Carl Gustav 84mm Recoiless Rifle

Canadian Carl Gustav team on a range in Fort Pickett, Virginia.

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[BEASTEF]

To make this clear:

It is a recoiless rifle because the barrel has rifling AND because once the initial charge shoots the round out of the barrel there is no further propulsion. The exception of that is HEAT-RAP rounds (High Explosive Anti-Tank Rocket Assisted Projectile), however that round is only one variant and does not change the classification of the weapon.

[ciamonkey]

A 105 mm howitzer also has rifiling but we call it a gun not a rifle, so do hand guns. So its a shoulder mounted personal anti tank weapon. I have never heard it be called a rifle. And how can that round be possibly rocket assisted if there it no further propulsion after it leaves the barrel. Your info here is clashing.

[BEASTEF]

because that's a training round. its a block of cement. i was talking about the live rounds. anyways, i didnt make the designation "recoiless rifle" i just know thats what its called.

[trainmanryan]

Actually it is technically referred to as the Carl Gustav 84mm Recoilless Rifle, and it is capable of firing rocket assisted projectiles. This weapon is one of the basic weapons that all army personnel in the Canadian Forces get trained on, and as a former Canadian infantry soldier, I can attest to this. Artillery pieces (whether rifled or smoothbore) are guns, pistols are pistols, and rifles are rifles.

[Pottan23]

that is a manly boomstick

[lonnback]

I love this weapon, I have shot 50-100 rounds with it.

[FatFuckingPrick]

In britain it's called the "OOOH FUU... *boom*

[Whirry]

By that argument a rifle is a rocket launcher.

[Kenzofeis]

Rephrazing once more:

I better answer properly, it is a rocket with a payload, no guidance or anything, similar to an RPG or the pissant M-72, but it is in fact a rocket missile if you are very technical about it..

Just that the rocket is exhausted before it leaves the tube.

The unit is inserted at the rear and propels through the tube (weapon).

[Whirry]

So you've fired one then? This is a recoiless rifle, not a shoulder launched rocket.

If you'd loaded one, you'd know that the 'payload' doesn't go in the front. Or you could have just watched the video to see that.

[Kenzofeis]

No, that would be unwise because of the backblast hehe....

When firing flares you may set for like 60 degrees elevation but you start to feel the ass getting kicked on then.

I ment you shall be in a straight angle to the barrel in the horizontal plane when firing it laying down.

Also, there must be no walls or stones or loose/light crap near and behind you.

And no people, it spits out plastic shrapnels from the igniter at high velocities.

[Kenzofeis]

In Norway it is called "recoilless cannon" ^^