Carl Gustaf M3
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The Carl Gustaf M3 is a lightweight, man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank and multi-purpose weapon system widely used by military forces around the world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carl-Gustaf M3 | 2 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-tank weapon
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infantry support weapon ⓘ recoilless rifle ⓘ |
| antiArmorEffectiveRange | approximately 500 meters ⓘ |
| caliber | 84 mm ⓘ |
| compatibleAmmunitionType |
anti-structure round
ⓘ
high-explosive anti-tank round ⓘ high-explosive round ⓘ illumination round ⓘ practice round ⓘ smoke round ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewRoles |
assistant gunner
ⓘ
gunner ⓘ |
| designedAs |
man-portable anti-armor weapon
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multi-purpose weapon system ⓘ |
| effectiveRange | up to about 700 meters with some ammunition types ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1990s ⓘ |
| feature |
lightweight construction compared to earlier models
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multi-role ammunition capability ⓘ shoulder-fired operation ⓘ |
| firingMode | single-shot ⓘ |
| isReusable | true ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1 meter ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Saab Bofors Dynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialImprovementOver | Carl Gustaf M2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operation | recoilless ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Carl Gustaf M2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | anti-tank ⓘ |
| secondaryRole |
anti-personnel
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anti-structure ⓘ bunker-busting ⓘ |
| sightingSystem |
iron sights
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night vision sight (optional) ⓘ optical sight ⓘ |
| successor | Carl Gustaf M4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
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British Army ⓘ Canadian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ airborne troops ⓘ infantry units ⓘ many NATO member states ⓘ special operations forces ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Afghanistan War (2001–2021)
NERFINISHED
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Iraq War (2003–2011) NERFINISHED ⓘ various peacekeeping and counterinsurgency operations ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 10 kilograms ⓘ |
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