Carl-Gustaf M4: All you need to know about the recoilless rifle

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  • The Carl-Gustaf Recoilless Rifle, nicknamed the Charlie G by British soldiers, is a powerful and highly portable weapon, designed for dismounted soldiers - a cannon on the shoulder.
    The Ministry of Defence has placed a £4.6m order with Saab for delivery of the Carl-Gustaf M4s multi-role weapon system, to replace the Anti-Structure Munitions the UK sent to support Ukraine against the Russian invasion last year.
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  • @Gundamhalo
    @Gundamhalo Год назад +659

    That is Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history.

    • @lmcsquaredgreendale3223
      @lmcsquaredgreendale3223 Год назад +18

      Thank you for the information. It's good to know who is providing us with information.

    • @bigiman6241
      @bigiman6241 Год назад +9

      😂😂😂

    • @jungleboy1
      @jungleboy1 Год назад +1

      lolololl

    • @michaelobrien9285
      @michaelobrien9285 Год назад

      Not humped the old heavy 84 designed to absolutely ensure there was no comfortable way of carrying it for 10 miles.

    • @indigophanta8288
      @indigophanta8288 Год назад +1

      Thanks. Very interesting

  • @waaaghzag
    @waaaghzag Год назад +206

    Jonathan on Forces TV now 😁 he's becoming quite a familiar face on RUclips

  • @mikewinston8709
    @mikewinston8709 Год назад +157

    Fired it first time in 1976. Fabulous bit of kit….venerable and solid like a GPMG

    • @allenseeallendo5844
      @allenseeallendo5844 Год назад +4

      Hey Mike how loud is that weapon when you shot it?

    • @Bobario1
      @Bobario1 Год назад +18

      @@allenseeallendo5844 It's like the loudest thing you ever fired.

    • @mikewinston8709
      @mikewinston8709 Год назад +13

      @@allenseeallendo5844 we wore ear defenders…I never fired it in anger. It makes a very distinctive “bong” noise in your head. In those days too we were instructed never to fire one from a window in room.

    • @allenseeallendo5844
      @allenseeallendo5844 Год назад +3

      @@mikewinston8709 That’s actually pretty awesome. I saw this and I’m thinking that things got to be loud. Thanks for the reply.

    • @jericchua8
      @jericchua8 Год назад +5

      I read somewhere that a person's brain can only take so many firings from weapons such as these before damage is inflicted. So I understand that armies now take that into consideration and count the accumulated shots that a soldier can make in training. Fairly recent developments.

  • @mhero6865
    @mhero6865 Год назад +18

    Was listening to (2) US Rangers talking about "Carl" like he was their friend. They told stories of how hard Carl is to airborne drop with, but he is a great guy to have in a fight. They truly embraced the M4 like a squad-mate

  • @goldrush5764
    @goldrush5764 Год назад +231

    As a swede I think the biggest advantage to the Carl G is the cluster ammo so you can take out people in bunkers. Then it becomes a big shotgun basically with 1800 tungsten pellets. That shreads anything hidding in a trench or bunker with it's airburst capabilities when shooting this type of round. Also the new laser guided ammo will be a game changer for the Carl G, then it's almost like a NLAW.

    • @Pilvenuga
      @Pilvenuga Год назад +39

      And accuracy, i've trained on the CG (M2 variant) and the thing that stuck with me throughout my training period and after it is the incredibly stable, reliable ballistic trajectory. That is what you get with a rifled weapon, with fin stabilized ammo. You can reliably hit a watermelon sized target at 300 meters. That means weakpoints on modern MBTs, firing slits in bunkers - etc.

    • @donquixote1502
      @donquixote1502 Год назад +9

      @@Pilvenuga A very true comment. I´ve done my military service (297 days) as a group leader for 8 men and two CGs. Let me tell you that you get a hell of a lot of BANG for your money too...👍🤣

    • @TzunSu
      @TzunSu Год назад +1

      The C-G doesn't have any cluster rounds, they practically don't exist in hand held weapon systems. Proximity rounds are not cluster rounds.

    • @Pilvenuga
      @Pilvenuga Год назад +21

      @@TzunSu translating some words into english makes fragmentation seem similar to cluster, which is what i think happened to him. However, you should have known better since he also talked about the tungsten "DnD dice" which shred through even BMP armor. The HE-frag shreds like a rockstar on cocaine, you're not the same after you experience it yourself.

    • @goldrush5764
      @goldrush5764 Год назад +9

      @@TzunSu Yeah, yeah, but you know what I mean. Didn't know the right word for it.

  • @BigMakBattleBlog
    @BigMakBattleBlog Год назад +29

    I served in Ukraine. We mostly had RPG's, effective 300M max800m, Nlaws and Javalins are rare and used carefullly. I would of loved a carl gustav. Theres allot more things you need to blow up than tanks.

    • @AllisterCaine
      @AllisterCaine День назад

      I never said this, but: thx for your service. Nothing but whole Europes freedom is at stake.

  • @ouwestomp203
    @ouwestomp203 Год назад +25

    In 1981 I was a conscript sergeant in the Dutch army. Each infantry group of 8 had a MAG and a Carl Gustaf as their group weapon. I felt sorry for the Carl Gustaf's loader, he didn't know when the shot was fired. After firing, the air pressure pushed the sand into his butt crack.

    • @RalphBrooker-gn9iv
      @RalphBrooker-gn9iv Год назад +2

      Yes, the No.2. Makes your balls swing from left to right in a smart and soldier-like manner!

  • @cristov2k
    @cristov2k Год назад +63

    Good to see more and more of Jonathan across different channels. Absolute expert, love it

  • @kirkrjb
    @kirkrjb Год назад +13

    I fired this when I was in the Canadian forces, 1980's, we just called it Carl. In our training we were told to only shoot at the BMPs and not tanks or use it as a bunker buster.

  • @echo9996
    @echo9996 Год назад +9

    I have had the privilege of firing this weapon in 1986 in my Territorial Army days... What a blast loved it....Great weapon....

    • @andyleighton6969
      @andyleighton6969 3 месяца назад

      Trust the new one is a damn sight lighter!

  • @dragonstormdipro1013
    @dragonstormdipro1013 Год назад +98

    The Carl Gustav has served us, the Indians, extremely well till now. We train at first using a laser dummy round named Lakshya, then to the real thing. I have seen our crews fire 6-7 rounds per minute in rapid, or 2-3 in sustained. This payed a massive role in winning Kargil war.

    • @strichtarn3228
      @strichtarn3228 Год назад +12

      You're not supposed to fire more than 3 in one day in training as the overpressure induces traumatic brain injuries

    • @alphawhiskey3311
      @alphawhiskey3311 Год назад

      I thought Indians liked to get on their knees for Russia

    • @petergrandien1440
      @petergrandien1440 Год назад +1

      India have a lot of the Bofors FH-77B, comparing this to the US M-777 and how effective the M-777 is said to be, however M777 Rate of fire is way lower, I wonder why Bofors stopped producing the much outperforming FH77-B

    • @dragonstormdipro1013
      @dragonstormdipro1013 Год назад +4

      @@strichtarn3228 I have seen them firing it in combat.

    • @dragonstormdipro1013
      @dragonstormdipro1013 Год назад +2

      @@petergrandien1440 We have the licence to produce FH-77B, although we are currently likely procuring the ATAGS now

  • @tonyjustice4554
    @tonyjustice4554 Год назад +10

    fired the 84 of my era,sennybridge 1983 final 2 weeks depot training 'exercise final fling' loved every minute of it 'lions of england'♦🦁♦

  • @cherrypoptart2001
    @cherrypoptart2001 Год назад +4

    It was a Carl Gustav the Ukrainians used to destroy the infamous first T-90M near Kharkhiv back in May last year . It didnt straight up destroy the tank, but scored a mobility kill and the russians used another tank to destroy the T-90M, A mobility kill that results in a scuttle is still a kill tho.

  • @James-is2dr
    @James-is2dr Год назад +25

    When my Regiment (armour) deployed first time to Cyprus in ‘70s in a quasi Infantry role my secondary duty was my Troops’ Carl G gnr (M2 variant) - roughly twice as heavy as M4. Firing it always reminded me of getting hit really hard in the face with a pillow lol.

    • @magma2680
      @magma2680 Год назад +1

      running around with an m2 definitely isn't fun either lol 12kg sure do weight you down on top of all the other gear you have to lug around

  • @Likeaworm
    @Likeaworm Год назад +17

    The problem with the Carl G is that it can cause tearing in organ tissue to the operator firing it. You’re only supposed to shoot it twice a day but in Afghanistan we had guys shooting 20+ rounds a day and they had all sorts of issues with degraded muscle and heart tissue from the shockwave

    • @leonardpearlman4017
      @leonardpearlman4017 Год назад +2

      You know? I heard about Recoilless Rifles as a kid (I had a hard time understanding it!), but am just NOW hearing about the effects on the operator! Roh-oh! This seems like a real problem, just for training! For everything I guess. If you manage to get someone in the field who is good with this and will do it... now you don't want them to do it too much!??!!

    • @duckinator2951
      @duckinator2951 Год назад

      To my knowledge, this has been disproven in recent years. The restriction ain't there for most units any more.

    • @Rickardsson99
      @Rickardsson99 Год назад +3

      It's a very real problem but some round are worse than others. I remember flares and smokes being more concussive than something like the HE.

    • @kyosokutai
      @kyosokutai 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@duckinator2951 "Your injuries are not service related."

  • @phucknuts.7065
    @phucknuts.7065 Год назад +11

    About 10 years ago us Brits thought about developing the Ronnie Pickering recoilless vehicle mounted version of this, But the french refused to sell us the Citroens for it.

  • @tomsmith3045
    @tomsmith3045 Год назад +6

    This does seem like a beast of a weapon. The US had the 75mm and 105mm recoiless rifle during Korea and later Vietnam, so that's probably why we didn't adopt the CG. From there we pretty much went to the TOW, which as long as you have jeeps or APCs is in all ways better. But...fast forward and we actually need dismounted infantry again, and this kind of thing makes way more sense.

    • @blubbson
      @blubbson Год назад +3

      The US has used the M3 version of the CG since the 90s, initially mostly for Special Forces and from the early 2010s onward for regular troops as well.

    • @cliffordbowman6777
      @cliffordbowman6777 Год назад

      Was trained in the 90 and 106 did the 90take 75’s place?

    • @elburropeligroso4689
      @elburropeligroso4689 Год назад +1

      Don't forget, the US also had the shoulder fired, 57mm M18 recoilless rifle during this time as well.

  • @parallel-knight
    @parallel-knight Год назад +5

    Would love to see a full 10-20 min video on old and new recoilless rifles/launchers that have been used over the years. Especially hand help ones.

  • @tomeng9520
    @tomeng9520 Год назад +6

    When I serve the army I was GRG shooter.
    (Grenade launcher Carl Gustaf 84mm) then it was 14,3 plus grenade 3,5 = 17,8 kg fully loaded.
    Today less than 7 kg plus cartridge weigh 3,1 to 4 kg so around 10 kg fully loaded.
    Effective firing range : 150 m to 2100 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 tracer rounds ammo. But at max 100 distant in to paper targets. And also 20 mm trainings rounds in to paper / metal targets, but at max 350 distant.
    SWEDISH Carl Gustav 84mm first fielded 1948.
    GRG is an abbreviation of Swedish word GRanatGevär (Grenade Rifle).

  • @pakistanafailedabortion3991
    @pakistanafailedabortion3991 Год назад +9

    Indian army love carl Gustav and every squad in Indian army is equipped with m3 version, special forces recently acquired m4 version

    • @fabianschrotter
      @fabianschrotter Год назад

      It's a shame that India got it and not Ukraine.
      In the future, India should only get weapons from its friends in Russia...

  • @Joe3pops
    @Joe3pops Год назад +19

    Canadian army has had these for years too. Well before Americans took notice.
    Mind you, even two decades ago America owned more TOW launchers than one can shake a stick at. So that's a perspective.

    • @jjsmallpiece9234
      @jjsmallpiece9234 Год назад +1

      But TOWS aren't much use in buildings etc, not to mention their bulk and weight etc

    • @justanotherviewer52
      @justanotherviewer52 Год назад +5

      I first fired this in 1971 at good old CFB Petawawa. Always a fun day.

    • @phonkedout6225
      @phonkedout6225 Год назад +4

      @@justanotherviewer52 still firing them lol

    • @donquixote1502
      @donquixote1502 Год назад +1

      @@phonkedout6225 I´m jealous...😂

    • @gardencity3558
      @gardencity3558 Год назад +4

      We sent a bunch to Ukraine. Even the old ones have some use am sure. Modern ones seems really practical, east use and cheap for wha tthey can do.

  • @jjsmallpiece9234
    @jjsmallpiece9234 Год назад +56

    The Charlie G might not easily defeat tanks, but it will take out most other targets. Why waste expensive and high performance weapons against lower priority targets. The tax payer wants value for money!!

    • @dirface
      @dirface Год назад +7

      It took out a brand new Russian T-90, which was all over the news.

    • @xifel72
      @xifel72 Год назад +6

      ​@@dirface That was a AT4, but it uses the same 84 mm shape charge.
      It was a lucky shot though, but at the same proves that you are not 100% safe, even if your armor on paper should withstand an older weapon.

    • @koekiejam18
      @koekiejam18 Год назад +3

      The carl gustav is relatively cheap, once you look at the military things tend to get more expensive than what the average civilian spends a day.
      Now a javelin, that is quite expensive as far as manportable anti tank weapons goes.

    • @duanemarshall1889
      @duanemarshall1889 Год назад

      Good job the civvy isn't using it to save their life then ! Saving the pennies doesn't save money in the long run

    • @Fenrir.Gleipnir
      @Fenrir.Gleipnir Год назад +3

      I toke out a T-90S from the side in Ukraine

  • @dododostenfiftyseven4096
    @dododostenfiftyseven4096 Год назад +6

    Good tool, like the at4 and javelin they all fit into their role perfectly

  • @ANDREAS2786
    @ANDREAS2786 Год назад +17

    The Swedish army stared to use Carl-Gustaf in 1948. and the new version weighs about 7 kg

    • @magma2680
      @magma2680 Год назад +2

      anybody that's lugged around an M2 would cry in joy to have an M4 , it's like the difference between carrying a concrete brick and a styrofoam brick 😭😭😭

  • @thomasconc
    @thomasconc Год назад +4

    We called it the Charlie Guts-ache in the Aussie Army ;-) A nice piece of kit, but a bit of a pain to carry especially on patrol.

    • @rolandxor179
      @rolandxor179 11 месяцев назад +1

      This is the M4 version which is much lighter to carry then the older versions. 6.6kg or 15lbs compared to M2 14kg or 31lbs.

  • @larsl1241
    @larsl1241 Год назад +6

    I shot many rounds from this very fine weapon during my infantry career, starting in 89, both Heat, Smoke and light :)

    • @phillipdavidhaskett7513
      @phillipdavidhaskett7513 Год назад +2

      How has your hearing survived? That's a pretty severe concussion only a few inches from your head.

    • @larsl1241
      @larsl1241 Год назад +5

      @@phillipdavidhaskett7513 No problem at all with my hearing, wearing helmet and keeping your head very close to the tube offsets it somehow.

  • @AlansWoodworking
    @AlansWoodworking Год назад +3

    It was my favorite weapon in the Army Reserve, unless I had to carry it any distance. I remember standing at the end of the firing line and wilting under the weight of it on my shoulder waiting for my turn to shoot - and then I pulled the trigger. I only heard the first part of the bang as my ears shut down for a couple of seconds. The surge of adrenaline made me feel like I could have carried it all day! We were warned not to fire it if the Obviating Ring was missing (a big rubber band at the end of the venturi to dampen vibrations) because it could really damage your hearing, even with ear plugs etc. And I got paid to shoot it!

  • @rottieman347
    @rottieman347 Год назад +4

    We had an earlier model back in 1971, even at that time it was an awsome weapon.

  • @ThePierre58
    @ThePierre58 Год назад +6

    I carried a Charlie G across the Falklands 1982. 45 Commando RM. That was enough of a challenge.

    • @JammyDodger45
      @JammyDodger45 Год назад

      That must have been lovely Royal, who doesn't want a heavy unbalanced tube on your back when you're crossing a frozen bog uphill for 60mi?!
      I hope you fired all its ammo off at the first MG post you came across on Two Sisters!

    • @ThePierre58
      @ThePierre58 Год назад

      @@JammyDodger45 I was taken off at Bluff Cove, blown up up on Sir Galahad and ended up in a ward with Welsh Guards survivors in Mungo Park ward SS Uganda. My battle buddy, got to fire off all the ammo, I was not happy to hear that.

    • @JammyDodger45
      @JammyDodger45 Год назад

      @@ThePierre58 - why were you on Sir G? I thought the only Booties on there were the beach party and a couple of Cadre lads?

    • @ThePierre58
      @ThePierre58 Год назад

      @@JammyDodger45 Booties were all over Falklands, check out the Bluff Cove Air attack video. I am on a stretcher moaning about the cold.,
      The one legged Marine on the stretcher was firing GPMG at Skyhawks until his leg was blown off. Sick bay had 2 members of 3 Para recovering from trench foot. Welsh Guards were on the tank deck waiting to disembark.

    • @JammyDodger45
      @JammyDodger45 Год назад

      @@ThePierre58- I'm aware we were all over the Island, I went through CTCRM in '89 and, less my Troop Commander, all the NCOs were FI Vets as was my first Sect Cdr on Zulu so I've heard hundreds of stories.
      However on my ML2s the C/Sgt CI was (then) the Cadre Cpl who was manning the Beach OP who was calling again and again for the WG to get off the boat ASAP as opposed to bobbing around for hours and he only mentioned the Bootie Beach Party (who were also imploring people to get off).
      You're the 1st Bootie I've encountered who was OpCon the Taffs. Were you Attached to the WG to beef up their ATK capacity or just to get a lift ahead of the Commando Snake to do Flank Protection?

  • @someonenamedbob
    @someonenamedbob Год назад +9

    It is also worth mentioning how much lighter the ammo is when compared to similar rockets.

    • @magma2680
      @magma2680 Год назад +3

      yeah, ammo is 3-5kg each and there's 2 in those "jetpacks" the loader carries with him

  • @snapdragon6601
    @snapdragon6601 Год назад +5

    That's pretty cool that they will be producing a guided round for it. Probably for quite a bit less cost than some of the others being used right now.

  • @anderssvensk4317
    @anderssvensk4317 Год назад +9

    Whe have this weapon + AT4 on all levels in the army. Even if you face the home guard you find it there. 👍

    • @TippyHippy
      @TippyHippy Год назад +2

      I put my hamster in a sock and slammed it against the furniture

  • @billdennis3681
    @billdennis3681 Год назад +4

    Fired one 1974 best weapons in the British army SLR. GPMG. and the Carl G. Need to get them all back into serves with the British Army real stopping power.

  • @phillipdavidhaskett7513
    @phillipdavidhaskett7513 Год назад +3

    That's a powerful weapon that perfectly fits a niche in the infantryman's toolbox. I sincerely hope they're being provided robust hearing protection, because that back-blast concussion seems pretty severe.

    • @NicolasTheondine
      @NicolasTheondine Год назад

      Just stuff your ears with chewed bread, easy, cheap, effective...

    • @seppo2032
      @seppo2032 8 месяцев назад +1

      In my training we had to wear in-ear plugs aswell as over-the-ear muffs while shooting it, only wearing one of the two can cause lifetime hearing loss

  • @frankthompson6503
    @frankthompson6503 Год назад +2

    This weapon brought a argentinian submarine to a complete halt in the Falkland islands war.

  • @MajSolo
    @MajSolo Год назад +3

    You are not in >serious< trouble if firing gustav in doors. But you likely sustain some damage. I used to stand 45 - 55 degrees off centerline about around 7 meters meter behind Gustav and it feels good when they fire. I liked it so much I continued doing it. I do have respect for the blast so I had to modify the numbers here, I know I stood narrower but do not want to be responsible for damage to any soldier. It is not shrapnel flying out of gustav in the back it is "just" a pressure wave. If you are around firing Gustavs a lot you can experiment yourself and move closer and closer each shot being fired and see where you end up when you had enough.

    • @BerndFelsche
      @BerndFelsche Год назад

      You won't have to clean the windows if firing indoors. Or for that matter, any doors.

  • @daroth7127
    @daroth7127 Год назад +1

    Fantastic editing and great to See Jonathan from the Royal Armories'

  • @TheRudeboyrebel
    @TheRudeboyrebel Год назад +10

    The venerable Charlie G. I still remember the old metal spring leg at the front and the blue practice rounds. Now, it's been given a new lease of life. The feeling of the whole air being sucked out of your lungs at the same time as feeling like you've just experienced negative G on firing it. 😂

  • @alexbrown1885
    @alexbrown1885 Год назад +1

    Ah the old Charlie G. Only fired 1 heat round. That was in Kenya 1981. Fired plenty of Sub Calibre in training though. Good to see its coming back

  • @06colkurtz
    @06colkurtz Год назад +2

    Having fired the 90mm RR they put out a hell of a shock wave

  • @desther
    @desther Год назад +5

    When you have all-out war like Ukraine, everything that fires explosives is invaluable. There are lot a better weapons, but if you cant have them, i would gladly carry gustaf to my trench instead of using grenades or small arms against vehicles.

  • @ron6892
    @ron6892 Год назад +1

    Fired those in the early 70s when the Canadian army replaced their old 3.5 inch “Bazookas” awesome weapon

  • @azynkron
    @azynkron Год назад +2

    We had an exercise once where I fired 10 of these in a row since they didn't want the hassle of returning the ammo to storage. I got nosebleed from the pressure.

  • @Olive_Chap
    @Olive_Chap 5 месяцев назад +1

    It's used by Indian Army since ages for CT & COIN Ops.. MK III was good but MK IV is really good

  • @damienquinton7942
    @damienquinton7942 Год назад

    Loved how the elum round lights up the sky

  • @NiceRoadTrucker
    @NiceRoadTrucker Год назад +1

    Made in India since 1974, very very efficient for Guerrilla type tactics.M3 is the best for cost.

  • @SimDeck
    @SimDeck Год назад +6

    I was lucky enough to fire two LAW 90's and a few 66mm rocket launchers in Jordon when I was in. They were so easy to use and gave great confidence. These systems seem solid and reliable.

    • @weejimsdad
      @weejimsdad Год назад +2

      I retired in 2018, we are still using it...😊

  • @zoiders
    @zoiders Год назад +11

    Maybe you should have listened to the lads and not taken it out of British service in the first place then...

    • @csvickers151
      @csvickers151 Год назад +11

      When have top brasses ever listened to the lads. If they did the regular army would still have 160k plus 😂😂

    • @andrewbirch5738
      @andrewbirch5738 Год назад +3

      Perhaps because the M2 version used by the "LADS" weighed 14.2kg and wasn't effective against its primary weapon in its projected theatre operation. The M4, at 6.6kg isn't really the same weapon as the M2 nor did it have the variety of ammunition types. From memory, us 'LADS' hated carrying it and weren't overly keen to fire it either.

    • @Pilvenuga
      @Pilvenuga Год назад +2

      @@andrewbirch5738 you have some pretty weak lads then, the M2 full steel weapon version was fine to carry around and even have a G3 variant with (another 4,5kg) for a ~25km trek through hills and marshes. Yes, its heavy but its not something you cant do

    • @donquixote1502
      @donquixote1502 Год назад

      @@andrewbirch5738 You are absolutely right about the weight. But it was to shoot the damn thing that made it worth it.

    • @donquixote1502
      @donquixote1502 Год назад

      @@Pilvenuga You are 100% correct.

  • @seanbumstead1250
    @seanbumstead1250 Год назад

    A friend of mine here in Canada has fired one of these,and he said they are great

  • @whitesun264
    @whitesun264 Год назад +4

    Just my view, but I think there should be much more familiarisation training across the army, or at least across the infantry, on the array of weapons that the British army uses (whether or not that regument / unit uses that weapon as part of their tasked role) - if the training has to be limited then familiarisation training should be given to all corporals.

  • @charliecharliecharliecharl8554

    The machine work in the rifling is beautiful

  • @BashingBambi
    @BashingBambi Месяц назад

    Nice to see it’s been upgraded without getting heavier

  • @donquixote1502
    @donquixote1502 5 месяцев назад

    I think that CG is a very fast weapon to fire from detecting a target and reloading and firing again for >20 seconds. Together with the vast variety of ammunition and the punch it delivers, it still in 2024 is extremely relevant (and very, very, popular around the World)

  • @spankeyham
    @spankeyham Год назад +6

    Always check your BBDA... unless you don't like the guy behind you 😅

    • @joncawte6150
      @joncawte6150 Год назад +2

      thats the loader/no 2s job

    • @johnallen7807
      @johnallen7807 Год назад

      Reminds me of the Clint Eastwood film where his lady cop partner stands behind the 66 at a fire demo, the DS forgot to check behind lol.

  • @CANADIANgrass87
    @CANADIANgrass87 Год назад +1

    Ol Charlie never fell out of favour in Canada 🇨🇦

  • @TheHPMP
    @TheHPMP Год назад +17

    In Estonian conscript training, I was in a trench line, a guy next to me, like 10 meters away, shot a carl gustav charge twice. The shockwave from it empowered me like a feminism empowers females. Felt great!

    • @donquixote1502
      @donquixote1502 Год назад +3

      It really does. Good point 👍 We always warned our infantry to not come to close...😂🤣

    • @prashanthb6521
      @prashanthb6521 Год назад +2

      Get redpilled to become immune to such shockwaves 😂

    • @MW-vg9dn
      @MW-vg9dn Год назад

      lmao

  • @F1NN1SH
    @F1NN1SH Год назад

    Never thought I'd see Jonathan Ferguson on Forces News

  • @javiersp15
    @javiersp15 Год назад

    This is a legendary weapon for anyone who played bad company 2

  • @NinjaMan47
    @NinjaMan47 Год назад +2

    The war in Ukraine is a tragedy, but a silver lining would be a wake-up call for a need for more basic munitions in bulk.

    • @zipz8423
      @zipz8423 Год назад

      Also a wake up call for the Army to do something about counter UAS tools.

  • @clivedunning4317
    @clivedunning4317 Год назад +1

    WHAT ! No comments out and about yet about the Royal Marines, Northern Ireland, Nissan Huts, and the difference between "DRILL" and "PRAC" rounds for the CG ?

  • @CannaGro81
    @CannaGro81 Год назад

    ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A FRIEND LIKE CHARLIE 🎉

  • @steveyates2091
    @steveyates2091 Год назад +1

    I have one phrase too say " Tank Action" !

  • @ioanbota9397
    @ioanbota9397 Месяц назад

    They are so powerful this weapons I like it

  • @Danny-zi6xw
    @Danny-zi6xw Год назад

    AY JONATHAN !!! Greatest crossover of channels

  • @chrishoff402
    @chrishoff402 4 дня назад

    I recently saw a video where a Bradley IFV was able to detonate the ERA blocks on a Russian tank in rapid succession using it's 25mm chain gun. What if ALL the ERA blocks on either the front or side of a tank could be detonated simultaneously? That would essentially mean turning the tanks entire ERA protective system into a weapon used against it. A weapon like the Carl Gustaf could fire what is essentially an 84 mm shotgun shell of small explosive rounds each just big enough to replicate the effect of the 25mm round from the Bradley on an ERA block. The aiming system would set the round to break up and scatter at a set distance from the target. It would be the ideal way to defeat the tanks active protection system as well since it's designed to deal with singular incoming RPG and ATGM projectiles not a spread pattern of tiny explosive rounds.

  • @Fabermain
    @Fabermain Год назад

    as a danish gunner on said weapon system i can assure you we had them in the danish army long before the afghan war started. heck i even served there and got a 1800 confirmed hit with my good ol dykn

  • @tomeng9520
    @tomeng9520 Год назад

    Carl Gustaf 84mm grenade launcher:
    Manufacturer : Carl Gustafs Stads Gun Factory Saab Bofors Dynamics in Sweden.
    Unit cost SEK 194,000 / piece ($19.400 weapon) SEK 48,000 / piece ($4800 ammunition) =
    SEK 242,000 = $ 24,200.

  • @warsandmilitaria
    @warsandmilitaria Год назад +2

    I'd love to just test fire military weapons all day, or even just sit and watch. Grab a 6 pack, lawn chair, and just hang out at the range. Lol that would be awesome.

  • @KVIZZZZLE
    @KVIZZZZLE Год назад +1

    my go to weapon when im on a death streak in battlefield and call of duty.

  • @simonrichardson5203
    @simonrichardson5203 Год назад

    Looks nicer than the older version

  • @tileux
    @tileux Год назад +2

    Great weapon - until youre the guy who has to carry it!

  • @MikailStoner
    @MikailStoner Год назад

    These things are slick. My Brother sent me a video of him firing one

  • @patverum9051
    @patverum9051 Год назад

    Dutch Army 1969; armour recon platoon; M113 inf squad, we got a couple
    of these Carl Gustavs guys, but the ammo is so expensive you are only allowed
    one shot each...

  • @Synthmilk
    @Synthmilk 10 месяцев назад

    Welcome to the club from Canada!

  • @drewcanton235
    @drewcanton235 Год назад

    This weapon is timeless!!!

  • @philippabaker1078
    @philippabaker1078 Год назад

    I loved this weapon.

  • @BerndFelsche
    @BerndFelsche Год назад

    Wasn't nicknamed "Charlie Guts-ache" for nothing in Australia.

  • @dulls8475
    @dulls8475 Год назад +3

    All you need to know is it is a pain in the harris to carry.

    • @donquixote1502
      @donquixote1502 Год назад

      It gives you a sexy bum, think of the girls...

  • @chriswilde7246
    @chriswilde7246 6 месяцев назад

    I lived fired the 84mm quite a few times when serving in the British army in the early 80's; as many soldiers did back then, I got to say, it wasn't a very pleasant weapon to fire being honest.

  • @monstermegahoschi
    @monstermegahoschi Год назад

    Now that is useful information. An everyday life hack for the general public.

  • @illturralli
    @illturralli Год назад +1

    Swedes...
    We don't fight any wars, but we gladly sell you weapons so you can fight yours.

  • @markcummings6856
    @markcummings6856 Год назад +2

    Genius.

  • @ThomasVanhala
    @ThomasVanhala Год назад

    We do like making thing that go boom in Sweden, from Alfred Nobels Dynamite to the Carl Gustav, AT4 and the NLAW.

  • @colinscutt5104
    @colinscutt5104 Год назад

    Ive never wanted a Saab so much

  • @McTeerZor
    @McTeerZor Год назад +2

    Played with Carl a few times during training. I remember there was a limit to the number of rounds you were allowed to fire a day lol. Due to the power of that backblast! Can't remember how many, but it wasn't alot lol!

    • @tomeng9520
      @tomeng9520 Год назад +1

      6 is the number of the beast.

    • @TheBooban
      @TheBooban Год назад

      @@tomeng9520 I just read 3

    • @tomeng9520
      @tomeng9520 Год назад +2

      @@TheBooban Six in wartime, three in peacetime.

  • @newy2242
    @newy2242 Год назад +2

    Fired the Charlie G so many times i lost count, why is the MOD paying saab to train our forces , just ask all the ex squadies who mused it to train them, for a CSM's day rate i would do it . the only down side was hummping the thing around

    • @JammyDodger45
      @JammyDodger45 Год назад +1

      And the shock wave, practically rattled the teeth out of your head!

    • @newy2242
      @newy2242 Год назад +1

      @@JammyDodger45 if you know you know , the shock wave feels like a kick in the nads and nose at the same time , but it was fun after the first 3 or 4 rounds

    • @JammyDodger45
      @JammyDodger45 Год назад +1

      @@newy2242 - I'm not sure I'd call it fun but it was certainly an experience!

  • @fordshaw5833
    @fordshaw5833 Год назад +2

    A jeep mounted M40 Recoilless Rifle offered a great bit of mobility and firepower for its time. It’s still a viable concept today given it’s easier to carry Karl G ammo in a vehicle than by soldiers in a light infantry section. So why hasn’t Saab defence created some vehicle mounts and sight systems for the Karl Gustav 84 mm recoilless rifle? A removable vehicle mount for the KG would add a lot of firepower to light skinned recce vehicles to shoot and scoot on a reconnaissance in force mission. Such a vehicle mounted Karl G would bring a proven force multiplier to special forces elements like the US Marine Corps Reconnaissance who still use hummers for vehicle recces. Or, designated special forces units like the Green Berets or His Majesty‘s SAS who use light attack vehicles. While you’re at it maybe create a new type of anti-UAV round something like a cross between flack and bird shot that explodes at range to bring down UAV’s. It could also be used at cross purposes as an indirect fire munition. Such a round when detonated over a trench, mortar pit or field gun in defilade would neutralizes threats at ranges that a 40mm grenade can’t hit.

    • @Cerulean_Frost
      @Cerulean_Frost Год назад

      Sweden had a bigger 9cm recoilless rifle (9 cm pvpj 1110) that was mounted on modified Volvo L3314 and Volvo c303 all terrain vehicles.
      While the Carl Gustaf is a great weapon it isn't well suited for vehicle mounts imo.
      It has a low muzzle velocity of only 255m/s so range is limited, plus its low weight means you aren't getting much more mobility by mounting it. Why not just let the soldier in the vehicle disembark or pop out of a hatch to use it? Especially since you would have to pop out to reload it anyways.
      The CG can fire a round with airburst capability. But a anti-UAV round is interesting, the biggest issue once again is the low muzzle velocity, the UAV would have to be close.

    • @fordshaw5833
      @fordshaw5833 Год назад

      @@Cerulean_Frost After I read your post I went looking. I found this

    • @fordshaw5833
      @fordshaw5833 Год назад

      Search the head line in Google
      Military News Ukrainian Armed Forces Received Swedish Pvpj 1110: Does It Have the Power to Crush Either a BMP-3 or a Tank

    • @fordshaw5833
      @fordshaw5833 Год назад

      @@Cerulean_Frost WRT the anti-UAV round its an Interesting technical problem. I'm rather sure the brilliant minds on all sides can solve it. The challenge is to make the solution affordable. As Confucius says," Don't use a cannon to kill a fly"

    • @fordshaw5833
      @fordshaw5833 Год назад

      The Cheapest anti-UAV round may be a 12guage shotgun shell. The point of a heavier weapon like a Karl Gustaf RR is to engage at greater distances. Firing SAMS at UAVs has got to be costly.

  • @alpineflieger4363
    @alpineflieger4363 6 месяцев назад

    since these are recoilless, they can be mounted on Drones for attacking the top of the tank

  • @a24396
    @a24396 Год назад +5

    Money well spent! The Gustav is a fantastic weapon; a tad heavy... But what crew served system isn't?

  • @quig66
    @quig66 Год назад

    I recall some militia guys from Ottawa left one of these at the side of the road - true story. They never found it.

  • @NinjaMan47
    @NinjaMan47 Год назад +1

    Ukraine has shown that cripping a tank can be just as effective, with the tank crews then ditching and fleeing their crippled vehicles.

  • @rossfromfriends8468
    @rossfromfriends8468 Год назад

    I'm just here reminiscing of all the fun I had woth this on battlefield bad company 2. In other words , I'm an old man.

  • @UAPtrafficcontrol-vh6jz
    @UAPtrafficcontrol-vh6jz Год назад

    These are great when the enemy stands too close together.

  • @frankthompson6503
    @frankthompson6503 Год назад

    Two brilliant weapons gpmg general purpose machine gun used by British army.
    And Carl Gustaf anti tank weapon

  • @michaelholopainen2822
    @michaelholopainen2822 Год назад

    Theoretically they could develop smart ammunition for it that could do top attack. But that munition would be just as, if not more, expensive than NLAW.

  • @nicklasmelander8467
    @nicklasmelander8467 Год назад +2

    Another Swedish masterpiece.

  • @sirtom3011
    @sirtom3011 Год назад

    They should make one that the user fires up in the air and it turns to the ground after and the user points a laser at the target.

  • @kallakrigetenhistoria
    @kallakrigetenhistoria Год назад

    Hello from Sweden 🇸🇪

  • @adamnoc9718
    @adamnoc9718 3 месяца назад

    On Friday, the contract for the purchase of 6,500 M4 grenade launchers with FCD 558 sights, and several hundred thousand rounds of ammunition, including programmable ammunition, entered the implementation phase. Delivery 2024 - 2027.

  • @-----REDACTED-----
    @-----REDACTED----- Год назад

    Gotta love the CG, it comes with a recommended maximum daily limit per soldier…😂