Denel Y3 AGL [SEP] manufacturer
Denel Y3 AGL
The Denel Y3 AGL is a South African-manufactured automatic grenade launcher currently manufactured by Denel Land Systems. Originally developed by Aram Ltd as the AS88 as a support weapon for infantry, the patent rights were purchased and modified by Vektor, which later became a division of Denel Ltd. Further enhancements included rate of fire upgrade and the addition of a ballistics computer, with final qualification testing taking place in 1998, and operational testing in 2002. The Y3 was launched during the 2003 United Kingdom Defence Systems & Equipment
all ranks. A company has nine rifle sections. A battalion has nine rifle platoons and 27 rifle sections.
A battalion has at its disposal the following weapons:
- 8 M3 81mm mortars,
- 27 M4 60mm patrol mortars,
- 6 infantry antitank guns (M40A1 or Ratel 90),
- 6 antitank guided missile launchers (MBDA Milan ADT3 or Ratel ZT3),
- 4 Browning 12.7mm HMG and four Denel Y3 AGL (not in the mechanised infantry),
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