The 84mm Carl Gustav can combat heavy armour, armoured personnel
carriers, landing craft, etc. The key to its versatility is the new
generation of highly effective ammunition:
1) The HEAT 751 round has a combined effect of explosively formed
penetrator and hollow charge, strikes and penetrates ERA tiles
without initiating them, and its main charge blasts through the
armour protection leaving massive internal damage. It has an armour
penetration of 500mm.
2) The HEAT 551 round knocks out approximately 90% of all armour
vehicles at ranges up to 700 metres. It is also highly effective
against other hard targets, such as concrete bunkers, landing craft
and aircraft. It has an armour penetration of 400mm.
3) For target practice there is the 84mm TP 552 round. This is
ballistically matched to the 84mm HEAT 551 round but has an inert
warhead.
4) The Illuminating 545 round rapidly illuminates target areas,
helping ground forces to complete their mission. Has a maximum
range of 2100 metres.
5) The HEDP 502 round is a dual-purpose HE and HEAT round optimised
for combat in urban areas. It is effective against light armoured
vehicles, concrete and brick walls, field fortifications and ground
forces.
6) The SMOKE 469B round develops a smoke screen instantaneously on
impact.
7) The HE 441B round can be set to either impact detonation or air
burst, to combat troops in the open or behind cover, soft-skinned
vehicles and similar types of targets. Has a maximum range of 1100
metres.
... he ain't heavy ... the 84mm Carl Gustav SRAAW(M)*
The Carl Gustav is a reloadable bazooka-style rocket launcher. In
the CF, this Swedish-designed weapon is issued at the section level
for anti-armour defence. The Carl Gustav is portable weighing only
18kg in firing position. It is fired from the shoulder and can used
standing, kneeling, or prone when firing from the prone position
an unusual short, flexible bipod is fitted to steady the muzzle.
The Carl Gustav fires an 84mm rocket-propelled Carl Gustav
ammunition shell with a muzzle velocity of 290m per second. The
standard rocket has a HEAT (High Exposive Anti-Tank) warhead but a
dual- purpose high explosive round (HEDP)** is available for use
against bunkers.
