SB LAG 40
The SB-40 LAG is a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher developed and produced in Spain by the Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara (EN SB) company (currently a part of the European Land Systems Group of General Dynamics).
SB LAG 40
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- SB-40 LAG
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- grenade launcher
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- Spain
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The SB-40 LAG is a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher developed and produced in Spain by the Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara (EN SB) company (currently a part of the European Land Systems Group of General Dynamics).
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• Is Ranged — yes • Name — SB-40 LAG • Type — Automatic grenade launcher • Origin — Spain • Designer — Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara • Design Date — 1984 • Manufacturer — Santa Bárbara Sistemas • Weight — 34 kg • Length — 960 mm • Width — 200 mm • Height — 220 mm • Part Length — 415 mm • Cartridge — 40x53mmSR • Caliber — 40mm • Action — Recoil operated, roller locked • Rate — 215 rounds/min • Velocity — 240 m/s • Range — Sights adjustable from 100 to 1500 m • Feed — 24 or 32-round ammunition belt • Sights — Leaf sight
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• Illustration — Map with SB-40 LAG users in blue • Brazil: Used by Brazilian Marine Corps (Mounted on Piranha IIIC). • Colombia: The Colombian Navy uses the SB-40 LAG grenade launcher installed on a turret on the ARC Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera riverine patrol boat. • Philippines: Used by the Philippine National Police Special Action Force either on tripod or mounted on light utility vehicles, and by Philippine National Police Maritime Group mounted on patrol crafts •: used on M-11D scout cars (Panhard VBLs) • Spain: used by the Spanish Army (Ejército de Tierra de España), Spanish Navy Marines and Guardia Civil Española.
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Andre Gustavo Stumpf Filho from Brasil · MOWAG Piranha III
An SB-40 LAG Automatic Grenade Launcher (AGL) made by Empresa Nacional Santa Barbara of the Philippine National Police - Maritime Group. Photo taken during the 2016 Asian Defence and Security (ADAS) Trade Show at the World Trade Center in Pasay, Metro Manila
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