GM-94

GM-94

GM-94
Type Pump action grenade launcher
Place of origin  Russia
Service history
Used by Spetsnaz, FSB and MVD
Production history
Designer KBP
Specifications
Weight 4.8 kg (10.6 lb) unloaded
5.8 kg (12.8 lb) loaded
Length 810 mm (31.9 in) stock extended
540 mm (21.3 in) stock folded

Cartridge 43mm
Action Double action
Muzzle velocity 85 m/s (280 ft/s)
Effective firing range 300 m (330 yd)
Maximum firing range 500 m (550 yd)
Feed system 3 round pump action above-barrel tubular magazine
Sights Iron sights

The GM-94 is a pump action grenade launcher developed by the KBP design bureau for use by Russian special forces.

Description

The GM-94 is a short range weapon, allowing it to be used in close urban environments. With a minimum safe distance of only 10m,[1] the GM-94 is well suited to close, room-to-room fighting. Its simple design and operation allows it to operate in dusty and dirty environments and even after being immersed in water.

The launcher is capable of firing high explosive, frag, thermobaric, smoke and tear gas canisters, rubber slugs and other non-lethal payloads.

In June 2005, GM-94 with a set of shots VGM 93 was adopted by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.[2] In October 2007, the Russian armed forces adopted a new launcher LPO-97 developed in the Tula Instrument Design Bureau on the basis of the GM-94 with a thermobaric grenade,[3] in 2008 GM-94 adopted for the branches of the Federal Security Service.[4] Though the launcher was intended for use by Russian security forces, the GM-94 has been spotted as far afield as Kazakhstan and Libya.[5]

References

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