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|name= Lanzagranadas LG-21
|name= Lanzagranadas LG-21
|image= [[File:Lanzagranadas LG-21.jpg]]
|image=Lanzagranadas LG-21.jpg
|image_size= 300
|image_size=400
|caption= Standalone LG-21  
|caption= Standalone LG-21  
|origin=Germany
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|service= 2009–present
|service=  
|used_by= See ''[[M320 Grenade Launcher Module#Users|Users]]''
|used_by=  
|wars= [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]]
|wars= [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]]
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|designer=
|designer= [[Imperial Defense Research Agency]]
|design_date= 2008
|design_date= 2014
|manufacturer=[[Heckler & Koch]]
|manufacturer= TBD
|unit_cost=US$3,500<ref name="tfb5dec08">[http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/05/40mm-m320-grenade-launcher-will-be-replace-m203-next-year/ 40mm M320 grenade launcher will be replace M203 next year] - Thefirearmblog.com, 5 December 2008</ref>
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|production_date= 2008
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|part_length=280 mm (11 in.)
|part_length=280 mm (11 in.)
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|cartridge= [[40 mm grenade#40x46mm SR|40x46mm SR]]
|cartridge=  
|action= [[Single shot]], [[Trigger (firearms)#Double-action|double action]]
|action= Electrically fired
|rate= 5 to 7 rounds per minute
|rate=  
|velocity= 76 m/s
|velocity=  
|range= 150 m (point)<br>350 m (area)
|range=  
|max_range= 400 m
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|feed= Single shot
|feed= Breach loading for 3 grenade rounds
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The '''Lanzagranadas LG-21''' is a three round, breech loaded grenade launcher designed by the Imperial Defense Research Agency and produced by [[ParaCell (Pardes)|Srad]] as part of the [[Armed Forces of the Temuair Empire]]'s [[Forza Vinte E Un|FORVEUN]] modernization and future weapons systems project.
==History and development==
==Design==
The Lanzagranadas LG-21 is a 3-shot semi-automatic grenade launcher utilizing a unique breech-loading system that allows the heads of the second and third loaded rounds to slot into the base of the one in front of them, thus creating the stacked rounds without using a preloaded barrel:
The weapon is fired electronically, with induction coils around the barrel used to ignite the rounds.
[[Category: Temuair]]
[[Category: Armed Forces of Temuair]]

Revision as of 22:38, 3 June 2019

Lanzagranadas LG-21
Lanzagranadas LG-21.jpg
Standalone LG-21
TypeGrenade launcher
Place of originGermany
Service history
WarsWar in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Production history
DesignerImperial Defense Research Agency
Designed2014
ManufacturerTBD
Specifications
Weight1.5 kg (3.3 lb)
Length350 mm (13.7 in.)
Barrel length280 mm (11 in.)

ActionElectrically fired
Feed systemBreach loading for 3 grenade rounds

The Lanzagranadas LG-21 is a three round, breech loaded grenade launcher designed by the Imperial Defense Research Agency and produced by Srad as part of the Armed Forces of the Temuair Empire's FORVEUN modernization and future weapons systems project.

History and development

Design

The Lanzagranadas LG-21 is a 3-shot semi-automatic grenade launcher utilizing a unique breech-loading system that allows the heads of the second and third loaded rounds to slot into the base of the one in front of them, thus creating the stacked rounds without using a preloaded barrel:

The weapon is fired electronically, with induction coils around the barrel used to ignite the rounds.