The United States buys a large batch of Swedish reusable grenade launchers Carl Gustaf M4

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According to the portal defensenews.comThe US Department of Defense announced the purchase of a large batch of Swedish reusable grenade launchers Carl Gustaf M4.

The US military announced its intention to acquire 1111 grenade launchers Carl Gustaf in the latest version of the M4. A small number of Carl Gustaf of previous modifications is already in service with the US Army, but mostly disposable grenade launchers are used in the troops.

The United States buys a large batch of Swedish reusable grenade launchers Carl Gustaf M4

Carl Gustaf M3 and its ammunition


Recently, the US military has shown great interest in Swedish rocket launchers. For example, the Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) of the US Department of Defense even launched the development of guided missiles for this purpose. weapons. It is known that the most high-tech ammunition for the 84-mm grenade launcher Carl Gustaf are air strikes. They can be programmed to undermine at a certain distance, which allows you to destroy the enemy's living force, which is in the shelter. However, according to the command of the American army, Carl Gustaf is capable of more.

The Carl Gustaf grenade launcher was created by the Swedish engineer Siegfried Axelson on the basis of the Carl Gustaf Pvg m / 42 anti-tank gun. The weapon is designed to destroy armored targets, manpower and enemy fire positions, as well as creating smoke screens and lighting the area. For seven decades, four modifications have been created (M1, M2, M3 and M4), the last of which was presented in 2014 and has a mass less than 7 kg (the first one weighed more than 16 kg). Due to the variety of 84-mm ammunition Carl Gustaf is a multifunctional combat vehicle and is in service with 45 armies around the world, reports "Warspot".
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  1. +17
    18 September 2017 11: 33
    Wait in Syria, in the hands of terrorists ...
    An Nusra they are needed as never before! With ISIS end, all hope for them.
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      1. +3
        18 September 2017 11: 44
        Great grenade launchers! Quality, like all Swedish products
        1. +17
          18 September 2017 11: 46
          And their families are `` Good ''! feel
          Chaste
          1. 0
            19 September 2017 09: 03
            Do not envy. Envy is a bad feeling
        2. +1
          18 September 2017 12: 34
          Like anti-tank grenade launchers, they are not particularly good. They are generally positioned as a universal means of fire support at the level of the infantry squad. And in this capacity they are really out of competition.
          Our RPG-7s, despite the “pencils,” high-explosive and thermobaric shots, still lose to them in this form.
          I’m not even talking about others, all are highly specialized in the fight against armor.
          1. 0
            18 September 2017 13: 52
            Quote: Spade
            Like anti-tank grenade launchers, they are not particularly good.

            At the moment, for the MCO, it is probably an anti-tank reusable grenade launcher and does not make much sense. It will be too bulky, but this one is just right. Let them fight tanks
            ATGMs and disposable grenade launchers.
          2. 0
            19 September 2017 00: 15
            In the future, for him, a shot with armor penetration of 850 - 900 millimeters will be able to create.
      2. +5
        18 September 2017 12: 22
        Department "Kurds and Khokhlov" ...
        You about the grenade launcher, and you again translate the arrows! Not a single comment per se, one trolling, and even with incitement ...
      3. +3
        18 September 2017 12: 35
        They are too expensive for this. The Americans are buying these recessions for themselves.
    2. +2
      18 September 2017 11: 37
      Not a fact, Sanya. Rather, the barmaley will get what Carl Gustaf M4 replaces.
      1. +15
        18 September 2017 11: 43
        As an option! Well, from the Bulgarians that will fall. And other `` friends '' ...
        1. +2
          18 September 2017 11: 50
          So there are enough "well-wishers" ... What good is hard to promote, but on filth - please forever!
  2. +4
    18 September 2017 11: 34
    Damn. Again Gustov. Sometimes you need to think with your brains. Otherwise, you can run into it.
  3. +3
    18 September 2017 11: 44
    about the intention to acquire 1111 Carl Gustaf grenade launchers in the latest modification

    Karl Gustov is not the last in the arms market. Therefore, most likely the Americans buy it exclusively for themselves. And as correctly written above, the bandits will be given b / y, especially since they have not recently met American expectations.
    1. +1
      18 September 2017 11: 52
      Greetings, Gene! hi This is exactly what I meant in my comment above.
      1. +1
        18 September 2017 11: 59
        Hello Pasha! Something did not communicate for a long time, though he himself was a week away.
        This is exactly what I meant
        Therefore, I stressed
        And as written correctly above
        1. +1
          18 September 2017 12: 54
          Yes, I myself was absent for almost a week: either I married my neighbor, then I collected / processed the mushroom crop.
          In any case, the barmaley should not expect their mattresses to fall asleep: 1111 pieces of shaitan pipes are not made in a week, and the barmalei did not justify the high confidence of the Fashington regional committee, as you correctly noted ...
          1. +1
            18 September 2017 13: 04
            do not wait for the mattresses to fall asleep

            Here you are right. The time has passed for complete trust in their fosterlings. And delivery channels are getting complicated. Now you can’t write off an erroneous reset, and the reset itself has become difficult. The only help is to those who are in the area of ​​responsibility of the coalition.
            1. 0
              18 September 2017 13: 08
              Quote: rotmistr60
              The only help is to those who are in the area of ​​responsibility of the coalition.

              So, most likely, it will be. And those barmaley who were left with no destiny are possible and will try to arm / save, but most likely I see them being written off as cannon fodder with subsequent destruction, including by coalition forces.
    2. +1
      18 September 2017 12: 01
      The United States seems to have acquired a license to manufacture this sample. And suddenly they buy a thousand with a tail ... Have you really forgotten how to do it?
      1. 0
        18 September 2017 12: 56
        So, the article does not say what they will buy from Sweden itself. wink Maybe this is licensed.
  4. +1
    18 September 2017 11: 46
    When will the Americans run out of money?
    1. +1
      18 September 2017 11: 53
      When the US will burst. In the meantime, the Fed printing press is working - do not wait.
    2. +1
      18 September 2017 11: 55
      BARHAN Today, 11:46 AM New
      When will the Americans run out of money?

      ... when ALL of their machines burn out from overload ... bully
    3. +1
      18 September 2017 11: 59
      Quote: BARHAN
      When will the Americans run out of money?

      When the main world reserve currency will be the yuan. smile
  5. +2
    18 September 2017 11: 54
    US War Department Announces Intention To Acquire 1111 Carl Gustaf Grenade Launchers

    ... you can see for a long time slowed down, an interesting figure - 1111 .... laughing ... why not 1110, or 1112? ... bully
    1. +7
      18 September 2017 12: 04
      wanted to buy 1, and maybe the button stuck)
  6. +1
    18 September 2017 12: 52
    Gustav has a fairly large line of shots. It would be nice to know what kind of shells they take to them ....
  7. +2
    18 September 2017 12: 59
    Once I had a conversation with the Portuguese, who served in the anti-tank troops. So he spoke about this device very well. He believed in him, as we probably are in the "Kalashnikov".
  8. +1
    19 September 2017 08: 50
    The 84-mm M3 station wagon was armed with only three bat rangers. Expensive M4s can complement the 84-mm disposable AT4 (M136), replacing the very expensive Javelin ATGMs (2 in the platoon), when the latter are not clearly needed.

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