What the heck is an RGGS?

[Vinny]

I'm playing a generated Horn of Africa campaign using an motor SAS section. One of the weapons listed is something called an RGGS (#22 in the weapon list). It looks like some sort of short range (3) HE/HEAT weapon but I've never heard of it.

Any ideas. Google has no clue...

[Vinny]

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[serg3d]

Google help :
Rifle Grenade General Service
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=+RGGS+rifle+grenade&btnG=Search

[Vinny]

Thanks! That's strange, I'm getting all kinds of hits with RGGS now but not before on Google!

[Listy]

So what's happened to the UGL? I thought the RGGS was a misnamed UGL.

Darn, MOBHACK! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

The Under-barrel Grenade Launcher.
http://www.military-page.de/waffen/sturm/sa80/bild_sa80_05.jpg

It's a 40mm grenade launcher similar to the M203, entering service in 2003/4, to replace the 51mm Mortar. It can fire HE and Smoke.

[Mobhack]

Listy said:
So what's happened to the UGL? I thought the RGGS was a misnamed UGL.

Darn, MOBHACK! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

The Under-barrel Grenade Launcher.
http://www.military-page.de/waffen/sturm/sa80/bild_sa80_05.jpg

It's a 40mm grenade launcher similar to the M203, entering service in 2003/4, to replace the 51mm Mortar. It can fire HE and Smoke.



The UGL can be considered represented by the RGGS. In game terms, some sort of rifle grenade dual-purpose, it does not really matter if the thing is a bullet-trap RG or a 40mm single-shot GL. Saves probably a dozen duplicated rifle sections (and hence OOB slots) which would be functionally identical.

Cheers
Andy

[Listy]

ok, point taken.