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[[File:Bs-1 1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|GSN-19 grenade launcher 30mm mounted on [[AKS-74U|AKS-74UB]] carbine - 5.45x39mm]] | [[File:Bs-1 1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|GSN-19 grenade launcher 30mm mounted on [[AKS-74U|AKS-74UB]] carbine - 5.45x39mm]] | ||
| − | The '''GSN-19 ''Kanarejka''''' (Canary) is a "silent" underbarrel grenade launcher developed in the Soviet Union in 1970s. The GSN-19's standard projectile is a special 30mm AP-I (Armour Piercing – Incendiary) grenade. Unlike the VOG-25 grenade used in the [[GP-25]], the grenade has no propelling charge in itself, and firing the grenade requires the use of special blank cartridges loaded into the GSN-19 from a detachable box magazine (which holds 8 rounds for the earlier 7.62mm based blanks and 10 rounds for the later 5.45mm based blanks). The blanks are fed into a chamber by a bolt-action mechanism. When the trigger is pulled, the blank fires and triggers a piston that violently pushes the grenade out of the barrel, which then stops to seal the expanding gases, which eliminates the noise and the flash (thus making the weapon a "silent" grenade launcher). After a short moment, the pressure inside the weapon drops to a safe level, and the weapon can be reloaded by loading in a new 30mm grenade from the muzzle and operating the bolt to eject the spent blank and chamber a new blank cartridge. | + | The '''GSN-19 ''Kanarejka''''' (Canary) is a "silent" underbarrel grenade launcher developed in the Soviet Union in 1970s. The GSN-19's standard projectile is a special 30mm AP-I (Armour Piercing – Incendiary) grenade designated as VOG-T. Unlike the VOG-25 grenade used in the [[GP-25]], the VOG-T grenade has no propelling charge in itself, and firing the grenade requires the use of special blank cartridges loaded into the GSN-19 from a detachable box magazine (which holds 8 rounds for the earlier 7.62mm based blanks and 10 rounds for the later 5.45mm based blanks). The blanks are fed into a chamber by a bolt-action mechanism. When the trigger is pulled, the blank fires and triggers a piston that violently pushes the grenade out of the barrel, which then stops to seal the expanding gases, which eliminates the noise and the flash (thus making the weapon a "silent" grenade launcher). After a short moment, the pressure inside the weapon drops to a safe level, and the weapon can be reloaded by loading in a new 30mm grenade from the muzzle and operating the bolt to eject the spent blank and chamber a new blank cartridge. |
The GSN-19 was adopted in a suppressed weapon system known as the '''BS-1 ''Tishina''''' (Silence), and was a successor to Soviet Union's previous "Device D" and "Device DM" systems. Originally, the BS-1 system consists of an [[AKMS]] with a PBS-1 suppressor, subsonic 7.62 US ammunition, and a GSN-19 underbarrel grenade launcher with grenade launching sights. When the Soviet army switched to 5.45x39mm as their standard rifle cartridge, the BS-1 system was updated to an [[AKS-74U|AKS-74UB]] with PBS-4 suppressor and GSN-19 grenade launcher. The GSN-19 itself was also slightly reworked, with its mounting brackets improved to better fit the AKS-74UB, and its launching ammunition switched over from 7.62mm-based blanks to 5.45mm-based blanks. | The GSN-19 was adopted in a suppressed weapon system known as the '''BS-1 ''Tishina''''' (Silence), and was a successor to Soviet Union's previous "Device D" and "Device DM" systems. Originally, the BS-1 system consists of an [[AKMS]] with a PBS-1 suppressor, subsonic 7.62 US ammunition, and a GSN-19 underbarrel grenade launcher with grenade launching sights. When the Soviet army switched to 5.45x39mm as their standard rifle cartridge, the BS-1 system was updated to an [[AKS-74U|AKS-74UB]] with PBS-4 suppressor and GSN-19 grenade launcher. The GSN-19 itself was also slightly reworked, with its mounting brackets improved to better fit the AKS-74UB, and its launching ammunition switched over from 7.62mm-based blanks to 5.45mm-based blanks. | ||
Revision as of 23:48, 8 January 2019
The GSN-19 Kanarejka (Canary) is a "silent" underbarrel grenade launcher developed in the Soviet Union in 1970s. The GSN-19's standard projectile is a special 30mm AP-I (Armour Piercing – Incendiary) grenade designated as VOG-T. Unlike the VOG-25 grenade used in the GP-25, the VOG-T grenade has no propelling charge in itself, and firing the grenade requires the use of special blank cartridges loaded into the GSN-19 from a detachable box magazine (which holds 8 rounds for the earlier 7.62mm based blanks and 10 rounds for the later 5.45mm based blanks). The blanks are fed into a chamber by a bolt-action mechanism. When the trigger is pulled, the blank fires and triggers a piston that violently pushes the grenade out of the barrel, which then stops to seal the expanding gases, which eliminates the noise and the flash (thus making the weapon a "silent" grenade launcher). After a short moment, the pressure inside the weapon drops to a safe level, and the weapon can be reloaded by loading in a new 30mm grenade from the muzzle and operating the bolt to eject the spent blank and chamber a new blank cartridge.
The GSN-19 was adopted in a suppressed weapon system known as the BS-1 Tishina (Silence), and was a successor to Soviet Union's previous "Device D" and "Device DM" systems. Originally, the BS-1 system consists of an AKMS with a PBS-1 suppressor, subsonic 7.62 US ammunition, and a GSN-19 underbarrel grenade launcher with grenade launching sights. When the Soviet army switched to 5.45x39mm as their standard rifle cartridge, the BS-1 system was updated to an AKS-74UB with PBS-4 suppressor and GSN-19 grenade launcher. The GSN-19 itself was also slightly reworked, with its mounting brackets improved to better fit the AKS-74UB, and its launching ammunition switched over from 7.62mm-based blanks to 5.45mm-based blanks.
The BS-1 grenade launcher and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Shark (Chyornaya akula) | Valeriy Vostrotin | Major Andrey Gusarov | 1993 | |
| Black Shark (Chyornaya akula) | uncredited | Seryozha | 1993 | |
| Moscow Heat | Klimov's henchman | Mounted on AKM or AKMS | 2004 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| America's Army | Mounted on AKS-74UB | 2002 | |
| 7.62 High Calibre | Mounted on AKS-74UB | 2008 | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | Mounted on AKS-74U | 2010 |