SB LAG 40
| SB-40 LAG | |
|---|---|
A LAG 40 of the Spanish Navy Marines.  | |
| Type | Automatic grenade launcher | 
| Place of origin | Spain | 
| Production history | |
| Designer | Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara | 
| Designed | 1984 | 
| Manufacturer | Santa Bárbara Sistemas | 
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 34 kg (75.0 lb) | 
| Length | 960 mm (37.8 in) | 
| Barrel length | 415 mm (16.3 in) | 
| Width | 200 mm (7.9 in) | 
| Height | 220 mm (8.7 in) | 
| Cartridge | 40x53mmSR | 
| Caliber | 40mm | 
| Action | Recoil operated, roller locked | 
| Rate of fire | 215 rounds/min | 
| Muzzle velocity | 240 m/s (787 ft/s) | 
| Effective firing range | Sights adjustable from 100 to 1500 m | 
| Feed system | 24 or 32-round ammunition belt | 
| Sights | Leaf sight | 
The SB-40 LAG is a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher developed and produced in Spain by the Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara (EN SB) company (currently a part of the European Land Systems Group of General Dynamics).
Users

 Brazil: Used by Brazilian Marine Corps (Mounted on Piranha IIIC).[1]
 Colombia: The Colombian Navy uses the SB-40 LAG grenade launcher installed on a turret on the ARC Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera riverine patrol boat.
 Philippines: Used by the Philippine National Police Special Action Force either on tripod or mounted on light utility vehicles, and by Philippine National Police Maritime Group mounted on patrol crafts
 Portugal: used on M-11D scout cars (Panhard VBLs)[2]
 Spain: used by the Spanish Army (Ejército de Tierra de España), Spanish Navy Marines and Guardia Civil Española.
See also
- Denel Y3 AGL - automatic grenade launcher used by South Africa.
 - Heckler & Koch GMG - A 40 mm automatic grenade launcher used by the German Army and other European armed forces.
 - XM174 grenade launcher, similar weapon
 - AGS-17, similar weapon, but smaller 30 mm calibre
 - Milkor MGL, another South African 40 mm grenade launcher
 - Mk 19 grenade launcher, similar weapon
 - XM307 (ACSW) (crew-served 25 mm autocannon)
 - XM25 CDTE (25 mm airburst personal weapon)
 - Comparison of automatic grenade launchers
 
References
- ^ "Operacional". Archived from the original (JPG) on 2010-06-07.
 - ^ Debay, Yves (2004). VBL Panhard (in French). Histoire et collections. p. 102. ISBN 9782913903166.