Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Carl_Gustaf_recoilless_rifle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	artillery
gptkbp:ammunitionType	gptkb:tobacco gptkb:HEAT illumination HEDP anti-structure
gptkbp:caliber	84 mm
gptkbp:category	anti-tank weapons military equipment of Sweden recoilless rifles
gptkbp:exportedTo	over 40 countries
gptkbp:feedSystem	breech-loaded, single-shot
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle
gptkbp:introduced	1948
gptkbp:length	1,065 mm (M3 model)
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Saab_Bofors_Dynamics
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Carl_Gustafs_Stads_Gevärsfaktori
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Carl_G gptkb:Charlie_G M3 MAAWS (in US service)
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Falklands_War gptkb:Iraq_War gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan gptkb:2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:range	up to 1,000 m (anti-personnel) up to 400 m (anti-tank)
gptkbp:rateOfFire	6 rounds per minute (maximum)
gptkbp:replacedBy	Pansarvärnsgevär m/42
gptkbp:successor	N/A (still in service)
gptkbp:type	gptkb:surface-to-air_missile shoulder-fired weapon
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Japanese_Ground_Self-Defense_Force gptkb:Australian_Army gptkb:British_Army gptkb:French_Army gptkb:German_Army gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:Norwegian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Swedish_Armed_Forces gptkb:Finnish_Defence_Forces gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Ukrainian_Armed_Forces Indian Army
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:M4 gptkb:M1 gptkb:M2 gptkb:M3
gptkbp:weight	approximately 6.5–10 kg (varies by model)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Estonian_Army gptkb:Saab_Bofors_Dynamics
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6