Ukrainian Armed Forces mastered the Swedish RPG “Karl Gustaf”/Channel 24 collage
The Ukrainian military is rapidly mastering foreign weapons. One of them is a real classic among heavy infantry weapons, the Karl Gustaf grenade launcher.
The Swedish-made Karl Gustaf grenade launcher is used throughout the front line. He has proven himself in combat.
There are never too many anti-tank weapons. Along with the Javelin and NLAW, Ukrainian front line defenders have mastered many simple yet effective weapons. Among them is a real bestseller “on the shelf” of heavy infantry weapons, the Swedish RPG “Karl Gustaf”, – the Vostok operational command notes. efficient
One of the Ukrainian soldiers agreed to talk about the video advantages of the Swedish grenade launcher. According to him, a large amount of ammunition for these weapons was brought to Ukraine. There are both cumulative shells and fragmentation shells. Caliber – 84 mm.
In the video, the defender demonstrated a tandem projectile: a small part of the shaped charge hits the active armor of the tank, and the main part completely pierces the protection.
Importantly, “Karl Gustaf” is extremely accuratebecause it has a rifled barrel. If you shoot at a distance of 600 – 700 meters, then it hits exactly “ten”. The grenade launcher has an optical sight, which is not very suitable for active hostilities – there is a lot of darkness with it. But, according to the military, there is an excellent mechanical sight to replace it.
It is best that two people work with the “Karl Gustaf”: the first one loads, the second one shoots. It is much easier and faster than doing everything yourself.
Directly in battles, a military man, along with his brother, carries 5 shells around him. It is important that there are both HEAT and fragmentation.The enemy usually moves on armored vehicles. Therefore, first the defenders shoot at the “armor”, and only then with a fragmentation projectile against the infantry.
The weight of the grenade launcher is 14.5 kilograms. During the fighting, this is not so noticeable.
Its weight is 14.5 kilograms. But on the adrenaline in combat, it really doesn’t feel much. He is very effective in combat. Through its rifled barrel, the grenade launcher is very accurate. Well, the caliber of 84 mm is very good. Special for a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher, the military emphasized.
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