New weapon against Russian pirates

Somali pirates raging on the North African coast make cargo ships dare not pass. Against this backdrop, many naval forces have taken part, but the results are not that great. Russia has announced a new weapon ... even organizes adventure travel for those who like ' pirate travel '.

In recent times, Somali pirates thrived on the waters of North Africa, causing panic for ships. In joint efforts against them there are Russian Navy. " Our sailors are overpowered against Somali pirates and any other pirates with a very effective weapon," said the Russian weapons makers. .

In essence, the weapons that people give to Russian sailors are not new. It's just a DP-64 hand grenade launcher that has been invented since the 1990s, to combat the " guerrillas ." When the very strong thrusters that flew out of the barrel during the tests made effective damage to the ' clones ' operating at depths of 40 meters below the surface.

The DP-64 grenade launcher.

The DK-64 grenade launcher has never been tested in practice (because the former Soviet Union and Russia now have no chance against this type of attack in their territorial waters), weapons designers has improved it for the new purpose of anti-piracy. The improvement is that the bullets from the launching gun are not lethal anymore but only the enemy type out of the combat round.

Nikolai Sered, the creator of this gun, is also the one who improved it, explained: Improved grenade launcher can damage the enemy at a distance of 400 meters. As a result of the explosion, the ammunition produced a dense cloud of tear gas that enveloped the reckless pirates around their ships and forced them to take immediate action, leaving them no longer visible. . Spicy affects the eyes and nervous system, making them burns, irritating, dizzy and completely losing their combat capabilities.

Designers suggest civilian ships should be armed with this type of gun to protect themselves from robbery, making them temporarily blind to remove them from the battlefield.

Although trained to use this weapon, Russian sailors did not believe in its effectiveness.