CIS 40 GL
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| CIS 40 GL | |
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| Type | Grenade launcher |
| Place of origin |  Singapore |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Singapore Army |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Chartered Industries of Singapore |
| Designed | 1980s |
| Manufacturer | ST Kinetics |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 2.05 kg (4.52 lb) with stock |
| Length | 655 mm (25.8 in) with stock |
| Barrel length | 305 mm (12.0 in) |
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| Cartridge | 40x46mm grenade |
| Action | Break-action, single action |
| Muzzle velocity | 76 m/s (249 ft/s) |
| Effective range | Sights graduated from 100 to 400 m |
| Feed system | Breech-loaded, single-shot |
| Sights | Folding leaf sight |
The CIS 40 GL is a 40 mm autonomous 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]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Woźniak, Ryszard. Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Bellona. 2001. pp60.
[edit] References
- (Polish) Wozniak, Ryszard (2001). "p. 60", Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Warsaw, Poland: Bellona. ISBN 83-11-09310-5.
