The crux of the Carl Gustaf is its recoilless design. Unlike traditional artillery which has bulky recoil mechanisms integrated into their design and are not man-portable, recoilless designs forgo ...

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Karl Gustaf WIcklund, 74, of Smithville passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016, in Duluth. Karl was born in Duluth on Dec. 22, 1941, the youngest of two children born to Ingmar and Louise Freda ...

Feb. 15 (UPI) --Saab signed a three-year contract with the U.S. Army to supply the Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon system. The 84mm recoilless rifle, which is designated as M3E1 in the United States and is ...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- The Currahees conducted training on the M3 Carl Gustav 84mm Recoilless Rifle, Feb. 20, 2013 at Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their upcoming deployment. Selected Soldiers ...

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 in ...

The Marine Corps is getting ready to equip every infantry squad with a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle for added range and firepower. And further out, officials are weighing the possibility of swapping ...

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 ...

Malmö, Sweden based Aimpoint has been awarded a $24USD million firm, fixed-price contract to supply the U.S. military with the FCS13-RE Fire Control System. That system will be deployed as the primary ...

Saab’s new Carl Gustaf, the M4 or M3E1, is roughly 6.5 lbs lighter but is smarter and far more lethal than its predecessor, according to Jack Seymour, the marketing director for Saab North America.

April 24, 2009 In the world of military technology, new weapon capabilities quickly supersede the old. With the United States expenditure for the 2009 fiscal year at US$515.4 billion, it's rare to ...