfishing5215 27 дней назад +2

      @@StrainXv still planned to be and a number have arrived

    • @StrainXv
      @StrainXv 27 дней назад

      @@winterautumnfishing5215 Yet it's not the main branch firearm, Inida is also a outlier as they usually run a plethora of small arms. Also, that a bad thing when it comes to "Export" models. Espeically since India already uses the ARDE and it's domestically made, so again who is this GP-46 for?

  • @andreabc1469
    @andreabc1469 21 день назад

    Plastik play Toy

  • @Aron-79
    @Aron-79 28 дней назад +1

    🪖⚓️🇷🇺🪖🫡

  • @avb4805
    @avb4805 28 дней назад

    This grenade launcher is so ugly 😊

  • @forgemaster12
    @forgemaster12 28 дней назад

    Isn’t the trigger placement hazardous for the shooter’s hand if the round has a catastrophic failure inside the launcher?