Posted on 02/21/2014 1:34:50 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
Defence and security company Saab’s man-portable weapon system Carl-Gustaf has been chosen by the U.S. Department of the Army to be a Program of Record within the U.S. Army. This means that the world leading shoulder-fired weapon system, with a long service record with the U.S. Special Operations Forces, will now become standard issue to the U.S. Army’s Light Infantry units.
The Carl-Gustaf system will provide the U.S. Army with a capability that units using disposable shoulder fired munitions currently lack. This system has been a key component of the U.S. Special Operations Forces for over twenty years.
“The fact that the U.S. Army has now elected to designate Carl-Gustaf (M3 MAAWS in the U.S.) as a Program of Record, thereby enabling it to be broadly fielded to its light Infantry units speaks for itself. The Carl-Gustaf has repeatedly proven itself in the world’s most demanding environments as a versatile, powerful tool for the infantry soldier”, says Jonas Hjelm, President of Saab North America.
As true multi-role, man-portable shoulder-fired weapon, the Carl-Gustaf weapon system is currently in use in more than 40 countries worldwide. The highly modern system has a long and successful history, and it has been continuously modernized to adapt to the users’ ever changing needs.
Anticipating future operational needs, Saab is constantly working to make a great system even better. A new, lighter weight, version of the Carl-Gustaf is currently under development.
Furthermore, advances are also being made to the Carl-Gustaf ammunition family with the recent release of the new 655 CS (Confined Space) High explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round. This is the first in a new generation of munitions for the Carl-Gustaf designed to reduce back blast. This will allow soldiers to safely employ the weapon in confined spaces, minimizing the hazardous effects of traditional shoulder fired munitions.
Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security. Saab has operations and employees on all continents and constantly develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs.
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IIRC after hundreds of tests and all kinds of designs, it turns out to be the best single design within a reasonable weight.
1. So where exactly would THAT camo pattern be designed to blend into?
Ans. Urban Warfare in Pajama Factory Districts
They are protecting Pelosi’s vinyard from the grape zombies.
That’s the gun we need. We wouldn’t need anything else.
I’ve got a Carl Gustav- made in 1919 (Mauser).
Nice. Another weapon system to deploy against citizens.
That “Wolverines” can steal, acquire or other wise apprehend and use..
Better Saab than Ikea... the war would be over before you got it deployed and assembled.
So where exactly would THAT camo pattern be designed to blend into?
A Gay Bar... or parade...
Let me guess- it fires an eight-track cartridge?
Even american made weapons are subject to “globalization”. This approach will surely bite us in the butt.
What are Wolverines.
I think RPG’s strapped to the back look cooler.
I don’t know what it is like today, but in the mid 80s we had gone decades without an effective version, it isn’t an easy niche to fill, and we need to find the best.
Winter urban. That’s all I can think of.
When I was a 2LT in the U.S. Army in 1975, my platoon assigned a 90mm RR with serial number 00007.
A Cabela's catalog?
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