Operational M Anual: Grenade Launchers "FORT" Caliber 40x46 MM
Operational M Anual: Grenade Launchers "FORT" Caliber 40x46 MM
Operational M Anual: Grenade Launchers "FORT" Caliber 40x46 MM
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of the MIA of Ukraine
Grenade launchers
"FORT"
caliber 40x46 mm
Grenade launchers
"FORT"
caliber 40x46 mm
SIA «Fort» of the MIA of Ukraine
600-richchya Street 27
Vinnitsa, 21027, Ukraine Operational
tel. (0432) 46-73-26
fax (0432) 46-80-16 M anual
siafort@ ukr.net
T h is o p e ra tio n m a n u a l is in te n d e d fo r th e
le a rn in g o f th e p rin c ip le o f a c tio n a n d o p e ra tio n
r u le s of g re n a d e la u n c h e r s "F O R T "
c a lib e r 4 0 x 4 6 m m , h e re in a fte r - la u n c h e r, a n d
c o n ta in s in fo rm a tio n a b o u t th e d e s ig n , o p e ra tin g
p ro c e d u re s , s a fe ty re q u ire m e n ts , d is a s s e m b ly
a n d a s s e m b lin g , m a in t e n a n c e , c le a n in g ,
g re a s in g , s to ra g e a n d g u a ra n te e s ta te m e n t.
Y o u m u s t a lw a y s k e e p in m in d th a t a
s o u r c e o f h ig h e r r is k d u r in g s h o o tin g is a
g re n a d e , w h ic h is fire d fro m th e b a rre l w h ile
s h o o tin g .
O n ly p e r s o n s w h ic h h a v e s tu d ie d th e
p h y s ic a l f a c ilit ie s o f la u n c h e r , le a rn f ir in g
p ro c e s s a n d ru le s , a n d re q u ire m e n ts fo r s a fe
u s e c a n be a llo w e d to o p e ra tin g a n d c o m b a t
e m p lo y m e n t o f la u n c h e rs .
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- use foreign bodies fo r loading and reloading
grenades;
- fire at distances less then 50 m can be cause of
j!2 sh oo ter injury by grenade detruits.
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= A TTE N TIO N ! During fire you m ust pay attention
— on a bse nce o f the o bstructio n s, w hich could stop or
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£ change the flight trajectory of grenade, because destructor
•g mechanism of detonating fuze operates at 14 s after shoot,
c 1.4.3 It alw ays necessary to fo llo w such safety
~ o indications on using launcher:
o § - do not use dam aged launchers;
o - d ire ct the barrel o f lau nch er in safe direction
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c o during loading/reloading;
ro ^ - do not perform any action w ith load launcher
o g except shooting;
ro ^ - safety lever m ust be always in safe position. Turn
ro £ the sa fety lever to “fire ” position only before fire,
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ro ° 1.5 Lau n cher design
The launcher is single shot with one folded barrel,
•“ one cartridge ch am be r w itho ut feeding m echanism .
^ Launcher is single-action, all reloading operations
a) (ejecting o f e m p ty ca se from ca rtridg e ch a m b e r and
3 g re na de loa din g) are m anual carried o ut by sh oo ter
.2 through breech end o f the barrel.
^ T he a p p e a ra n c e and lo ca tio n o f th e la u n ch e r
controllers are show n in pictures C1 and C2, and the
location o f the launcher parts in picture C3 (A nnex C).
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A nnex B
1.6 C o ncept o f launcher operation
Target fo r fire testing o f the launcher
The launcher reloading is m anual. Press lever (11)
o r (12) o f fo ld in g barrel fo r fo ld in g up o f the barrel,
therefore pusher ledge turns around the axis (17), pushes
spring-actuated barrel backstop (13) and unhooks barrel
hook (44). S ynchronous under the springs (28) pressure
breech end o f the barrel (2) turns up and opens the
access to cartridg e cham ber. Ejection case from the
cartridge c h am be r and grenade loading are carry out
manually.
For locking o f the barrel press down the breech
end o f the b a rre l, with that barrel hook (44) pushes guide
shoe (14), by pressing guide shoe retaining pin (26),
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1.7 M arking
A t the launcher should be applied the follow ing
m arking: m an ufa ctu re r trade m ark; title o f the launcher
m odel, caliber 40x46 m m; the w ords “ M ade in U kra ine ”.
Serial n um ber on the launcher fram e and barrel
is applied by sh ock m ethod.
1.8 Packing
T h e la u n c h e r in c o m p le te n e s s a c c o rd in g to
section 1.3 o f this m anual is packed in individual packing
box suitable fo r storage.
2 G R EN A D E LA U N C H ER OPERATION
2.1 C hecking o f the lau nch er safety
2.1.1 B efore carrying out any actions with the
launcher, it is necessary to learn all rules and m ethods of
firin g , o p e ra tio n p rin c ip le s and m a in te n a n c e o f the
launcher, w hich are given in this m anual.
C hecking o f launcher sa fety carried out in the
follow ing cases:
- w hen receiving or tran sfe rring launcher:
- upon arrival to the place o f fire;
- after the shooting;
Picture A5
- before exiting o f the shooting range;
Shooting position at distance from 200 m to 400 m
- before conducting o f m aintenance. "standing up from under the hand"
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2.1.2 To te st the sa fety o f the launcher, fo llo w the
steps below:
- point the barrel o f the launcher in a safe direction;
- press the lever o f folding barrel, breech end of
the barrel is lifting up and opens the a ccess to cartridge
cham ber;
- check that in the cartridge ch am be r and bore
there is no em pty case or o the r foreign objects;
- press down the breech end o f the barrel, barrel
m ust be fixed in horizontal position;
- h o ld in g th e b a rre l o f th e la u n c h e r in s a fe
d irection, m ake sure sa fety lever is se t in the “s a fe ”
position; at a tte m p t o f pressing, trigg er m ust be locked;
- h o ld in g th e b a rre l o f th e la u n c h e r in s a fe
directio n , put the s a fe ty lever to “fire ” and press the
trigger. T rigger m echanism m ust be deployed, firing pin
w ith h am m e r m ust hit g renade percussion cap.
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3 TE C H N IC A L M AINTENA N C E
3.1 G eneral
C a r r y o u t m a in te n a n c e o f th e la u n c h e r
im m ediately after shooting. W ith a large num ber o f shoots
fo r one day, ca rry m aintenance a fte r every 30 rounds.
If the launcher is not used, m aintenance m ust be
m ade weekly.
B e fo re m a in te n a n c e c h e c k th e s a fe ty o f th e
launcher, as described in 2.1.2 o f the m anual.
S equence o f m aintenance:
Picture A2
- disassem ble the launcher as described in 3.2, 3.3;
Shooting position at distance
from 100 m to 200 m "upright and o ff-sh o u ld er - clean the launcher as described in 3.4;
firing position " - ch e ck the d isa sse m b le d lau nch er as described
in 3.6;
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2.3 Loading in stru ction s
Follow such steps to load the launcher:
- m ake sure that safety lever is set in the “safe
position", point the barrel o f the launcher in safe direction;
- p re ss th e le ve r o f fo ld in g barre l, in s e rt the
grenade into the cartridge cham ber;
- press down the breech end o f the barrel; barrel
fixation in horizontal position is accom panied by a specific
sound.
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- lu b r ic a te a n d a s s e m b le th e la u n c h e r a s
d e s c rib e d in 3.7;
- check the operation o f the launcher as described
in 3.8.
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3.3 C o m plete d isassem b ly o f the lau nch er o - =
C arry out co m p le te d isassem bling only in case £ °
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strong pollution or operation is severe conditions.
to
C o m p le te d is a s s e m b ly c a rry o u t a c c o rd in g
p ictu re 3 in such sequence:
1. C arry out field stripping as directed by section
3.2 o f this m anual.
2. D isconnect the barrel:
- by pressing the p usher (18) fold up the barrel;
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10 IN FO R M A TIO N ABOUT C A N N IN G AND - push out the barrel axis (27) and separate the
PACKING barrel (2), pull the springs (28) fo r folding o f the barrel.
3. Push out the ham m er axle, pull the ham m er and
T he grenade launcher FO R T 600/ FO R T 600A/ ham m e r spring (25).
F O R T 6 0 0 U c a lib e r 4 0 x 4 6 m m fa c to r y n u m b e r 4. Push out trigger axis (36) and disconnect the
____________________________ is canned and packed in trigger (5) with trigger rod (46) and trigger spring (47).
a c c o rd a n ce w ith re q u ire m e n ts o f the valid te ch n ic a l 5. Push out the axis (17) o f the barrel folding
documents. lever, pull out the pusher (18), barrel b ackstop (13) with
guide shoe (14) and guide shoe retaining pin (26), as
Executed preservation. also b a rre l h o o k s p rin g (1 6 ) a nd s p rin g g u id e o f
b a rre l h o o k (1 5 ).
Executed packinq
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3.5 Special cleaning m aterials 9 W A R R A N TY
For cleaning and lubricating o f the launcher use: The m anufacturer guarantees the conform ity o f the
- liquid rifle oil; launcher to requirem ents o f norm ative docum ents at the
- p a tc h s o f c lo th fo r w ip in g , c le a n in g a nd o b s e rv a n c e o f e x p lo ita tio n rules, tra n s p o rta tio n and
storage, w hich are described in this m anual.
lubricating o f launcher and its parts.
The w arranty is 12 m onths from the introduction
For convenience cleaning o f grooves, notches and
date in exploitation.
holes it is allowed to use w ood w ands.
A verage operation tim e o f the launcher is not less
T he usage rate o f such m aterials: five year or 1000 shoots from the day o f the launcher
- liquid rifle oil - 0.5 kg; introduction in exploitation.
- patchs o f cloth - 0.1 kg. SIA "FORT" rem oves discovered defects during the
w arranty free o f charge, under the condition o f observing
3.6 Inspection of the dissam led lau ncher all rules o f exploitation and launcher storage, w hich are
M ake inspection o f the dissam led launcher after m entioned in this manual.
cleaning. For fulfilling the guarantee repair the ow ner m ust
On the details should not be defects, w hich could send the launcher and this m anual to S IA «FO RT» to
address:
have bed influence on w orking capacity, durability and
safety exploitation: 600-rich chya Street, 27, Vinnitsya, 21027, U kraine
- on the barrel and cartridge ch am be r should not
be bulge deform ation and disruption; SIA "F O R T " repairs the launcher after the end of
- P icatinny rail m ust be hardly fixed in the barrel w arranty fo r the o w n e r’s cost.
surface, and back supporting surface o f this rail should
not have chips, disruptions and other defects.
- in the fram e around the hole fo r barrel fixing axis
should not be disruptions, m etal crippling;
- firing pin should not has chips;
- lau nch er d etails should not have disruptions,
plough defects, others defects and rust m arks.
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