Who Names a Recoilless Rifle 'Carl'? New Laser-Guided Round

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no thank you

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[@MrMars-ip9ym]

sorry say i dont think a rpg and shoot 900k maybe 900m thow

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[@ericanderson524]

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[@nighthawk8193]

8:24 “from around 900 km away.” Ah yes, the RPG ICBM and the PKM Class ICBM, both famous for their use by the Taliban.

[@Taskandpurpose]

lol yes I meant meters I misspoke !

[@tjardarosendaal4109]

The 900km ambush

[@arandomhecugrunt.4500]

@@Taskandpurpose The Army Next Week: "Looks at the makers of the 'Carl.' hey can we have a barrel that can shoot 5.56 and another that can shoot 9mm and also has wheels to replace the humvee and MRAP.

[@spare1518]

It leans more towards a srbm/irbm with 1000km range, similar to the scud

[@yaro7319]

@@tjardarosendaal4109 fucking kek

[@jacobhunter6891]

There's a rocket launcher named "Carl?" Caaaarl, that kills people! Edit: There's a *recoilles rifle* named Carl

[@mrdictator7030]

I think you wanted to say: Caaaaarl that kills people

[@camina0464]

Damn you beat me to it

[@NS50117]

Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarlllll

[@efirizaki5656]

But caaaaarl!...

[@BENKYism]

Llamas with hats is sponsored by Saab Bofors

For not using rockets at all rockets are mentioned quite a lot in this clip. A rocket has an engine and burns fuel while accelerating away from firing platform. The Gustav basically uses an ordinary self contained round with projectile and powder charge but the base of the round lets gas evacuate rearwards out through the venturi cone. The projectile has no propellant and leaves the barrel at max velocity and immediately starts to slow down due to air friction. The projectiles are not fin stabilized but rely on the barrel being rifled. This makes system more accurate than most RPG's.

[@bradleyanderson4315]

Some of the various rounds do have a small rocket booster that ignites 20 or so meters away from the launcher to boost velocity and thus range.

@@bradleyanderson4315True, rounds like FFV551, FFV651 and Raytheon's new laser guided one do have rocket assist (and fins! :-) and will extend the range (and the speed of the round which helps when prosecuting moving targets). Still, I imagine more than 99% of rounds fired from the different versions and adopters of the Gustaf are training, HEDP or smoke. Might change in the future if the Marines new doctrine is tested by PRC...

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@ what's the differences between the HEDP and the old HEFRAG? I only served as loader for one of the latter and fired inert HEAT trainer, Smoke and 20mm trainers.

@@SonsOfLorgar I've never fired or recieved training on the HEDP and specifications are hard to find. The old HE (there are several versions) have timeable fuse and an explosive filler surrounded by a layer of steel balls. As I understand the HEDP also have the above but also delayed detonation and some sort of armor penetrating feature (if this is due to explosively formed penetrator or ballistic cap I don't know). Edit - probably not efp as then the delayed fuse would be meaningless

[@xifel72]

@ The americans wants shells with rockets, so they are mostly going for that. They don't want the old shells. I don't know why. I also don't know why they just don't buy the CS version of the shells if they want to use them indoors.

[@sirseigan]

Fun fact: the name "Carl" originally meant a free man and warrior. That ia why you find it in the term "housecarls" meaning "house men" or "house warriors". All over Scandinavia there is placenanes like "Karlsvik" (Carl's bay), Karläng (Carl's medow) etc which historically very often have been the rally point, ships storage and training ground for the local warriors and the stage point for mimitary expeditions. In Swedish the word "karl" carries the undertone of a "manly man"; mature, stable, dependent, confident (without being cock), capable, self reliant and honorably - but at time a bit "unrefined" and rough around the edges (especially when women use it and roll their eyes; "Men!"). So it kind of fits even though the name is reffereing to the king who named the place of the factory (both with the name "Carl Gustaf") and not the meaning of the word "Carl".

[@FakeSchrodingersCat]

Even more fun fact. It was just named after the company that produced it originally Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori which was named after the town Carl Gustafs Stads which was named in honor of the King. There was a whole line of weapons from sub machine guns to hunting rifles named Carl Gustaf. Think of it like how people call the Winchester Model 1866 often just a Winchester Rifle.

[@DaReaperZ]

It also helps that it's named after the city where it was made, which in turn was named after our kings, many of whom were called Karl or Karl Gustav (or Carl Gustav).

[@Karl-Benny]

Yes My Dad`s Name Karl-Evert Mine Karl-Benny

[@sameerthakur720]

King Harold's House Carls.

[@Oddball_E8]

He's kind of like Sweden's Alexander the Great... He named everything after himself (and other did so too, of course)

[@jcjammer8972]

I was a Canadian Infantry officer in the late 70s - 80s and we’ve been using the Carl G for as long as I had served. It really was an excellent piece of kit (the M2 variant). While training with a US Green Beret team I took them through the live fire range and they absolutely loved it. By the time we trained with them again the following year, the Carl G was solidly in their inventory. Pro Tip: Don’t forget to put on your ear defenders as loader BEFORE calling “Backblast area clear! 😵‍💫

[@magnanimus9692]

Soldier: "How did the rocket lose his job, Carl?" Carl: "..." Soldier: "He was fired." Soldier: "HE WAS FIRED, CORAL!"

[@Taskandpurpose]

I'm kicking myself for not putting rocket memes in this video nooooo

[@magnanimus9692]

@@Taskandpurpose lol the comment section's got you fam

[@humorlessclown]

This is a deep cut, like the golden oldies 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Vares65]

I can hear it now: Sargent: "Get the Gustav up here to take those guys out!" Private: "Right away!" Private turns to the rear: "CORAL! COOOORAAALLL!"

[@dr.spawnal.simmons.2385]

@@Taskandpurpose PLEASE GIVE USS A 6.8 UPDATE Sir.

[@Hu1tziil]

8:24 "WE ARE BEING AMBUSHED!" "WHERE ARE THEY?!" "82mm ROUNDS COMMING IN FROM KOREA!"

[@rempuia69]

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[@alicorn3924]

@@rempuia69 god damnit, rickrolled from a comment.

[@jack_copperz]

This guy dead*ss rick-rolled us with a comment

[@FacelessDeviant]

8:23 "The insurgents use an 82mm recoilless rocket and machineguns to ambush U.S forces from around *900 kilometers* away." Man, that is some ambush. That is someone ambushing someone in Downtown LA from Downtown Salt Lake City in Utah. I don't want to be that guy, but with such a range advantage on insurgent rockets and machineguns, the U.S forces are at a severe disadvantage. :P

[@charliebrown1134]

Somebody in Havana Cuba could shoot somebody in Georgia

[@noizsegat1924]

9 or 90 km. Probably a typo.

[@calebeastman4069]

He meant meters, he responded to another comment saying he misspoke

[@MlTGLIED]

@@noizsegat1924 900 meter not km

[@FacelessDeviant]

@@calebeastman4069 Its still hilarious :P

[@citynomad13]

I used the CG back in 1989-90, and it was the old steel version with an empty weight of 14kg! We had a safety distance back of 110m and 75m to the sides. We were told that once the gunner did not wait for clearance from the loader and shot .. and someone passed by. Everything below the knees was gone. But because of the heat, it burned the wounds so the soldier did not bleed ..

[@KaffiRawr]

The AT4 is also Swedish, as the Carl Gustav. We call the Carl Gustav *"Granatgevär 86"* wich translates to "Grenade rifle". We call the AT4 *"Pansarskott 86"* wich translates to "Armor shot".

[@petter5721]

Also the NLAW (Next Generation Light Antitank Weapon) made by SAAB.

[@loki76]

I don't think you're correct with the designation of "granatgevar 86".. The number 86 usually denotes the year it entered service in Sweden. Carl Gustaf is way older than that. In fact it entered service in 1948 and hence have the designation of M/48.. Maybe there is a redesigned version in 86. But I'm not to sure about that designation.

[@phi207]

@@loki76 sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granatgev%C3%A4r_m/86 here's ya proof. It's made from some composite material and thus lighter, hence the new designation.

[@drewseiht5999]

Whatever ya call em they are good.

[@snoken1000]

Verry easy to train whith thoo to incrise your skill and accury, u set in an adapter and fire an 9mm tracer bullet, same velocity so u can learn pretty Quickly to bekome an accurate shooter

[@GlNGER1]

Carl gustaf is the name of like 100 percent of all swedish kings since 1550 Edit: i suck at spelling apparently:(

[@GCJT1949]

Back in the 1960s there was a brand of Mauser Sporters under the name Carl Gustav. Sako actions I think. Geoff Who has been around as long as this weapon launcher.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@myunpopularyoutubechannel That Carl didn't found the city or arms manufacturer that invented this weapon system though...

[@johannesandersson9477]

In Sweden, the common nickname for people named Carl is Kalle, so you can call it Kalle-G

[@scraggy983]

@@johannesandersson9477 , the Brits referred to them as Charlie G for decades.

[@johannesandersson9477]

scraggy983 that’s gangsta 😉

[@blastulae]

CG is a recoilless rifle, not a rocket launcher.

[@user-pq9gy3fq1q]

They mentioned it, buddy.

[@nic12344]

Yes, but it's now capable of launching a rocket, so it's also a rocket launcher!

[@basic5926]

@@user-pq9gy3fq1q That doesn't change the fact that he called it a rocket launcher and said that it fires rockets the entire video. His terminology is just plain wrong, buddy.

[@danielsteger8456]

thank god for you correcting it, i would miss so much from my life

[@wat8437]

@@basic5926 there's rocket assisted ammunition for it, but those ignite after they leave the tube

[@jennerdalay4300]

One look at the title and I instantly thought ' the Swedes '.

[@Chris-ro7mn]

Yep. Named after King Carl Gustaf. Us swedes sell alot of crazy shit. Ericssons Erieye system for example. Its fucked up tho because we sell to both sides of Conflicts and interfere with their politics. Sweden is a weird place. We are all brainwashed and most people are extremely naive and dont know how much shit swedish companies are involved in. We are trying to change this.

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[@boessle2963]

The Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle is named after its original manufacturer “Carl Gustaf armory”. The armory was named after the city where it was situated - the City of Carl Gustaf (nowadays Eskilstuna). It got its name from the Swedish King Carl X Gustaf (1622-1660) who granted city privileges 1659. So it is a kind of 17th Century Royal name on the rifle. By the way, the Swedish ruler nowadays is also named Carl Gustaf, although he has number XVI in the Royal succession.

[@nisselarson3227]

Vem sjutton är Eskil då?

[@vincentvalentin8177]

​@@nisselarson3227 a British Missionary

[@orue5499]

Varför bytte de namn på staden 😔

[@ericstefko4852]

The Carl would be really handy against a 40Km convoy that is just sitting there

[@pteppig]

Wonder why they don't just use their RPGs. Air cover and the Kalashnikov drones could be the reason.

[@jnx4803]

Most of the convoy is in open space surrounded by flat terrain, so no one would be able to get close enough to fire an RPG. You would most likely be engaged by tanks, and other long range units long before getting close to any viable firing position. It's more effective to just slowly destroy them one by one from drones and artillery, or attack any regiments which detach from the convoy to attack, e.g. Kiev. Which btw is what happened like 2-3 days ago, where whole regiment of tanks got ambushed by artillery fire while trying to get close to Kiev.

[@oscarcarserud]

That is why we sent som of them there.

[@BosonCollider]

Nah, that one isn't even worth thinking too much about. It's great against the supply trucks 30 km behind it though

[@someguyfromarcticfreezer6854]

We have kamikaze drones for that.

[@BENKYism]

"recoil-less rocket launcher" You just opened up a can of worms

[@spamuraigranatabru1149]

*Angry European noises.*

[@graemesydney38]

We use to call it an "M.A.W." e.g. the M.A.W. section, the M.A.W. position etc etc - for medium anti-tank WEAPON. It was an shoulder fired recoilless rifle but is now both a recoilless rifle and a rocket launcher.

[@jordaneggerman4734]

Pretty sure it'll open a *lot* more than a "can of worms".... lol

[@92HazelMocha]

I swear to god, if that dude calls the goose a “rocket launcher” one more time, I’m going to re-enlist and write him up.

[@lib556]

@@92HazelMocha It should be a drinking game. Take a drink every time he incorrectly calls it a rocket launcher or the projectile a rocket. We'd all be pissed at the half way point.

[@explorer914]

For me as a Swede it's nice to see US Army investing in Carl G 😊

[@ryanthorne5432]

The US Army has bought over a million Aimpoints, so they clearly like Swedish stuff.

[@bennygerow]

Over a decade we've had them

[@GCJT1949]

Bofors is still spending the royalties from all the 40mm canon the US Navy built in WW2. Geoff Who wonders if the super caliber 122mm warhead is still available.

[@hankslandoftomfoolery]

Good to see the Swedes make something other than meatballs. Jk I luv u Sweden

[@vectors2final36]

@@bennygerow much more than a decade. I got to fire one in the 1980s

[@andersnoren6070]

It's not a rocket launcher. It's a recoilless rifle. Some rounds have a small rocket charge to boost range a bit, but most rounds are work very much like a large rifle cartridge.

[@williamt.sherman9841]

sad they did not field this 15 years go when it would have been very useful.

[@jackjones9460]

@@williamt.sherman9841 or 60-80 years ago when the RPG7 came out.

[@edwarddix2463]

I've never fired a rifel that i had to worry about the back blast.

[@andersnoren6070]

@@edwarddix2463 Well, if there weren’t any backblast to worry about you’d really have to worry about the recoil instead. 84mm with about 2 kilos of powder would probably hurt you about as bad as the backblast 😄

[@oaschloch7951]

@@andersnoren6070 And there would be no chance one could even lift the thing.

[@Turkentorque]

I remember when we practiced with the Carl G 20 years ago during my military service in Sweden. Our officer switched from a training round to a live round. Quite the surprise for the gunner 🙂

[@stefansoder6903]

No he did not.

[@oscarcarserud]

I was quite stumbled when I used this 30 something years ago. And my comrade, who was an excellent sniper, penetrated the underside of a flipped russian t74. The panzerwagon underside was at least 40cm thick, and it dit go right through. No one inside would have survived.

[@username_3715]

I got to fire a live round in basic training a few months ago. Knocked the snot out of me lol

[@Lobos222]

07:55 About time if you ask me. I helped test what I assume were among the first computerized targeting systems for HEAT shells for the Carl back in 2000. You basically had a crosshair in the sight. You looked at the target, with pre select for moving or a quicker one for static, and after hit a button. A second later a new digital red dot would show up in your scoop and you quickly moved your target away from the crosshair to the red dot and pulled the actual trigger on the weapon to fire. That was 20 years ago...

[@the7observer]

The M4 version of the Carl Gustav weights 6.6 kg (15 lb) empty, an RPG-7 weights 6.3 kg (14 lb). So you have a light system as the RPG but much more accurate and versatile

[@alfaromeo6985]

How much does an RPG-7 round cost vs a CG ?

[@DaReaperZ]

@@alfaromeo6985 Similar to the Carl Gustav rounds, probably a tiny bit more expensive considering they use rocket propulsion.

[@tussal2543]

8:25 "ambush amarican forces 900km away " damn they must have the best aimbot you can buy .

[@marcopazini6849]

😂😂😂😂

[@roadwolf2]

Damn hackers ruin everything

[@randallmoore7728]

I was wondering if anyone else realized what he said lnao

[@uelzgeheim6490]

Gotta be ballistic RPGs... Do they fly through space? Someone tell elon musk to hide his satellites...😏

[@deanstuart8012]

Used by the Royal Marines during the Argentinian invasion of South Georgia on 3rd April 1982. The booties fired it at an Argie corvette that was shelling their position. The corvette was last seen steaming away at speed having been hit by the Charlie G and making a lot of unplanned smoke.

[@johnfisk811]

Well done those Bootnecks.

[@Jauhl1]

A rocket launcher's main disadvantage is accuracy. Since the rocket motor start accelerating in flight small initial errors will compound exponentatially. A recoilless rifle on the other hand, like Carl Gustav fires the projectile like a bullet, it will hit what you aim at much like any gun.

[@frankknight7968]

I remember firing the "Charlie-G" 40 years ago. A huge bang, a dangerous back-blast and a seriously f**ked-up target. It was awesome then. Now it must be terrifying.

[@patricklundstrom8376]

My favorite is the ADM round, scary! :) Carl-Gustaf is the Swedish King. Länge leve Konungen!

[@lavrentivs9891]

No, the king when it was introduced was Gustav V. It's named after the state arsenal: "Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori".

[@faleilham8334]

I thought Carl Guztav was German Duke

[@whomst_has_yes]

@@lavrentivs9891 you do know that almost every swedish king has been named carl gustav/gustaf so it might as well be named after them. and also the king wasn't named Gustav V. When the recoilless rifle was made the king was named Oscar Gustaf Adolf(but yes was also called Gustaf V).

[@lavrentivs9891]

@@whomst_has_yes The weapon was developed between 1946-48 and entered service in 1948, hence the "m/48" (model 48) designation. Gustav V ruled until his death in 1950. Furthermore, Sweden has had two kings named Karl Gustav/Carl Gustaf, the first in 1654-60 and the current king. Finally, I know for a fact that it is named after the Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori.

[@Community-Action]

Who names an assault rifle Kalashnikov?? The guy who designed it..

[@adventuresincrt1376]

...The guy who stole it from the Germans.

[@averagedemographic8933]

The guy who took inspiration from the Germans and created his own design off of previous works.

[@mrfancypanzer549]

@@adventuresincrt1376 The AK has very little in common with the STG.

[@sovietchadster907]

jryker similar magazine= copied gun apparently

[@jantschierschky3461]

@@mrfancypanzer549 actually a lot, most of the design of the a AK was done by German engineers like Schmeißer, kalashnikov own design is not even close to the final product. You can see his prototype at the St Petersburg artillery museum.

[@petter5721]

As a former Carl Gustav gunner in the Swedish army I would say it is a very deadly, reliable and accurate weapon system.

[@DevilbyMoonlight]

the Carl Gustav was known as the 'Charlie-G' back in the day by us brits, it was a heavy bugger too if memory serves about 35lbs - when I was coming out the '94 - was coming in to replace it, which was a different beast where you fired sighting rounds to confirm strikes on the target before selecting main armament and sending the 94's rather expensive projectile down range - the backblast on the charlie-g, as a youngster back in the 80's on my 1st firing of a 'full fat round' I found it quite spectacular - even though they had a monopod, initial training tended to be done with the shooter in the kneeling position as part of a 2 man crew - if my 80's squaddie brain remembers right it could defeat all known armour up to 400m back then

[@fgranlun]

I used to be an instructor for the "Granatgevär m/48" ("GRG" for short) as we Swedes call it in the late 90's, and boy has it evolved since then. We had a basic magnifying scope, and that was it. These new ones seem to be some carbon fibre thing, with dohickys sticking out and looking tactical all over. Firing a live HE round for the first time still gives you a memory for life though. It's loud beyond comprehension. Oh, those memories... "Första omgång, samtidigt eldöppnande, lys, grg tre skott spräng, eld!" ...

[@peterl8548]

Bu yeah. Its much, much worse, spotting 5-10 meters away.

[@peterl8548]

Klart bakåt; skot t kommer

[@jonnynilsson7435]

Then we have an amo (top secret) not be shown yet! Only for the Swedish Army

[@JayBradford]

The Carl Gustav is produced a few miles north of where I live in Sweden. It’s named after Swedish king and is probably the most extensively used recoiless rifle in the world. Plenty of NATO soldiers have probably been fired at and returned fire with a Carl Gustav. Great stuff.

[@Tally2727]

Now even our enemy will be screaming "God damnit Carl!"

[@sterling9314]

Panzerfaust means “tank fist”, panzerschreck means “tank’s bane”.

[@jantschierschky3461]

Surprise Scare is more accurate

[@scratchy996]

Panzerschreck means tank scare, the thing the scares tanks.

[@YHLGguitargeek]

Panzer actually just means "armor." Tanks were first called Panzerkampfwagen, or armored war wagon. They eventually just started to call them Panzers for short, so I'm not trying to contradict you.. I just think armored war wagon sounds cool. Lol

[@jantschierschky3461]

@@YHLGguitargeek actually you not accurate eiter, Kampf means fight. General term panzer actually been around since mid ages. The term pzkw is for MBT, there are different terms for different armour.

[@benco41]

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[@YouDice]

„Quickly becoming the standard issue anti-tank weapon...“ so funny, especially if you think about how this thing has been in use in many european armies since the 70s and 80s.

[@pn9468]

nice video. I used it in national service in the 80s. mostly the 9 mm for training. the big shots were fun. nice feeling from the close 'BOOM' when fired. the loader, and then the shooter, would scream in turn: - KLART BAKÅT! - SKOTT KOMMER! then: BOOOOM when lying down you'd levitate an inch or so for a short while. at least it felt like that. once in a pine forest by the sea - lots of sand - we took position right in front of a tree. interesting experience it was.:) but cumbersome to carry around, both the rifle and the ammunition. quite easy to clean, much easier than the personal rifles, very much easier than the machine gun.

[@ChristnThms]

You had me at "thermobaric." Few things say 'Murica like setting the air on fire, to generate a shockwave intense enough to interrupt the coitus of any farm animal friends.

[@cesaravegah3787]

Russians are way more advanced on those weapons than the USA so is not really an "Murica" thing

[@ChristnThms]

@@cesaravegah3787 way more advanced in thermobarics? Really... You mean, like aerosol dispersal of thermite? That existed in the 20s man. Thermobarics aren't high tech. They're just a niche weapon, most effective against unfortified targets. No nation has used as much thermobaric ordinance as America, but then that's mostly true of ANY type of munition. In fact, America may have even expended more 7.62x39 than the Russians... and THAT's the power of economy. Don't get me wrong. I have immense respect for the Russian people, and their armed forces. But to say that a hundred year old technology is advanced...

[@cesaravegah3787]

@@ChristnThmsOld technology it is but it's really advanced on rusky hands, they have a larger variety of weapons and modern thermonaric designs than the USA, but yeah, if you measure it on tonage of ordenance expended nobody surpass the USA...which is kind of good and bad...fascinating weapons anyways, inhumane as most weapons of course but nothing clears a cave better than a fuel-air burst...Interesting discusion, have a very good night m8

[@xifel72]

It is a little funny that this weapon is treated like something exotic elsewhere, and in Sweden more or less each and every squad all the way to the home guard has had atleast one since the cold war ended.

[@MALTHEonCONSOLE]

Same in Danmark guess it is an Scandinavian thing since it is made in Sweden so it wil have a lot of users in the nearby countries but Yea it's probably becuse the close copration between our countries in the north

[@Merecir]

You mean since ww2 ended...

[@sida9439]

also.... 6 rounds per minute? A good crew does double that no problem

[@wardasz]

But... it is not exotic. At least not in a military. Random people on the internet may do not know about it, cose it is less awesome and OP than Javelin, so every game use Javelin and CG appears in them extremally rare if at all, but... it is widely use. In US Army each platoon have one, sooo...

[@angrydragonslayer]

If we get loosened weapon restrictions as the govt talked about, i'm planning on getting one alongside something for anti-air :)

[@Shougun2007]

"I am a huge fan of military history!" *has no idea why the name Carl / Charles is relevant in military history*

[@silvadossantos6803]

"Who call's a system 'Carl Gustav', well it's named on his inventor himself,."

[@ZETH_27]

@@silvadossantos6803 What are you talking about? The name Carl Gustav comes from the name of the Swedish king. The king in the country this rifle was made in. The technical term for the weapon is Granatgevär (grenade-rifle) m/48, and the nickname is Carl Gustav.

[@silvadossantos6803]

@@ZETH_27 yes you're right, at first I thought that it was named after "Carl Gustav Fleischer" for his role against the Nazis(1883-1942) and the date of the recoiless rifle enter service (1948) but is instead named after the 'Carl Gustav Stads Gevärsfaktori' , incorporated state arsenal (named after Carl Gustav X) by Saab Bofors Dynamics; thanks for pointed in.

[@silvadossantos6803]

@@ZETH_27 in Europe there was at that time military that made a lot of weapon systems named to him (as for exemple 'boys rifle') that are used to this day, I just can't remember his name, and thought it was the infamous Carl Gustav, if you can help me I will thanks again!

[@zlatko8051]

They are either talking about Carl Gustav Mannerheim from Finland who was the bloke who defended Finland during the winter war,or a Swedish king,

[@Akatora112]

As a CNC machinist who have manufactured several parts on the CG M4 and with a big interest in military technology it's always fun to see the complete thing in action. 🙂

[@macbuff81]

It's spelled "Panzerschreck," which loosely translated means "tank fright" :) Love your work. I'm not a gun nut and am a firm believer in meaningful gun control. I also worked with many veterans as federal employee in DC back a few years ago which gave me a good insight into their experiences in conflict. I also love learning about military history and developments in technology especially when it comes to making weapons that are safer for the user and allow for more surgical warfare whenever possible. Your segment on the new 6.8 rifle by Sig Sauer and their new ammo was really interesting. It seems it's a weapon that really helps the basic grunt deal with advanced armor carried by the enemy while also having some really good solutions such as the folding ammo feed. I am wondering how this development will affect the use of the G36 currently used here in Germany and other NATO countries. Oh, the segment regarding the mout tactics and how they differ from one another, such as the US vs. the British FBUAL, was really interesting. I liked how you explained the different philosophies behind them. It really gave a good overview. The idea regarding facial recognition is also fascinating. While its application in the battlefield, it certainly is worth exploring as it can potentially save lives. Greetings from Germany

[@bush_wookie_9606]

My uncle carried 1 in Northern Ireland in the 70's when he was in the British army

[@cheekboy7247]

Mhmmmh. You sure? I did not think the british army used to have those. You sure that it is not a law 80 or a 66

[@Matt_The_Hugenot]

@@cheekboy7247 We had them until the 90s, officially L14A1 & unofficially Charlie G, carried alongside LAW 66 and replaced by LAW 80.

[@OtterVal]

and so did the IRA! the IRA created makeshift recoiless rifles that used cans in the back if I remember correctly as a method of recoil mitigation.

[@johanbergqvist3939]

Used by the Royal Marines at South Georgia (Falklands war) in a battle with an Argentine Corvette. Great fun to shoot the CG. Used to do so in the mid 80's doing military service. In the Swedish army, the squad leader is the CG gunner.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@johanbergqvist3939 um... no, there is some leeway for squad leaders to organize their squad as they see fit, and I can see how a squad leader would prefer to assume control over his most devastating asset, but if he does, he's misunderstood his role in the battle line completely. His main job is to lead, not to get blown away by the very first return fire for exposing his stupid ass by backlighting himself in perfect siluette with the 4m diameter and 10m long fireball of the back blast. He should, however be in the same half squad as the CG team, with his assistant squad leader commands the machinegun/marksman half squad. The Only support weapons I'd allow a squad leader to handle is a flare gun, laser designator or m209 40mm grenade launcher attatchment. Each Swedish army infantry squad did have one CG and one FN MAG '58 machinegun. I don't know if the FN MAG has been replaced with an FN MINI (collapsible stock) or if the FN MAG is making a return due to it's longer range and penetration power of the 7.62×51 compared to the 5.56×45 of the FN MINI. Despite the complications in ammo logistics when the infantry carry Ak5C (upgraded FN FNC)

[@sage2308]

Seems like the ideal toy for Uncle Sam's Misguided Children: I used them in the British Army in the 1970s and they were awesome even back then. Pity you didn't spend more time on the ammo, it is seriously next generation. Maybe you could do a separate piece focussing on the ammo. Thanks and best wishes from the United Kingdom

[@xifel72]

They also mentioned only a few of the types. I think there is 14 types at the moment, if I recall correctly

[@erikrungemadsen2081]

Carl Gustaf 84 mm. Making recruits feel like loser sherpas schlepping it around the terrain, and like gods wielding lightning bolts on the firing range since 1948.

[@jessehines4044]

Why keep such a low caliber though? Why not boost the recoiless rifle round from 84mm to 120-130mm in order to deal with main battle tanks?

[@ExHyperion]

@@jessehines4044 1. That makes the ammo way heavier, meaning soldiers can carry way less 2. That makes the launcher bigger and heavy, making it both harder to move around and store 3. It’s not necessarily the diameter that matters when it comes to anti-tank capability, most of the time just increasing the length of the shell is enough

[@ChrisTian-lf2oh]

@@jessehines4044 It has the capacity to knock out tanks with the right ammo today. According to a Swedish instructor in Ukraine, the Ukrainians took out a T-90 with it.

[@danhong8848]

I was a 84mm RR Gunner way back in 1995, I used the Mk2 model, its 15kg ,I remember my loader buddy collapsed from Heat exhaustion, I had to carry 30kg of rounds & gun minus my M16 & 9 mags of 5.56 rounds & flank for 16km & drag my buddy along to the exercise enemy objective. That was the worst load I ever had to carry😑

[@tomeng9520]

When I serve the army I was GRG shooter (Grenade launcher Carl Gustaf 84mm) then it was 14 kg fully loaded. Today 10 kg fully loaded. Effective firing range : 350m to 2000 m using rocket-boosted laser guided ammunition. Very fun to shoot. I had 95% accuracy of all my shoots if I may bragg. Also we use 9mm ammo. But at max 100 distant in to paper targets. And also 20 mm trainings rounds.

[@SidneyBroadshead]

The Carl Gustafs is named after the Swedish design bureau that designed it, the Carl Gustafs Stads Gevarsfaktori ('Carl Gustaf's Town' Rifle Factory). It was founded in 1812 in Eskilstuna, Sweden (referred to as Carl Gustaf's Town). It was governed by FFV from 1943 to 1991 and has been a division of SAAB since 1999.

[@Stewart682]

The US witnessed Canadians, and others, using the Carl G to good effect in Afghanistan and said "Ooh that's good idea!" I wish we thought of that!

[@donnharper8815]

The U.S. has been uaing the Carl Gustav recoiless rifle since at least the early 1980s. Back in the day it was called the RAAWS, the Ranger anti armor weapons system. Or the Ranger anti anything weapons systems, lol. Sometimes, uncle carl...

[@Truthbomb918]

​@@donnharper8815obviously his point was almost every nato army in Afghanistan had the 84mm as standard issue and not to just specialist units like the Americans

[@wegorz9]

Carl gustaw ISN'T a rocket launcher. Rocket launcher incorporates propoulsion into the projectile, but recoiless rifles have a empty shell after firing that you need to remove before you put in another projectile. Example: rocket launcher: panzerfaust, m1 bazooka recolless rifle: carlgustav, m20

[@wwlb4970]

There are CG rounds with incorporated propulsion. So, technically, now, it is a recoilless rifle with rocket launcher capability.

[@Merecir]

@@wwlb4970 And soon it will fire missiles as well. They will apparently have a long tube that you insert into the CG so the missile does not interact with the rifling.

[@wwlb4970]

@@Merecir Definitely going the way of "one weapon for everything". Wonder if we ever get MBR version it.

[@Merecir]

@@wwlb4970 Probably not, but it would be fun and practical with an RPG-7 adapter. 😂

[@wwlb4970]

@@Merecir Would also be fun to shoot 3-4 40mm grenades simultaneously.

[@geronimo8159]

"Ca-aaaaaarl! You can't just destroy tanks!" "Ooops, uhmmm... I didn't know that!"

[@bobmartin9918]

3:26 The Panzershrek; When it hits the tank, it's all ogre for the crew.

[@customkev67]

I once fired a carl g from the prone position during a training ex and just the shockwave from the backblast hitting my foot scared the crap outa me... lol. ... too lazy to look but have you done or planning to do a video about the TOW wire-guided system? That was a bit of kit I saw fired a few times and was a bit fascinated by it. I really enjoy your videos and your sense of humor is bang-on. Keep up the great work.

[@SEBWS]

My eyes watered when you said how much a javelin round costs! Also keep up the excellent content you’re channel has been a great find and I really enjoy your videos =)

[@Taskandpurpose]

Thank you! Will do thats much appreciated

[@Decurion505]

It's a RECOILLESS RIFLE. You can SEE THE RIFLING. Having a rocket boosted munition does not change the basic nature of the weapon

[@KarlReimerGodt]

So it is either a hybrid-rifle or a hybrid-bazooka.

[@chrish881]

Its not a rocket luncher! Its a cannon!

[@ScoutSniper3124]

In Afghanistan (2010-2011) the Senior Weapons Sergeant in the ODA I was attached to had an ongoing "Love Affair" with IR designators (PEQ-15's). Using one of the supporting contractors machine shops I mounted PEQ-15's to his 60 Mortar and Carl Gustav, so he could effectively aim them at night. The mortar, painting the target directly (line of sight), and adjusting the angle of the normal sight unit for the range. I did the same thing for the Battalions Vector/Viper laser rangefinders (since they were Day use only at the time, I think the newer models have IR built in). I had 3 MOS's (11B, 35N, and 13F) the latter being Forward Artillery Observer. I didn't like the Vector/Vipers were day use only. With the PEQ-15 added, and using the remote cable we could lase a target at night getting its 10 digit grid for Fire Missions. Last but (in my eyes) not least, the same Weapons Sergeant loaned me a NATIONAL MATCH (wood stock, glassed in action, heavy barrel, 1/4 moa hooded aperture, issue, semi-auto only) M-14. Which I quickly added a picatinny mount, Bushnell Elite 3200 10x Mil-Dot day scope an a PEQ-15 to for Night use. It's all about being able to accurately put rounds on target, Day or Night. SSG. U.S. Army (Medically Retired) Infantry / Sniper / SOF Intel (SOT-A), multiple tours

[@tomfull6637]

SHOT COMING! BACK’s CLEAR! We used them in 1976 during my one year military training. Back then we still had compulsory military training in Sweden for all male persons over 18! The Carl Gustaf was operated by two people; a shooter and a loader. Once the loader had completed the loading he tapped on the shooters shoulder. When the shooter was ready to fire he shouted: - “Shot coming!”, awaiting a confirmation from the loader: - “Back’s Clear!” , then he fired! The loader needed some real good back muscles. When shooting laying down, the loader could not support the body with any of his arms as both were needed for the speedy loading process so one had to lift ones upper body weight as well as the munition.

[@steved2008]

It’s nickname in the British Army is “Charlie-G”

[@thomaszachariadis634]

Κάρολος , Carolos into the Hellenic army😌

[@oceanic8424]

[02/14/21] As mentioned by other commenters, the Carl G is strictly speaking, NOT a rocket launcher, but a recoilless rifle, or recoilless gun. This is the latest, most advanced variant, and a lot more information is available here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Gustaf_8.4cm_recoilless_rifle °°°

[@Colinpark]

We had the Carl G back in the 80's in the Canadian army, with lot's of envious stares from US troops

[@avroarchitect1793]

They are heavy but boy are they effective.

[@lib556]

Actually we had it in the 70s

[@tomeng9520]

When I serve the army I was GRG shooter (Grenade launcher Carl Gustaf 84mm) then it was 14 kg fully loaded. Today 10 kg fully loaded. Effective firing range : 350m to 2000 m using rocket-boosted laser guided ammunition. Very fun to shoot. I had 95% accuracy of all my shoots if I may bragg. Also we use 9mm ammo. But at max 100 distant in to paper targets. And also 20 mm trainings rounds.

[@Colinpark]

@@tomeng9520 We had the 6.5mm training round in my day

[@steffennilsen2132]

@@tomeng9520 The M4 version mentioned in this video is even lighter at 6.6 kg

[@HonduDan]

Dude your videos are fucking awesome. The tidbits of history, the (attempted) humor and all the technical info is phenomenal. Keep it up brother these are great.

[@fangslaughter1198]

I loved the Carl G. I fired 3 of those in my career. Early in the 80s. Only hit target once. The round hit the barrel of the tank hulk. Didn’t detonate went spinning off down range. I thought. Damn. In war time. I’m probably dead now. They are very efficient and accurate but you need a lot of expensive practice to become proficient.

[@DuelPorpoise]

recoilless rocket launcher? uhhh it has rifling you know.

[@rullangaar]

”Klart bakåt! Skott kommer!!”

[@92HazelMocha]

It’s not a rocket launcher; recoilless rifles fire shells and are technically rifles. Technically the new Raytheon round is the only one that is anywhere close to a rocket, and it’s still fired like a traditional shell before the rocket engine ignites.

[@eriklarke]

It is actually a new round developed by Saab and Raytheon.

[@wmbrennan]

like your channel highlighting the recoilless rifle. My dad in WWII wa one of the developer of the 75 mm recoiless rifle which was an early tank killer. Captain William Brennan and did a lot of research at Abdereen proving grounds in Maryland.

[@MexiboyKevin]

We use them in the Danish armed forces. A true pleasure to have in your squad when it gets into a good position. Though I've heard that a whole day of training with live rounds really puts a toll on your body

[@kirgan1000]

Who name its rocket launcher Carl? Easy Carl Gustav X of Sweden did give "city status" to a place, that new city opted to call itself Carl Gustav to honor its benefactor. Later one a wepen factory was build in the city, shoking called "Carl Gustav rifle factory" later the same factory did build the Carl Gustav granatgevär (rocket luncher) It depend on the time if you use C or K in the name...but the first letter is prononesed K.

[@ronhan9]

The C or K thing seems to be most if they still are living - the current king i Carl XVI - all the others before him is Karl and a number ;)

[@r.gilman4261]

I was waiting for the Ikea joke about a Recoiless Rifle named Carl, ( muck like Billy the bookcase, or the table whos' name is Ingo)

[@cam_machi]

7:07 you say that the advantage of the Carl is its reusability while the AT4 is a "fire and forget". Pretty sure you meant to just say "one use".

[@gurb2000]

As a Carl Gustaf operator in the swedish Army the us really need to work on the time between granades you guys are real slow, the soldier loading should not be looking back all the time. He should be switching between front view and back so that he can regulate the shooters aim as its quite HARD to see where you hit

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Indeed, and anything less than 20 accurate rounds per minute/team is shameful incompetence. If you can't use the CG more efficiently than a single shot needle rifle, you should go back to basic gunnery school in disgrace.

[@dancampbell167]

As a Carl G operator in Canada for my years in the Canadian Army, I was able to follow my rounds quite easily. Never lost one, and in 42 HEAT rounds I never missed. As for my number 2, his job was to ensure the Platoon Comd didn't wander his dumb ass behind us while firing. After the round was expelled he was to look forward and follow the round to target. A very easy thing to do out to 500m. Don't know what other countries IA's stated, but that was ours.

[@gurb2000]

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[@gurb2000]

dan campbell yes we do have the same problem in the SAF, most of the platoon comd are used to the weapon this still happend alot tho. Best thing is that you do have the right to scream almost anything to get them to move, resulting in lots of bad words

[@AlexKall]

4:53 It's actually co-developed by Saab and Raytheon, was a Saab project that started in 2014 and in 2017 Saab and Raytheon joined team on the project.

[@StormAngelWolf]

The pressure inside that tube is high with the counter blast preventing that recoil from knocking out both operators. This power gives the weapon range. RPG weapons already have tandem heat & thermobaric munitions, the advantage bis still to that rifling and pressure barrel. Range is key so is accuracy.

[@StormBringare]

Carl Gustav is a royal name in Sweden since hundreds of years, Bofors knew this was going to be the king of shoulderfired launchers and thus that's how they named it. Also, it's not a rocket launcher, it's a recoilless rifle you weeboo 😘

[@tomeng9520]

When I serve the army I was GRG shooter (Grenade launcher Carl Gustaf 84mm) then it was 14 kg fully loaded. Today 10 kg fully loaded. Effective firing range : 350m to 2000 m using rocket-boosted laser guided ammunition. Very fun to shoot. I had 95% accuracy of all my shoots if I may bragg. Also we use 9mm ammo. But at max 100 distant in to paper targets. And also 20 mm trainings rounds.

[@beru58]

Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori. Eskilstuna is "Carl Gustafs stad". "Gevärsfaktori" is rifle factory.

[@StormBringare]

@@beru58 Eskilstunas old name comes from the king Carl X Gustav, hence it's a royal name. If any old chump had been it's founder the gun would likely not be called the Bengt-Åke or something 😂

[@agecom6071]

Eh lets be honest this sounds like something we Germans would do Edit:Ok the Sweds did it... close enough for me

[@Merecir]

Swedes. Like Germans but more practical.

[@mpettersson999]

It’s named after the Swedish King. Recently confirmed is that the CG in use by the Ukrainian home guards has taken out at least one Russian tank model T-90M.

[@greasyflight6609]

I was trained on it but defense budgets in Canada back then restricted costs for training.We would load it and fire a tracer round out of it...on range. Was still fun...I loved it. Rocket Man

[@Gcock]

There is a reason that Carl Gs have been used in Battalion for longer than alot of you have been alive. Simplistic and beautiful - just like the 60mm mortor in hand held mode - its a game changer. Find Fix Destroy. A light fighters wet dream. Gear queens can have everything else. (A Javalin on occasion)

[@aeredhaelredfalen6194]

It's a Recoilless Rifle. Not a rocket launcher. Do at least a tiny bit of research on the difference.

[@mr.normalguy69]

I've heard that the Chinese are secretly working on thier own version of Carl Gustav.

[@phantomaviator1318]

They're naming it Gustaf Carol

[@baddog5936]

If you have heard about it, it ain't a secret. If it ain't a secret then they aren't working on it anymore. It's a paradox like the term "military intelligence."

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@baddog5936 nah, if you've heard of it, they may or may not be working on it still. Though the Carl G mk1 is so easy in construction I could probably make it myself if I get access to a machine shop with a metal lathe and a rifling press with gauges of sufficient size to gradually cut the grooves to specs just from my experience of using it.

[@baddog5936]

Yeah, well you can't be expected to make your very own version of CG and be a SEAL team leader at the same time @SonsOfLorgar. Phhhttt.

[@phantomaviator1318]

I only know about this chad gun because of a Ravenfield mod

[@aperson3280]

I see you’re a man of culture

[@richardstewart6900]

"Always make sure your back-blast area is clear." I can think of a few people that could use that advice!

[@heymike7037]

Canada's been using the Carl G forever, super versatile. Different rounds are available for different targets like bunker busting and anti-armour. We had one per section (squad) similar to the Marines I guess. From what I’ve heard the US forces saw our troops using them in Afghanistan and decided to get them too because they’re cheap (relatively), reliable, effective and versatile. Plus you can upgrade the optics on them easily and give them new capabilities. Super cool weapon. Only big downside is that unlike the NLAW it’s a crewed weapon so you really need two troops on it although one soldier can use it alone in a pinch but the rate of fire would drop significantly. Also, most rounds can’t be used from indoors.

[@loumencken9644]

"I call [the AT-4] a one-night stand rocket system". Dude, you really do need to get out of your Dad's basement. Enjoyed the video though.

[@Chrispy_Moto]

There are just so many wrong statements in this

[@spamuraigranatabru1149]

*But recoil less rifle.* (Edit) Alrighty now i understand, it is an ammo type like how tanks can fire ATGMs from the barrel. (Old comment) It fires the round using a case with the projectile not being self propelled, this has literally been around since the 1950's as a NATO standard weapon! The munition is different, not the gun!

[@jessehines4044]

No actually the M1 84mm recoiless rifle has been in use since 1946.

[@spamuraigranatabru1149]

@@jessehines4044 My point still stands.

[@spamuraigranatabru1149]

A little... Got to make an edit.

[@jessehines4044]

@@spamuraigranatabru1149 True but your support for that point is stronger with the earlier deployment date now.

[@spamuraigranatabru1149]

@@jessehines4044 thank you!

[@christophedlauer1443]

Yeah - the less in recoilless is very important. Firing a Carl Gustav feels like getting hit hard with a very warm pillow. It's an awesome experience. Stick your face to close to the optics and it'll give you a neat cut as a souvenier. Seeing the effect of an anti personel grenade will also instill you with awe and dread - because in a 30m radius, you'll see small trees and wooden targets turned into matchsticks. The sheer versatility of being able to fire anti personel rounds, anti tank rounds, flares or smoke grenades makes this system extremly valuable - and it is very easy to clean and maintain. The detachable optics are it's main drawback currently though. You had to realign the optics when you put them back on - which you wanted to do for transport or travel through rough terrain so they wouldn't get damaged or bumped around. I suppose it still has a fold out ironsight, but they are utterly useless unless you really want to get within 50m of your target or try that suicide option of setting the fuse on the anti personel round to 0.

[@craig_ramjet990]

It was called the Carl Gustov Reckless Rifle back in the 1980's. Favorite little toy of the black berets.

[@GreenHatDispenser]

Closer to boltguns everyday

[@StormBringare]

Lorewise, the bolters are pretty basic so they could technically be built today. The difference would be the sci-fi materials used obviously.

[@christophedlauer1443]

@@StormBringare Forgotten weapons showed off a unique handheld automatic grenadelauncher that was really close to a Bolter. It certainly had the caliber to fire rocket propelled rounds. Was too quirky and unusual to make it into service.

[@StormBringare]

@@christophedlauer1443 Do you remember the name of it?

[@Darelumga]

That's the worst explanation of "recoiless rifle" I have ever heard.

[@ThePaintedElk]

*not* a rocket launcher, it is a recoiless rifle

[@guyring8912]

Army combat engineers were equipped with M67 90mm recoiless rifles in 80's. It's longer and heavier than CG. However, it has AP (buckshot) rounds. Army took 90mm out of mothballs for ops in Afghanistan. CG seems like a good upgrade to the old 90mm.

[@tomeng9520]

When I serve the army I was GRG shooter (Grenade launcher Carl Gustaf 84mm) then it was 14 kg fully loaded. Today 10 kg fully loaded. Effective firing range : 350m to 2000 m using rocket-boosted laser guided ammunition. Very fun to shoot. I had 95% accuracy of all my shoots if I may bragg. Also we use 9mm ammo. But at max 100 distant in to paper targets. And also 20 mm trainings rounds.

[@vaughanellis7866]

The Charlie G - THE infantry multi-purpose weapon, pick your round remove the target, us Brits have used them for years.

[@lib556]

In Canada we've used the Carl G continuously since at least the mid -70s. I first did handling drills on it as an army cadet in 1977. Every infantry platoon has one.

[@ianrobinson8974]

17/03/2122 Thanks for the overview on the Carl Gustav. As an Auatralian Army Reserve Assault Trooper in the 1980's I was happy to carry aound the "Charlie Gutsache" as we called the Carl Gustav, as well as the LAW. Interesting to see them still in use and , obvously, great to see the munition and sight upgrades for Charlie. Did I fire either of these weapons...I think so, but don't really remember! (Stroke victim)

[@lance_the_avocado9492]

Imagine being stupid enough to not know the history of the Carl Gustaf Edit: It’s not particularly a launcher it’s called a recoilless rifle because the munition doesn’t have rocket propellant, on the other hand the M72 LAW does use rocket propellant on its munition. Only this new laser guided munition has the rocket propellant.

[@adamparris8353]

"A warning shot doesn't go to the face, coooooorraaaal!" "Yes it does. It's to warn everyone else around him!"

[@monkieie]

@8:25... the insurgents ambush from 900km away? Damn! They're that good? Like almost 560 miles? 🤣🤣

[@fuglbird]

Once again a KZbinr demonstrates the true value of the American school system. He doesn't understand German, doesn't know a minimum of European history and not even his WWII history. He should make a video about why the USA gave their tanks "ridiculous" names like Abrams.

[@KlaphatDK]

"Carl Gustav" is named after the Swedish King "Carl 16. Gustav af Sverige" Born in 1946. The prototype was cut out of a old 84 mm artillery gun barrel. Simply just cut 100 cm and build a weapon from it. The first version undtil around 1980 were extreme heavy. Around 48 pounds and it only had iron sights. The new version weighted about 39 pounds incl sight and a heavy laser-range-finder beside the sight. But extrem effective. We have had it in the Danish Army sinds 1979 and a upgraded version in 1984. I have used it in Afghanistan in 2006. We normally used "441 Brisant" grenades against enemy positions, mortar teams, trucks, ect. They were used by US troops in Iraq in 2003. If i dont remember wrong it was Green Berets. It is mutch more precise than the AT4. (The AT4 is no longer in production in Sweden). In Afghanistan we also had problems with the grenade inside the AT4 were getting loose as we as a light recon troops were on 5 weeks desert patrouls with our cars.

[@Niinsa62]

"Skott kommer!" "Klart bakåt!" Swedish for "Shot coming!" "Clear backwards!" What the gunner would yell before firing, and what the loader would yell back if the back blast area is clear. You can buy T-shirts with that printed on the front and back. It's a Swedish weapon, after all.

[@kurtsoderberg]

Nä, klart bakåt,boom,, omladning, 14 secunder...tap på hjälmen..4 skott på 1 minut

[@michaelhoppe13]

Proud to say that I was part of the original test group at Ft. Bragg in the early 90’s. We were comparing it to the 90mm recoilless rifle. I can tell you that compared to the 90 (stove pipe) the Gustav was far better.

[@mckaypaterson2519]

The CG has illumination rounds as well as anti-armour. Requires a well drilled crew of two. Australian Army has a long history of using CG. The new sights and ammunition types has extended the life of existing CGs