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]
| STK 40 GL | |
|---|---|
| Type | Grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | Singapore |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Chartered Industries of Singapore |
| Designed | 1980s |
| Manufacturer | ST Kinetics |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2.05 kg (4.52 lb) with stock |
| Length | 655 mm (25.8 in) with stock |
| Barrel length | 305 mm (12.0 in) |
| Cartridge | 40x46mm grenade |
| Action | Break-action, single action |
| Muzzle velocity | 76 m/s (249 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | Sights graduated from 100 to 400 m |
| Feed system | Breech-loaded, single-shot |
| Sights | Folding leaf sight |
Design edit
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 edit
Czech Republic: 601st Special Forces Group uses it on Samopal vz. 58s.[citation needed]
Italy: Made under license by Luigi Franchi S.p.A. as the Franchi GLF-40.[3]
Papua New Guinea: Used by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary.[4]
Poland[5]
Peru: Used during Cenepa war 1995.[6]
Non-state actors edit
- Secretly acquired by Tamil Tigers.[7]
Notes edit
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ Woźniak, Ryszard. Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Bellona. 2001. pp60.
- ^ "ST Kinetics: Singapore on the Move". Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ BERETTA AR70/90-GL. Retrieved on September 19, 2008.
- ^ Capie, David (2004). Under the Gun: The Small Arms Challenge in the Pacific. Wellington: Victoria University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0864734532.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Algunas armas utilizadas en la guerra del Cenepa (1995)". October 3, 2012.
- ^ "Chinese Arms in LTTE Hands – Sri Lanka Guardian". August 12, 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018.
Bibliography edit
- Wozniak, Ryszard (2001). "p. 60". Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł (in Polish). Warsaw, Poland: Bellona. ISBN 83-11-09310-5.