The Denel Y3 AGL is a South African-manufactured automatic grenade launcher currently manufactured by Denel Land Systems. Originally developed by Aram Ltd as the AS88 as a support weapon for infantry, the patent rights were purchased and modified by Vektor, which later became a division of Denel Ltd. Further enhancements included rate of fire upgrade and the addition of a ballistics computer, with final qualification testing taking place in 1998, and operational testing in 2002. The Y3 was launched during the 2003 United Kingdom Defense Systems & Equipment (DSEi) International Exhibition.
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| - The Denel Y3 AGL is a South African-manufactured automatic grenade launcher currently manufactured by Denel Land Systems. Originally developed by Aram Ltd as the AS88 as a support weapon for infantry, the patent rights were purchased and modified by Vektor, which later became a division of Denel Ltd. Further enhancements included rate of fire upgrade and the addition of a ballistics computer, with final qualification testing taking place in 1998, and operational testing in 2002. The Y3 was launched during the 2003 United Kingdom Defense Systems & Equipment (DSEi) International Exhibition.
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Rate
| - Maximum cyclic: 425rds/min [can be reduced to 360rds/min]
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Name
| - Denel 40mm Y3 Automatic Grenade Launcher
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Type
| - High-velocity Automatic Grenade Launcher
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Caption
| - Denel Y3 AGL [Model № FPM-03] showing optical sight and twenty-round ammunition feeding box.
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Sights
| - Optical or electronic [on-board ballistic computer, or 'LobSight']
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feed
| - R/L Line-fed M16A2 linked 20 round belt, box cased ammunition [with a 55.5mm pitch]
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| - The Denel Y3 AGL is a South African-manufactured automatic grenade launcher currently manufactured by Denel Land Systems. Originally developed by Aram Ltd as the AS88 as a support weapon for infantry, the patent rights were purchased and modified by Vektor, which later became a division of Denel Ltd. Further enhancements included rate of fire upgrade and the addition of a ballistics computer, with final qualification testing taking place in 1998, and operational testing in 2002. The Y3 was launched during the 2003 United Kingdom Defense Systems & Equipment (DSEi) International Exhibition.
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