U.S. Army orders Carl-Gustaf 84mm

We just heard from Saab that the U.S. Army has ordered 84mm recoilless rifles. The Swedish company announced that they’ve signed a contract with the Army for the company’s Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. Thought the systems has been in the SOCOM armory for years, this marks the first time the Army has bought the 84mm recoilless rifle system. The Army and U.S. Special Operations Command placed a combined order with a total value of $31.5m (209m Swedish Kroners). Read More Read More HERE

Its great to see this weapon system still around. As a Gunner with the British army we used the 84mm and it was always exiting firing one, plus we always remembered to check the back blast area just incase the RSM was behind us!