The AGS-30 is a 30 mm automatic grenade launcher featured in both ArmA: Armed Assault and ArmA 2.
ArmA: Armed Assault[]
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The AGS-30 is used exclusively by the SLA in ArmA: Armed Assault.
Overview[]
The AGS-30 is a static automatic grenade launcher that is designed to launch caseless 30 mm grenade rounds.
It can attain a fire rate of up to 150 rounds per minute[A1CfgW 2][Formula 1] and has a muzzle velocity of 185 m/s.[A1CfgM 2] It takes at least 6 seconds to reload the AGS-30 with a new grenade belt.[A1CfgW 3] The AGS-30's optical sight has variable zoom capability and can be looked through even while the operator is wearing night vision goggles.
Static AGS-30 AGLs always feed from a single pre-loaded 29-round high-explosive (HE) grenade drum, and have a further five more drums to spare for a combined total of 174 grenades.[A1CfgV 1] The tripod allows for the AGS-30 to be freely swivelled in any direction horizontally[A1CfgV 2][A1CfgV 3], but is vertically restricted to a maximum elevation of 7 degrees[A1CfgV 4] and a maximum depression of 10 degrees.[A1CfgV 5]
The AGS-30 is essentially the direct counterpart to the American Mk. 19. Both have the exact same dispersion, rate of fire and a similar maximum effective range of 1,500 metres. The main difference with the AGS-30 is that it fires smaller 30 mm grenade rounds that hit harder[A1CfgA 1], though the difference is practically negligible. Its grenade rounds do travel slower however, mostly due to the AGS-30's lower muzzle velocity of just 185 m/s[A1CfgM 2] versus the Mk. 19's 240 m/s.
Optics[]
Ammunition[]
Parameter | Value |
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Base damage value | 13[A1CfgA 1] |
Splash damage value | 10[A1CfgA 2] |
Warhead type | High-Explosive |
Blast radius (metres) | 5[A1CfgA 3] |
Muzzle velocity (m/s) | 185[A1CfgM 2] |
AGS-30s feed exclusively from one[A1CfgW 4] type of "magazine":
29Rnd[]
Standard 29-round grenade belt drum. The grenades are fitted with HE warheads.[A1CfgM 3]
The grenades have a blast radius of 5 metres.[A1CfgA 3] The grenade's fuse will automatically detonate the grenade if it does not come into contact with a hard surface 20 seconds after being launched.[A1CfgA 4]
Trivia[]
- Alongside the Mk. 19, the AGS-30 was one of the first two static AGL turrets in the series.
Gallery[]
ArmA 2[]
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The AGS-30 is used by several BLUFOR, REDFOR and INDFOR factions in ArmA 2.
Overview[]
Returning from Armed Assault, the ArmA 2 AGS-30 continues to serve as a simple static AGL mounted onto a low tripod.
The AGS-30 retains the same statistics as its predecessor, having an identical muzzle velocity, the same amount of time to rearm a fresh grenade drum (6 seconds)[A2CfgW 2], and right down to the same number of grenade drums available.[A2CfgV 1]
The four main differences are that it can now be disassembled into backpack form and unpacked at a different location (provided that it is set up on a flat surface). When it comes to fire rate, the AGS-30 has also gained a significant boost and can launch grenades at a rate of 400 RPM.[A2CfgW 3][Formula 2] Its optics also no longer have variable zoom capability and use a fixed magnification.[A2CfgV 2][A2CfgV 3]
Rotation arcs are also slightly different as it is no longer possible to freely rotate the tripod in any direction horizontally (it is capped to a maximum of 180 degrees).[A2CfgV 4][A2CfgV 5] Likewise, vertical elevation has been increased to 70 degrees[A2CfgV 6], though depression remains unchanged at 10 degrees.[A2CfgV 7]
Unlike taller static weapons, the AGS-30 always uses a low-mount tripod which greatly reduces the gunner's profile and makes them harder to see from afar (and harder to hit as well). Consequently the gunner's firing arc is hampered and their vision will be obstructed if the AGS-30 is assembled behind tall objects.
Optics[]
The AGS-30's optical sight allows for zeroing to be manually adjusted, starting from a minimum of 100 metres up to a maximum of 1,100 metres (100, 200, 300, 400, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100).[A2CfgV 8] By default, it is set to a zeroing of 300 metres.[A2CfgV 9]
The sight itself does not have the ability to toggle enhanced vision modes. However, it is possible for the user to wear night vision goggles to be worn while looking through it.
Ammunition[]
Parameter | Value |
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Base damage value | 13[A2CfgA 1] |
Splash damage value | 10[A2CfgA 2] |
Warhead type | High-Explosive |
Blast radius (metres) | 5.5[A2CfgA 3] |
Muzzle velocity (m/s) | 185[A2CfgM 2] |
AGS-30s feed exclusively from one[A2CfgW 4] type of "magazine":
29Rnd[]
Standard 29-round grenade belt drum. The grenades are fitted with HE warheads[A2CfgM 3] that have a blast radius of 5.5 metres.[A2CfgA 3]
They have a minimum fuse range of 15 metres. Grenades impacting the terrain under this distance will not explode.[A2CfgA 4] The fuse also has a maximum timer of 20 seconds; the grenade will automatically explode if it does not hit a hard surface within that timeframe.[A2CfgA 5]
Trivia[]
- Like most pre-Operation Arrowhead static weapons, AGS-30s used by in-game CDF and Russian forces cannot be disassembled into a man-portable backpack form.
- This is because the ability to dismantle/reassemble static weapons was only added with the release of the expansion pack, and was not retroactively applied to the original ArmA 2 static weapons (as none of the pre-expansion pack units are able to carry backpacks in the first place).
- The in-game AGS-30 (at least for Russian military forces) is incorrectly referred to by its manufacturer name instead of using its GRAU index code of 6S9.[1]
- As part of the latest Steam version patches, the AGS-30's fire rate was boosted to 400 RPM and is now on par with the MK19 (up from its initial ROF of 150 RPM).[2]
Gallery[]
Config/script references[]
CfgAmmo (ArmA: Armed Assault)CfgMagazines (ArmA: Armed Assault)CfgWeapons (ArmA: Armed Assault)CfgVehicles (ArmA: Armed Assault)
CfgAmmo (ArmA 2)CfgMagazines (ArmA 2)CfgWeapons (ArmA 2)CfgVehicles (ArmA 2)
Formulae |
References[]
- ↑ Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation 2023, AGS-30 (6S9 Index), ФСВТС России, viewed 11 June 2024, <http://web.archive.org/web/20230908115923/https://www.fsvts.gov.ru/catalog/1012.en.html>. (archived link)
- ↑ Mazzon, M et al. 2019, CorePatch, GitHub, viewed 20 March 2020, <https://github.com/Goliath86/CorePatch/blob/master/Changelog.txt>.
External links[]
See also[]
Static weapons of comparable role and configuration[]
- Mk. 19 (USMC/U.S. Army counterpart)
- L134A1 (British Army counterpart, ArmA 2: BAF only)
- Mk32 (NATO/CSAT/AAF counterpart, ArmA 3 only)
Weapons of ArmA: Armed Assault | |
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Handguns | M9 9 mm • Makarov 9 mm |
Submachine guns | MP5A5 9 mm (SD6) |
Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm • M4A1 5.56 mm (M4A1 GL, M4, M4 GL) |
Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 + GP-25, AKS-74 PSO) • G36 series (G36, G36C, G36K) • M16A2 5.56 mm (M203) • M16A4 5.56 mm (GL) |
Designated marksman rifles | Mk12 SPR 5.56 mm |
Sniper rifles | KSVK 12.7 mm • M107 .50 • M24 7.62 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
Squad automatic weapons | M249 SAW 5.56 mm |
Machineguns | M240 7.62 mm • PKM 7.62 mm |
Grenade launchers | 6G30 |
Launchers | 9K32 Strela • FIM-92F Stinger • Javelin Launcher • M136 • RPG-7V |
Static | AA Pod • AT Tripod • AGS-30 • D-30 • DShKM • M2 • M119A1 • Mk. 19 • Searchlight |
(Parenthesis) denote variants. Queen's Gambit |
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Handguns | Makarov 9 mm |
Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm* |
Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 + GP-25, AKS-74 PSO) |
Sniper rifles | KSVK 12.7 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
Grenade launchers | 6G30 |
Machineguns | PKM 7.62 mm* |
Launchers | RPG-7V* • Strela-2 9K32 |
Static | AA Pod • AT Tripod • AGS-30 • D-30 • DShKM • Searchlight§ |
(Parenthesis) denote variants. * denotes weapons also used by the Resistance sub-faction. § denotes campaign-exclusive weapons. Queen's Gambit |
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Handguns | Makarov 9 mm |
Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) • AKS 7.62 mm |
Sniper rifles | SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
Machineguns | PKM 7.62 mm |
Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • RPG-7V |
Static | AGS-30 • D-30 • DShKM • 2B14 Podnos • Searchlight • SPG-9 • ZU-23 |
(Parenthesis) denote variants. |
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Handguns | Makarov 9 mm |
Submachine guns | PP-19 Bizon 9 mm |
Shotguns | Saiga 12K |
Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
Assault rifles | AK-107 5.45 mm (AK-107 GP-25) |
Designated marksman rifles | VSS Vintorez 9 mm |
Sniper rifles | KSVK 12.7 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
Machineguns | PKP 7.62 mm • PKM 7.62 mm |
Launchers | 9K38 Igla • 9K115-2 Metis-M • RPG-7V • RPG-18 |
Static | 2B14 Podnos • AGS-30 • D-30 • Igla AA Pod • KORD • Metis AT-13 • Searchlight |
(Parenthesis) denote variants. |
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Handguns | Makarov 9 mm |
Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) • AKM 7.62 mm • AKS 7.62 mm |
Sniper rifles | CZ 550 9.3 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
Machine guns | PKM 7.62 mm |
Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • RPG-7V |
Static | AGS-30 • D-30 • DShKM • 2B14 Podnos • Searchlight • SPG-9 • ZU-23 |
(Parenthesis) denote variants. |
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Handguns | Makarov 9 mm • Revolver .45 |
Submachine guns | PDW 9 mm |
Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm • M4A1 5.56 mm |
Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) • FN-FAL 7.62 mm • M16A2 5.56 mm (M16A2 M203) |
Sniper rifles | KSVK 12.7 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
Machineguns | M240 7.62 mm • PKM 7.62 mm |
Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • Metis-M 9K115-2 • RPG-7V • RPG-18 |
Static | AGS-30 • D-30 • Igla AA Pod • KORD • Metis AT-13 • 2B14 Podnos • Searchlight • SPG-9 • ZU-23 |
(Parenthesis) denote variants. | Operation Arrowhead |
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Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) |
Sniper rifles | SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
Machineguns | PKM 7.62 mm |
Launchers | RPG-7V |
Static | AGS-30 • KORD • Searchlight |
(Parenthesis) denote variants. |