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STK 40 GL

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STK 40 GL
TypeGrenade launcher
Place of originSingapore
Service history
Used bySee Users
Production history
DesignerChartered Industries of Singapore
Designed1980s
ManufacturerST Kinetics
Specifications
Mass2.05 kg (4.52 lb) with stock
Length655 mm (25.8 in) with stock
Barrel length305 mm (12.0 in)

Cartridge40x46mm grenade
ActionBreak-action, single action
Muzzle velocity76 m/s (249 ft/s)
Effective firing rangeSights graduated from 100 to 400 m
Feed systemBreech-loaded, single-shot
SightsFolding leaf sight

The STK 40 GL, formerly the CIS 40 GL[a] is a 40 mm grenade launcher, developed in the late 1980s and produced by the Singaporean defense firm CIS - Chartered Industries of Singapore (currently ST Kinetics). The launcher is employed primarily by the Singapore Armed Forces and the police and security forces of several other countries.[1]

Design

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According to ST Kinetics Senior Engineer Felix Tsai, the STK 40 GL can be configured to be used with a buttstock or attached underneath assault rifles like the SAR-21, the M16 and HK series.[2]

Users

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Non-state actors

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Notes

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  1. ^ Using the Wayback machine on this CIS 40 GL page indicates that the CIS 40 AGL name was used until 2016, when it changed to the STK 40 AGL name as seen here.

References

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  1. ^ Woźniak, Ryszard. Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Bellona. 2001. pp60.
  2. ^ "ST Kinetics: Singapore on the Move". Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  3. ^ BERETTA AR70/90-GL. Retrieved on September 19, 2008.
  4. ^ Capie, David (2004). Under the Gun: The Small Arms Challenge in the Pacific. Wellington: Victoria University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0864734532.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.smallarmssurvey.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Algunas armas utilizadas en la guerra del Cenepa (1995)". October 3, 2012.
  7. ^ "Chinese Arms in LTTE Hands – Sri Lanka Guardian". August 12, 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018.

Bibliography

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  • Wozniak, Ryszard (2001). "p. 60". Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł (in Polish). Warsaw, Poland: Bellona. ISBN 83-11-09310-5.
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