30-mm manual "sniping" grenade TKB-0249 «Crossbow» designed by Valery Nikolayevich Telesh under serial shots VOG-17M (7P9) and VOG-30. Grenade was generated for infantry units use linear, as well as special units of internal troops and police.
At the end 1998 at the initiative leadership TsKIB COO VK. Zelenko, 30-mm grenade launcher TCB-0249 "Crossbow" was successfully demonstrated at the exhibition, arranged for representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the CIS countries. Grenade is simple design and relatively low manufacturing cost. Its advantages include high reliability and.
Although the grenade launcher is designed in a classic layout scheme, its receiver is elongated and extends beyond the shoulder rest. This design decision was made because of the need to accommodate the powerful recoil system box. To prevent the ingress of dust and dirt inside the receiver box to eject spent cartridges closes the flap.
The trigger mechanism is a separate node, placed under the receiver with the pistol grip fire control. The grenade launcher is equipped with a non-automatic fuse; on-off, switch which is located on the right side of the box the trigger on the trigger bracket. Shooting from a grenade launcher being only single shots. The grenade launcher is equipped with mechanical and optical sights. Installation rangefinder.
As used ammunition FOG-17M and FOG-30 30-mm unitary shots. pomegranate weight 280 g is fired at an initial rate 185 m / s, maximum range strelby- 1700 m. Submission rounds when firing is made from box magazine capacity 5 or 10 shots. Grenade launcher designed as disc-type magazine. When shooting telescopic folding bipod used a grenade launcher. The main feature of TKB-0249 – cushioning system: returns approximately the same, as in "The Storm" machine, at weight 10 kg.
"Crossbow" sometimes called "sniper" grenade launcher, since it allows a high accuracy to hit single objects at a distance of 100 m, and the largest range of fire is 1700 m.
The performance characteristics of TKB-0249 "Crossbow"
Caliber: 30 mm
Weight: 10 kg
Length: 900 mm
The initial rate of grenades: 185 m / s
Maximum range: 1700 m
Sighting range: 1000 m
magazine capacity: 5 or 10 Garnet
shot Weight: 350 g
Weight grenades: 280 g
