Ukraine's New Grenade Launcher - UKROP UGL-40
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Since the spring of 2024 there have been an increasing number of sightings of a new Ukrainian 40mm grenade launcher. Seen in both under-barrel and standalone configurations the new launcher is manufactured by UKROP, the same Ukrainian small arms company which manufactures the widely used UAR-10 and UAR-15 rifles.
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Wow Ukraine made the m203
They even made their own m113
@@olejnik5165 why americans use "M" in 99% of weapon model names?
@Flint367 it stands for "model".
@@LUCNUKEMWrong. It stands for ‘Murica.
@@Flint367that's the way the army identifies its equipment. Each type of equipment has its own M line, so you can have an M1 Main Battle Tank, M1 carbine, M2 carbine, M1 sub medicine gun and so on.
BTW "ukrop" is another slur akin to "heeb" or "khokhol" which LDPR and russians have been using since 2014. So the manufacturer pretty much took a derogatory term as its name and its products are now used to protect the country. That's some state level trolling.
Basically the N-word arc.
Trolling is basically a big part of Ukrainian culture and history. Their new missile is named after a type of bread that Russians struggle to pronounce which is again just a troll. Ukrainians often say things differently purely as a mockery of Russians. There are many inside jokes, for example when Ukraine capture russian equipment they say it's just part of the "lead lease" program which is a reference to ww2.
it's not really offensive - "ukrop" in russian it means "dill", in Ukrainian - "krip", sound like "creep")
@@besconst Yeah, it's the same word as russian for dill, but russians use it specifically as derogatory form of "ukrainian", they don't mean the plant by saying it. It's akin to "rusnya" - it doesn't have any specific offensive meaning, but the connotation is very derogatory.
It's more about ukrainians having an ability to take something as humor and onw it, without any "greatness" bs and dramatic naming despite pretty much existential nature of the war.
Imagine a random African rifle named "N****R 1000"
Looks like a trusty design
Thanks, Matt
Any grenade launcher is better than no grenade launcher
2:41 Thermal optic with an offset dot is the future, I basically have this same setup.
fav build in tarkov
Ukraine sure loves their toobs. Wonder if they prefer the NATO breech loaders over the Soviet style muzzleloaders like the GP series? I know they still use the latter to some degree, and I'd reckon they're probably best qualified now to say which is better in each role.
I would imagine they probably do prefer the western designs - I've seen it mentioned a couple of times that, rarely, the GP-25/30 style launchers can fire the grenade when inserting it into the muzzle, leading to the removal of fingertips or even a grenade embedded into the user's palm (see Valgear's video on the GP-25 for a pic of this). The recoil of Western underbarrel launchers also seems to be lower than with the GP series.
@@blackbird_actual Damn. That sounds brutal. I guess when loading a GP-25, treat it like a mortar (i.e. get your fingers out of the way as soon as you let go) just in case.
Basically everybody on the ground prefers breech loading grenade launchers because we've all seen or heard of someone losing a finger to a GP-25/30.
@@kutter_ttl6786you have to push the grenade in until it clicks, it doesn’t just drop in like a mortar.
Jeez, i was thinking of Ukrainian soldiers shooting muskets when you said "breech" and "muzzle" loader
Domestic Kit, very nice!
Still holding out for that FN F2000 video
In the event you ever have time and/or the interest, I’d love to hear a quick overview sometime, for those of us less versed on the matter, of the different models in use, how widespread they, their strength/weaknesses, what, if any, type of situation they’re intended for, etc. I’d say pretty much the same for any weapons. It’s mainly out of curiosity, but also because I’m going over there (non-battlefield work), but I’ll be bringing a lot of stuff with me people are requesting and you never know what type of information will be useful.
Much awaited, much appreciated excellent insights as always from you.
Thank you!
What the m320 should’ve been. Pretty hilarious that a random clone is setup better than the 320 and 203 combined
Ukraine loves their facetious names lol, oh wait it’s the company that makes it? They just called themselves ukrop?😂
I fucking love it lmaoo
There's even a political party named Ukrop lol
wait until you find out about the political party
Typical ukrops
it's a derogatory name that they reclaimed kind of like the british calling americans yankees in the revolutionary war
Hello Matt, Have you seen a report from the Ukrainian troops driving the Swedish CV9040?!? These geniuses are using the 40mm Auto-Cannon as a long-range Grenade Launcher out to 7km. Stating that their Swedish instructors never taught them this about the weapon.
No I haven't seen that that sounds very interesting!
Do we have a link to that report? (I know can't post the link here)...
Where can we find the report, if possible?
Thanks in advance ❤
0:37 yes yes yes thank you =))
Ukraine has fast become the coolest military in the world.
i mean drip or drown against the bears
They're using western uniforms
😂 The ukrops at this point have embraced the slur lmfao. Whats next the *khokhol 3000* ?
Does this attaches using M-Lok-to-Picattiny adapter? Can those adapter withstand the recoil or UAR-15s use special rail with clamps on the barrel nut like original M203 mount?
Yes, I believe it's MLOK to Pic adapters.
UGL Under Barrel Grenade Launcher
surprised by the amount of ukrainian produced ar15's being used
It’s a weapon which is well suited to dispersed manufacturing, since the only parts that really need large specialized machinery to make economically are the springs, pistol grip, stock, and the barrel itself. And it’s not as if Ukraine doesn’t have access to spring makers, injection molds, gun drills, and rifling buttons. In fact, they made a lot of those parts like rifling buttons.
Reminds me of the standalone m203 from the old FPS Black on PS2/Xbox.
So its a M203 40mill...
No news to me.
Some of those photos show a grenade launcher under the barrel of the rifle equipped with scopes and magnifiers. I wonder how well they can withstand the recoil of the launcher. Is this an issue at all?
I think the low velocity grenades are less of an issue but good question.
aint these just the old underslung m-16 grenade launchers?
all NATO standard underbarrel grenade launchers follow the HK320 (m320 in us service) design
I suppose they're some kind of replica or licenced copy of the M203, the weapon system you were refering to.
It's allegedly shorter than M203 so it's basically that at home
@Reskilober it's probably not as good as the 320 but a home made, cheaper version of the 203 that's allegedly slightly lighter and can have its own configuration
They seem to have gone with the Northern Irish naming convention for grenade launchers.
I have one question: how do soldiers keep cool, especially in summer? Sure, comfort is negligible and being a soldier is tough but safety is the most important thing but if it gets too hot it becomes dangerous and counterproductive.
Shade and lots of water I believe
This name is really fun, ruzzians are sometimes calling ukrainians "ukrops"
Has anyone built a belt fed/slide operated 40mm? The normal 40mm belts use HV rounds so wouldn’t work but if someone loaded similar belts with LV rounds and fed it into a system similar to the China Lake 40mm it would be a potent package. Soldiers could carry with one in the chamber or a sack of linked 40mm rounds, similar to the belts that are frequently used to carry loose rounds in the field. From a prepared position a soldier could let off 10-20 40mm rounds with the only limits being ammo supply and how fast they could work the action. Carrying the grenades as belts seems to make more ergonomic sense than large magazines, tubes, or cylinders.
The China Lake already demonstrated that a 40mm can work with a lifter, what’s required is to add a belt pall and claw to feed the lifter.
its called a mark 19 , the US had a automatic 40mm launcher since 1966. Ukraine has the UAG40
@@TheLilKon the Mark19 seems to use high velocity 40mm. He means a low velocity belt fed weapon.
@@ErraticHail so like a MGL but beltfed? I mean why use LV instead of HV
Thats just an M203 with a new name slapped on it.
Yep, said as much in he video. Thanks for watching!
Dang, I got in early for this one! only 4 likes and 1 comment!
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You sound slower than usual and my playback is on normal
Noting Sgt. Maj. Demetrius Johnson has said the US Army has created an anti-drone training center based on 12-gauge shotguns and the AR platform, why hasn’t an Anti-Drone round been developed for 40mm grenades launchers?
Also, why haven’t 8-guage and 10-guage shotguns been deployed in dedicated Anti-Drone roles?
These large gauges were used successfully in commercial fowl hunting in the 19th and early 20th centuries, so if they could take down several birds at a time, why not drones as well?
Drones arent easy to shoot, especially because they're flying at you instead of away from you and and there is an intelligent human controlling it. Skeet is a very niche skill and really hard to train too.
@@gabrielinostroza4989 have you seen a historical reenactment of a commercial fowl shoot demonstration, done with an 8 or 10 gauge shotgun? I have a feeling you have zero idea what the shot spread is like from one of these shotguns.
The US army is currently training anti-drone teams with regular shotguns and ARs, why is the tried and true somehow less effective?
@@momosgarage ive seen Russians trying to shoot down drones too and its always a huge challege, the drone operator isnt going to make it easier to the soldier, they can pick an unsuspecting target, bait them out for a second drone or hand the task off to an artillery or a grenade drop drone.
Shotguns are the last line of defense soldiers have against drones. Many have died not even seeing the drones that killed them.
@@gabrielinostroza4989 I agree, but why are anti-drone teams being trained on 12-guage shotguns and the AR platform? Also why is Sgt. Maj. Demetrius Johnson saying that the USA created a training center for it?
RAD!
Dill-launcher
it looks like its a slur if you put it through translation xDDD
bruh
uKrOp
Wow, so innovative! I've literally never seen this design before.
if it works? why chnage it
@@RustyBear that's fair, but at least TRY to improve on the design.
@chemistryofquestionablequa6252 they did, shorter barrel, new standalone stock system that the basic 203 doesn't have.
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Ukrap huh? lol
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No t by me.
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