According to Saab, the newest round “provides the Carl-Gustaf operator with a capa­bility to rapidly engage and defeat enemies using cover to an effective range of 1,500 meters,” far beyond ...

The Carl Gustaf is a type of recoilless rifle, and the weapon and the round inside of it can share information with one another. Here's how.

Just over a year after announcing a handful of major of upgrades to its arsenal of shoulder-fired M3 Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, the legendary weapon is getting yet another lethal booster shot ...

The M3 Carl Gustav recoilless rifle was introduced in 1946. ... as the venerable “CG” has entered the precision future with a laser-guided round that can nail targets more than a mile away.

It's easier to carry one Carl Gustav, at 8.5 kg, and a bunch of rocket propelled shells at about 2.2 kg (5 pounds, with packaging) each. What new users of the Carl Gustav have to be most careful with ...

The Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle is 60 years old and still going strong, ... The round disperses 800 steel pellets, so in effect it's much like a flying claymore mine, ...

Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, engage targets with the Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 8, 2018, during Saber Junction 18. (Capt. Joseph ...

The Carl Gustav took all this into account and has been very popular with the infantry because of its portability, long range, accuracy and availability. The 84mm projectiles weigh about 2 kg (4.4 ...

The Carl Gustaf is getting a ‘game changing’ laser-guided munition The new laser precision guided round from Raytheon will have a 2000-meter range and carry a multi-target warhead. By Shawn Snow ...

"The high-explosive dual-purpose round for the Carl Gustaf can shoot in excess of 1,000 meters, where the SMAW can shoot 250-300," Wade said.

The name Carl Gustaf's town was a name used intermittently for the town Eskilstuna after King Karl X Gustav gave the town city privileges. The weapon was first introduced into Swedish service in 1948.

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden beamed with pride as he posed with his country's beach volleyball team after they won gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics.. The Swedish monarch, 78, gave David Åhman ...