Paratroopers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment fire the Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle system at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 1, 2016.
Sometimes, small arms fire just doesn’t cut it. So when special forces teams around the world need more long-range, tank-stopping punch than a conventional bazooka or panzerschreck can deliver, they ...
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The Carl-Gustaf M4 has cemented its role as a combat game-changer, providing a tactical edge that has been identified and ...
The Carl-Gustaf M4 (pictured above) is an 84 mm, shoulder-fired, one-manportable, breech-loaded, percussion-fired, recoilless rifle. (ECDI) The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has ordered 300 ...
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Carl Gustaf M4 Recoilless Tank Destroyer

"The Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle’s story began in the late 1940s and was inspired by the success of World War 2 man-portable rocket launchers such as the legendary Bazooka. Conceived and built in ...