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L14A1
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| Carl Gustav (which one is he?) | |
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| Function | Anti-Tank Recoilless rifle |
| Crew | 2 |
| Weight | 16kg |
| Length | 1.13m |
| Round Selection | 84mm High Explosive Anti Tank (HEAT), High Explosive (HE), High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP), Smoke, Illumination, Target Practice (TP) |
| Range | 150m (practical range - moving target - HEAT) |
| Rate of Fire | 6 shots a minute |
84mm recoilless Medium Anti-Tank Weapon (84mm MAW) also known as the Carl Gustav. Known in British service as the 'Charlie G'.
Swedish manufactured and used worldwide. The Carl-Gustav was introduced in 1946 and was adopted by the Swedish Defence force in 1948. The first prototypes developed used barrels from an old fort's canons in Tingstäde - Gotland. The forts four 8.4cm cannons (m/94-06) were used, thus the choice of calibre on the weapon - 84mm.
Largely obsolete and used by the British Army until the introduction of the LAW80.
Not a weapon to be dicked for carrying.
Its finest hour was being used in the Anti-Shipping role by the Royal Marines during the Argentinian invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982 but has also been used in the Congo (1960-1964), Indonesia, Afghanistan and Iraq.
