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{{About|a weapon|the king of Sweden|Carl XVI Gustaf}}
{{Short description|Man-portable multi-role weapon system}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name               = Carl-Gustaf 84 mm Recoilless Rifle
| image              = Carl Gustav M4 (1) (brightened, no background) (leveled).png
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = Carl Gustaf M4 anti-tank weapon
| origin             = [[Sweden]]
| type               = [[Shoulder-fired missile|Shoulder-fired]] [[recoilless rifle]]<br>([[crew-served]] multi-role [[infantry support gun]])<ref name="mtrl 125000"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Carl-Gustaf system |url=https://www.saab.com/products/carl-gustaf-m4 |website=saab.com |publisher=Saab Dynamics |access-date=14 April 2023 |quote=The Carl-Gustaf® recoilless rifle is a man-portable, multi-role weapon system |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127133529/https://www.saab.com/products/carl-gustaf-m4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="newatlas">{{cite web |title=The Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle - 60 years and still going strong |url=https://newatlas.com/carl-gustav-recoilless-rifle-60-years/11503/ |website=newatlas.com |date=24 April 2009 |access-date=16 November 2023 |archive-date=16 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116185004/https://newatlas.com/carl-gustav-recoilless-rifle-60-years/11503/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Saab, Raytheon Team To Improve Army Shoulder-Fired Weapons |url=https://www.defensedaily.com/saab-raytheon-team-improve-army-shoulder-fired-weapons/army/ |website=defensedaily.com |date=13 November 2017 |access-date=16 November 2023 |archive-date=16 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116214737/https://www.defensedaily.com/saab-raytheon-team-improve-army-shoulder-fired-weapons/army/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<!-- Service history -->| service            = 1948–present
| used_by            = See [[#Users|''Users'']]
| wars               = See [[#Wars|''Wars'']]
<!-- Production history -->| designer           = Hugo Abramson, Sigfrid Akselson and Harald Jentzen
| design_date        = * M1: 1946
* M2: 1964
* M3: 1986
* M4: 2014<ref>{{Citation |title=Carl Gustaf M4 |year=2014 |url=http://www.saabgroup.com/cgm4 |publisher=Saab |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930100420/http://www.saabgroup.com/cgm4 |archive-date=30 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Saab's latest Carl Gustaf M4 system impresses customers in live fire demonstration |publisher=Saab |type=press release |date=26 September 2014 |quote=The official Carl Gustaf M4 product launch will take place at the AUSA exhibition in Washington, DC, on 13–15 Oct 2014 |url=http://www.saabgroup.com/en/About-Saab/Newsroom/Press-releases--News/2014---9/Saabs-latest-Carl-Gustaf-M4-system-impresses-customers-in-live-fire-demonstration/ |access-date=26 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930093052/http://www.saabgroup.com/en/About-Saab/Newsroom/Press-releases--News/2014---9/Saabs-latest-Carl-Gustaf-M4-system-impresses-customers-in-live-fire-demonstration/ |archive-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| manufacturer       = [[Saab Bofors Dynamics]] (formerly Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori), [[Howa]] (license)<ref>{{Citation |title=Right-Wing |contribution-url=http://rightwing.sakura.ne.jp/equipment/jgsdf/firearms/84rcl/84rcl.html |contribution=84mm無反動砲「カール・グスタフ」 |place=[[Japan|JP]] |access-date=4 November 2009 |publisher=Sakura |language=ja |archive-date=25 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225112743/http://rightwing.sakura.ne.jp/equipment/jgsdf/firearms/84rcl/84rcl.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="JSDF weapons">{{Citation |publisher=Plala |url=http://www13.plala.or.jp/aconit/e-nerima_soubi.html |place=JP |title=Exhibition of Equipments |access-date=29 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313105118/http://www13.plala.or.jp/aconit/e-nerima_soubi.html |archive-date=13 March 2012}}.</ref>
| unit_cost          = *US$20,000
*Ammo cost=US$500 to<br/>3000 per round<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/20141105.aspx |title=Weapons: Carl the Better |access-date=23 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224074223/https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/20141105.aspx |archive-date=24 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| variants           = <!-- General specifications -->
| weight             = M2: {{convert|14.2|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="sadefensejournal.com">http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=3977 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108100738/http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=3977 |date=8 January 2019}} Small Arms Defense Journal. THE NEW CARL-GUSTAF M4: LIGHTER–BETTER–SMARTER. 2 June 2017</ref><br>M3: {{cvt|10|kg}}<ref name="sadefensejournal.com" /><br> M4/M3A1: {{cvt|6.6|kg}}
| length             = (M2) {{convert|1130|mm|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="sadefensejournal.com" />
(M4/M3A1) 950 mm (37 in)
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| crew               = Two (gunner and loader), but may be used by a single operator at a reduced rate of fire.
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->| cartridge          = 84 × 245 mm [[Rim (firearms)|R]] [[Recoilless rifle|RCL]]<ref name="AMREG A 60/72">{{Cite book|title=AMREG A, Ammunitionsregister, Armén, 1960 års utgåva, ändringar 5-1972 |publisher=[[Swedish Defence Materiel Administration]] (FMV) |year=1972 |location=Stockholm, Sweden |language=Swedish }}</ref>
| caliber            = {{convert|84|mm|in|abbr=on|sigfig=3|}}
| action             = [[Recoilless]], [[single-shot]], [[breechloader]], laterally, [[Percussion cap|percussion fired]]<ref name="TC 3-22.84">{{cite book |title=TC 3-22.84, M3 Multi-Role, Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System |date=18 July 2019 |publisher=Headquarters, Department of the Army (US) |pages=2–1 |url=https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN18072_TC%203-22x84%20FINAL%20WEB.pdf |access-date=16 November 2023 |language=en |chapter=Chapter 2: Principles of Operation |archive-date=26 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126202750/https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN18072_TC%203-22x84%20FINAL%20WEB.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rate               = 6 rounds per minute
| velocity           = {{convert|230–255|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}
| range              = * {{convert|350|to|400|m|abbr=on}} against moving vehicles<ref name="Gun 1968. page 2">User Handbook for the Gun, 84mm, INF, ATK, L14A1, Director of Army Equipment Policy. 1968. page 2</ref>
* {{convert|500|m|abbr=on}} against stationary vehicles<ref name="Gun 1968. page 2"/>
* {{convert|1000|m|abbr=on}} using smoke and high explosive rounds<ref name="Gun 1968. page 2"/>
* {{convert|2500|m|abbr=on}} using rocket-boosted laser guided ammunition
| feed               = Hinged breech
| sights             = Open (iron) sights; optical 3× [[laser rangefinder]]; [[Night vision device|image intensification]] system
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The '''Carl Gustaf 84&nbsp;mm recoilless rifle''' ({{IPA|sv|kɑːɭ ˈɡɵ̂sːtav}}, named after ''[[Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori]]'', which initially produced it) is a Swedish-developed {{convert |84|mm|in|abbr=on}} [[caliber]] [[Shoulder-fired missile|shoulder-fired]] [[recoilless rifle]], initially developed by the [[Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration]] during the second half of the 1940s as a [[crew-served]] man-portable [[infantry support gun]] for close-range multi-role [[anti-armour]], [[anti-personnel]], battlefield [[Star shell|illumination]], [[smoke screening]] and marking fire,<ref name="mtrl 125000">{{cite document |id=SE/KrA/0062/D/01/008:H/F I/78 |year=1953 |title=31/127 – Arméförvaltningen, Tygavdelningen, Vapenbyrån, Serie F I, Avgångna och inkomna skrivelser ordnade efter klassifikationssystem, Volym nr 78 (Dnr 600022 – 680023: 1953): projekt 125000 |trans-title=31/127 – The Swedish Army Materiel Administration, The Material Section, The Weapon Bureau, Series F I, Outgoing and incoming letters arranged according to classification system, Volume no. 78 (Dnr 600022 – 680023: 1953): project 125000 |language=sv |location=Sweden |publisher=Armématerielförvaltningens arkiv via Krigsarkivet (the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration archive, via the Swedish Military Archive)}}{{URL|1=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/nad?postid=Arkis%204596cd59-f4f9-4833-a155-79ec6925b1a5}}</ref> which has seen great export success around the globe and continues to be a popular multi-purpose support weapon in use by many nations. The Carl Gustaf 84&nbsp;mm recoilless rifle is a lightweight, low-cost weapon that uses a wide range of ammunition, which makes it extremely flexible and suitable for a wide variety of roles.

Development of the initial model started from 1946 as one of the many [[recoilless rifle]] designs of that era, based on the experience from the earlier [[Carl Gustaf 20 mm recoilless rifle]] and the success of man-portable [[rocket launcher]]s during [[World War II]], such as the [[bazooka]] and [[Panzerschreck]]. Production of the initial model was handled by [[Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori]] led by [[Försvarets Fabriksverk]] (FFV) and the weapon received the designation ''8,4&nbsp;cm granatgevär m/48'', (''8,4&nbsp;cm grg m/48'' – "8,4&nbsp;cm grenade rifle", model 1948) in Swedish service. FFV would continue to further develop the weapon for the international market, later being merged into [[Saab Bofors Dynamics]] which handles development and export today. While similar weapons have generally disappeared from service, the Carl Gustaf is still in production and remains in widespread use.

== Name ==
The weapon goes under many names around the globe. It is most frequently called the "Carl Gustaf" or similar for short. [[United Kingdom|British]] troops, for example, refer to it as the "Charlie G", while [[Canada|Canadian]] troops often refer to it as "Carl G".<ref name="nicknames"/> In [[Australia]], it is irreverently known as "Charlie Gutsache" (guts ache, meaning [[stomach pain]]), or "Charlie Swede".<ref name="nicknames"/>

In US military service, it is officially known as the ''M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System'' (''MAAWS'') or ''Ranger Antitank Weapons System'' (''RAWS''), but is often simply called the "M3 Carl Gustaf" or just "Gustaf".<ref name="nicknames">{{cite book |first=Spencer C. |last=Tucker |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U05OvsOPeKMC&pg=PA259 |title=The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars |date=2010 |page=259 |publisher=Abc-Clio |isbn=9781851099481 |via=Google Books |access-date=9 September 2017 |archive-date=30 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830214138/https://books.google.com/books?id=U05OvsOPeKMC&pg=PA259 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In [[Sweden|Swedish]] military service, it is officially known as the ''8,4 cm granatgevär m/48'', ''m/86'' and ''m/18'', depending on the model (M1, M3, M4), but is often simply referred to as the "GRG" (gé-er-gé) after their type designation abbreviation (from ''granatgevär'', meaning "grenade rifle"), since all models  fire the same general ammunition and are used in much the same way (although the ''84 mm grg m/18'' can use programmable and guided ammunition).<ref name="soldf.com grg"/>

== Description ==
[[File:US Special Forces soldier fires a Carl Gustav rocket during a training exercise conducted in Basrah Iraq.jpg|thumb|left|[[US Army Special Forces]] soldiers train with the Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle in 2009.]]
The basic weapon consists of the main tube with the breech-mounted [[Venturi effect|Venturi]] recoil damper, with two grips near the front and a shoulder mount. The weapon is fitted with [[iron sight]]s, but is normally aimed with the attached 3× [[optical sight]] with a 17 degree (300 [[Milliradian|mil]]) [[field of view]]. The most modern variants fielded by Swedish rifle companies have been fitted with the Swedish [[Aimpoint AB|Aimpoint]] sighting system. Luminous front and rear sight inserts are available for the iron sights when aiming at night, and an [[Night vision device|image intensification]] system may also be used.

The Gustaf can be fired from the standing, kneeling, sitting or prone positions, and a [[bipod]] may be attached in front of the shoulder piece. An operating handle called the "Venturi lock" is used to move the hinged breech to one side for reloading.

=== Operation ===
The weapon is normally operated by a two-man crew, a gunner who carries and fires the weapon and a loader, carrying two canisters for a total of four rounds of ammunition. One or two extra ammunition carriers can be assigned if heavy use is expected.
In the firing procedure it is the loader's responsibility to check the area behind the weapon for people and for obstacles that can interfere with the back-blast; this is needed due to the inherent dangers of the back-blast.  Any person within the back-blast cone can suffer severe burn injuries and solid objects closely behind can reflect the blast back onto the crew.

=== Safety precautions ===
[[File:Weapons practice (8480477446).jpg|thumb|Soldier fires a Carl-Gustaf.]]
The overpressure, or [[blast wave]], generated by the Gustaf will cause blast- and burn-related injuries to those behind the weapon, and is dangerous to {{convert|30|m|ft|-1}}<ref name="Gun 1968. page 2"/> and hazardous to about {{convert|50|to|75|m|ft|-1}}.<ref name="sadefensejournal.com"/> Repeatedly firing the Gustaf can also cause related [[shock wave]] injuries to gunners and those nearby.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/05/522613294/do-u-s-troops-risk-brain-injury-when-they-fire-heavy-weapons|title=Do U.S. Troops Risk Brain Injury When They Fire Heavy Weapons?|website=npr.org|access-date=29 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030065139/http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/05/522613294/do-u-s-troops-risk-brain-injury-when-they-fire-heavy-weapons|archive-date=30 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/20/506146595/pentagon-shelves-blast-gauges-meant-to-detect-battlefield-brain-injuries|title=Pentagon Shelves Blast Gauges Meant To Detect Battlefield Brain Injuries|website=npr.org|access-date=29 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025207/http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/20/506146595/pentagon-shelves-blast-gauges-meant-to-detect-battlefield-brain-injuries|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090119091112.htm|title=Blast Overpressure Is Generated From The Firing Of Weapons, And May Cause Brain Injury|website=sciencedaily.com|access-date=29 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205618/https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090119091112.htm|archive-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Gunners are only allowed to fire six rounds a day during training.<ref name="Gun Trivia 2013. Page 49">The Big Book of Gun Trivia: Everything you want to know, don't want to know, and don't know you need to know. By Gordon L. Rottman. Bloomsbury Publishing, 20 October 2013. Page 49</ref> The assistant gunners would also often move away from the overpressure zone, so that they too can fire six rounds a day.<ref name="Gun Trivia 2013. Page 49"/> Sweden, the first user of Carl-Gustaf, has the regulation that gunner and assistant gunner are allowed to be exposed to 20 full-caliber rounds each day.<ref>{{Cite journal |last= |first= |date=1 July 2023 |title=Reglemente - Verksamhetssäkerhet – Ehv/Pv |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/2-om-forsvarsmakten/dokument/reglementen/sakr-ehv-pv.pdf |url-status=live |journal=Swedish Armed Forces - Regulations |volume=year 2023 |pages=49–50 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127185006/https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/2-om-forsvarsmakten/dokument/reglementen/sakr-ehv-pv.pdf |archive-date=27 November 2023 |access-date=20 January 2025 |via=Swedish Armed Forces}}</ref>

== Development history ==
=== 1946 – M1 in Sweden (8,4&nbsp;cm grg m/48) ===
[[File:Carl Gustav recoilless rifle (cropped).jpg|thumb|Swedish Carl Gustaf 84 mm recoilless rifle M1]]
[[File:Carl Gustaf 84 mm recoilless rifle M1 blueprint (1948-02-07).png|thumb|Carl Gustaf 84 mm recoilless rifle M1 blueprint, dated 7 February 1948.]]
The Carl Gustaf M1 was developed around 1946 by Hugo Abramson and Harald Jentzen at the [[Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration]] (''Kungliga Arméförvaltningens Tygavdelning'') and produced at [[Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori]] from where it derives its name. Development of the weapons system was preceded by a line of other recoilless developments between 1940 and 1946, featuring relatively small-bore ammunition:
*[[Carl Gustaf 20 mm recoilless rifle]] – 1942 (Swedish designation: 20&nbsp;mm pansarvärnsgevär m/42)<ref name="grg fm/43">{{cite web |title=37 mm granatgevär fm/43 |url=http://www.evhf.se/EVHF/Texter_files/37%20mm%20rekylfritt%20geva%CC%88r.pdf |access-date=14 April 2023 |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507083328/http://www.evhf.se/EVHF/Texter_files/37%20mm%20rekylfritt%20geva%CC%88r.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Carl Gustaf 37 mm recoilless rifle]] – 1943 (Swedish designation: 37&nbsp;mm granatgevär fm/43)<ref name="grg fm/43"/>
*[[Carl Gustaf 47 mm recoilless rifle]] – 1945 (Swedish designation: 47&nbsp;mm granatgevär fm/45)<ref>{{cite web |title=47 mm granatgevär fm/1945 |url=https://digitaltmuseum.se/011024259478/47-mm-granatgevar-fm-1945 |access-date=14 April 2023 |archive-date=13 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413222823/https://digitaltmuseum.se/011024259478/47-mm-granatgevar-fm-1945 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Carl Gustaf 84&nbsp;mm recoilless rifle – 1948 (Swedish designation: 84&nbsp;mm granatgevär m/48)

Despite advances in recoilless rifle technology introduced by the development family, it was quickly discovered that small-bore solid steel penetrators were obsolete for shoulder-fired antitank weapons, thus caliber was gradually increased to focus on multirole [[Shell (projectile)|shell]]-type ammunition and the recent advances in [[shaped charge]] projectiles. By 1946 a caliber of 84&nbsp;mm was decided upon (although larger calibers were proposed and tested).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/anti-tank-rifles/sweden-anti-tank-rifles/carl-gustav-m42-eng/ |title=Carl Gustav m/42 |date=27 October 2010 |website=Modern Firearms |access-date=8 December 2021 |archive-date=28 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128233809/https://modernfirearms.net/en/anti-tank-rifles/sweden-anti-tank-rifles/carl-gustav-m42-eng/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The 84&nbsp;mm weapon was first introduced into Swedish service in 1948 as the ''8,4&nbsp;cm granatgevär m/48'', filling a similar role as the [[United States Army|US Army]]'s [[bazooka]], British [[PIAT]] and German [[Panzerschreck]], albeit with a higher focus on multirole and fire support than pure [[anti-tank warfare]]. Unlike the aforementioned weapons, however, the 84&nbsp;mm Carl Gustaf used a [[rifled]] [[gun barrel|barrel]] for spin-stabilising its rounds, as opposed to fins used by the other systems. Sweden did, however, also adopt a true [[man-portable anti-tank system]] around the same time, the ''8 cm raketgevär m/49'' (fixed) and ''8 cm raketgevär m/51'' (foldable) rocket launchers, only featuring anti-tank ammunition.<ref name="AMREG A 60/72"/>

The use of the [[Recoilless rifle|recoilless firing system]] allowed the Gustaf to use ammunition containing considerably more propellant, firing its rounds at {{convert|290|m/s|abbr=on}}, as opposed to about {{convert|105|m/s|abbr=on}} for the Panzerschreck and bazooka and about {{convert|75|m/s|abbr=on}} for the PIAT. The result was superior [[accuracy]] at longer ranges. The Gustaf can be used to attack larger stationary targets at up to {{convert|700| m|abbr=on}}, but the relatively low speed of the [[projectile]] restricts attacks on moving targets to a range of {{convert |400| m|abbr=on}} or less.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

The Gustaf was soon sold around the world and became one of the primary [[squad]]-level anti-tank weapons for many West European armies.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}[[File:A Dutch Marine aims at his target as he looks through the sight of his 84mm Carl Gustaf anti-tank system. The Dutch Marines are participating in the NATO exercise Northern Wedding DM-ST-82-09946.jpg|thumb|A Dutch Marine with an M2 during the NATO exercise Northern Wedding, 1978.]]
=== 1964 – M2 export ===
The Carl Gustaf M2 was introduced in 1964 as an improved, lighter and slightly shorter version of the original M1 for the export market. It quickly replaced the original version.

=== 1986 – M3 in Sweden (8,4&nbsp;cm grg m/86) ===
[[File:Granatgevär m86 Revinge 2019.jpg|thumb|upright|Swedish Carl Gustaf 84 mm recoilless rifle M3 (8,4&nbsp;cm grg m/86).]]
The Carl Gustaf M3 started development in the 1980s and initially entered service with the Swedish Armed Forces as the 8,4&nbsp;cm granatgevär m/86 ("8,4&nbsp;cm grenade rifle", model 1986). While similar to the export M3, it shares some spare parts with the original 1948 M1 model.<ref name="soldf.com grg">{{cite web |title=Granatgevär 8,4 cm (Grg) - Carl Gustaf m48 m86 m18 |url=https://www.soldf.com/vapen/granatgevar-84-cm-carl-gustaf-m48-m86/ |website=soldf.com |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630071650/https://www.soldf.com/vapen/granatgevar-84-cm-carl-gustaf-m48-m86/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It reduced the weight even further by replacing the forged steel tube with a thin steel liner containing the rifling, strengthened by a [[carbon fibre]] outer sleeve. The external steel parts were also replaced with plastics and [[aluminium]] alloys.

=== 1991 – M3 export ===
The current export Carl-Gustaf M3 version was introduced in 1991. In recent years, the M3 has found new life in a variety of roles. The British [[Special Air Service]], [[Special Forces (United States Army)|United States Army Special Forces]] and [[United States Army Rangers]] use M3s in [[bunker]]-busting and anti-vehicle roles. Many armies continue to use it as a viable anti-armour weapon, especially against 1950s- and 1960s-era [[tank]]s and other armoured vehicles still in use worldwide.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

=== 2011 – M3 in US (M3 MAAWS) ===
In the late 1980s, the US Army sought to replace the [[M67 recoilless rifle]] in use by the 75th Ranger Regiment. Testing by the army's [[Benét Laboratories]] in 1993 determined that the Carl Gustaf M3 had a service lifetime more than four times the contractor's claims, which drew interest from the US Navy, and a joint services team moved forward with a purchase order under the US military designation MAAWS (Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System) M3.<ref name="M3">{{Citation |url=http://sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=1962 |title=Saab to Supply Carl-Gustaf 84mm Recoilless Rifle System to the U.S. Army |newspaper=SA defense journal |date=19 June 2013 |access-date=19 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104000444/http://sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=1962 |archive-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=live}}.</ref>

The MAAWS M3 is primarily used by [[United States Special Operations Command]] such as the [[75th Ranger Regiment (United States)|Army Rangers]], [[United States Army Special Forces|Army Special Forces]], [[MARSOC|Marine Raiders]], [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEALs]], and [[JSOC]] operators. When used by the Rangers, the M3 may be referred to as the Ranger Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (RAAWS).<ref name=":3" /> Army Rangers found the M3 was best employed using a two-man team. One person would carry the launcher and be armed with a pistol for personal protection, and the other would carry 5–6 rounds of ammunition and act as a spotter for the gunner. Although the single-shot [[AT4]] is lighter and can be carried by one person, a Gustaf team with the heavier recoilless rifle can reload and fire more rounds.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20140910.aspx |title=Carl Gustaf Rules In America |publisher=Strategy page |date=10 September 2014 |access-date=12 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912051825/http://strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20140910.aspx |archive-date=12 September 2014 |url-status=live}}.</ref>{{relevance inline|isn't this too much detail for one military faction of one country which isn't even the manufacturer?|date=September 2024}}

U.S. Army [[light infantry]] units began using the M3 MAAWS in Afghanistan in 2011, but only when commanders submitted operational needs statements for the weapon. The M3 became an official [[program of record]] in the conventional Army in 2014. Then in 2015, [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] officials completed a conditional material release authorization, making the M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System an organic weapon system within each infantry platoon.<ref name=":4" />

The standard optic for the M3 MAAWS is a [[telescopic sight]] featuring 3x magnification and a 12-degree [[field of view]].<ref name=":2" /> To enhance the M3's targeting capabilities, the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] developed the Integrated [[Thermography|Thermal]] Weapons Sight (ITWS) as an advanced system for the M3 MAAWS. The ITWS integrates the [[AN/PAS-13|AN/PAS-13E]] [[Thermography|Thermal]] Weapons Sight (TWS) and the AN/PSQ-23A Small Tactical Optical Rifle Mounted (STORM) [[Laser rangefinder|Laser Range Finder]]. The [[Thermography|thermal imaging]] capability of the [[AN/PAS-13|AN/PAS-13E]] allows soldiers to detect and identify targets obscured by environmental factors such as darkness, fog, or dense vegetation, significantly improving situational awareness. While the AN/PSQ-23A STORM [[Laser rangefinder|laser range finder]] ensures precise targeting by accurately calculating the distance to the target, thereby increasing hit probability.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2018 |title=10th MTN Soldiers learn how to use new ITWS on M3 Carl Gustaf |url=https://www.army.mil/article/212101/10th_mtn_soldiers_learn_how_to_use_new_itws_on_m3_carl_gustaf |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241226124845/https://www.army.mil/article/212101/10th_mtn_soldiers_learn_how_to_use_new_itws_on_m3_carl_gustaf |archive-date=26 December 2024 |access-date=24 December 2024 |website=www.army.mil |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> Despite these improvements, beginning in 2019, the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] opted to upgrade to the M3A1 MAAWS, which also has an advanced sight with an integrated [[Laser rangefinder|laser range finder]] and a modular [[ballistic computer]]; however, the M3A1 offered further improvements over the ITWS, such as reduced weight and the ability to fire programmable ammunition.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=PEO Soldier |url=https://www.peosoldier.army.mil/Equipment/Equipment-Portfolio/Project-Manager-Soldier-Lethality-Portfolio/Lightweight-M3A1-Multi-role-Anti-armor-Anti-personnel-Weapon-System/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240927182301/https://www.peosoldier.army.mil/Equipment/Equipment-Portfolio/Project-Manager-Soldier-Lethality-Portfolio/Lightweight-M3A1-Multi-role-Anti-armor-Anti-personnel-Weapon-System/ |archive-date=27 September 2024 |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=www.peosoldier.army.mil}}</ref><gallery mode="packed" widths="400" heights="200">
File:M3 MAAWS.jpg|M3 MAAWS with telescopic sight (3x)
File:M3 MAAWS with ITWS.jpg|M3 MAAWS with ITWS
</gallery>The M3 MAAWS fires the following ammunition:<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Arn18072 - TC 3-22x84 Final Web {{!}} PDF {{!}} Artillery {{!}} Trigger (Firearms) |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/660557623/Arn18072-tc-3-22x84-Final-Web |access-date=16 December 2024 |website=Scribd |language=en}}</ref>
* HE 441D [[Insensitive munition|RS]]: High [[explosive]] round with [[air burst]] capability containing 800 steel pellets and [[insensitive munition|reduced sensitivity (RS)]] explosives
* HE 441E: High explosive with programmable air burst and 4000 3mm tungsten pellets<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 April 2023 |title=US Army orders HE 448 ammunition for Carl-Gustaf from Saab |url=https://defence-industry.eu/us-army-orders-he-448-ammunition-for-carl-gustaf-from-saab/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/20230520000000/https://defence-industry.eu/us-army-orders-he-448-ammunition-for-carl-gustaf-from-saab/ |archive-date=20 May 2023 |work=Defence Industry Europe}}</ref>
* HEDP 502 [[Insensitive munition|RS]]: [[High-explosive anti-tank#High-explosive dual-purpose|High-explosive dual-purpose]] round that has impact and delay modes, with [[insensitive munition|reduced sensitivity (RS)]] explosives
* HEAT 551: [[High-explosive anti-tank]] – [[Rocket-assisted projectile|rocket-assisted]] projectile
* HEAT 551C [[Insensitive munition|RS]]: [[High-explosive anti-tank]] – [[Rocket-assisted projectile|rocket-assisted]] projectile, with [[insensitive munition|reduced sensitivity (RS)]] explosives
* TP 552: Target practice – [[Rocket-assisted projectile|rocket-assisted]] projectile
* HEAT 751: [[High-explosive anti-tank]] – [[Rocket-assisted projectile|rocket-assisted]] projectile, with [[Tandem-charge|tandem warhead]] to defeat [[Reactive armour|ERA]]
* ADM 401: Area defense munition – ADM 401 has 1100 [[Flechette|flechettes]] and ADM 401B has ball bearings<ref name=":2" />
* ASM 509: Anti-structure munition ([[Thermobaric weapon|Thermobaric]]),<ref name=":5" /> with impact and delay modes
* MT 756:  Multi-target – [[Rocket-assisted projectile|rocket-assisted]] projectile, with a [[Tandem-charge|tandem warhead]] to defeat buildings, bunkers, and light armor
* SMOKE 469B: Smoke round
* ILLUM 545C: Illumination round
* TPT 141: Target practice, tracer round
* SCA 553B: Adapter to fire 7.62 mm tracer ammunition for training

=== 2014 – M4 export ===
[[File:Carl Gustav M4 Kokonaisturvallisuus 2015 (cropped).jpg|thumb|M4 variant|215x215px]]
While the M3 MAAWS provided enhanced effectiveness over other launchers, its {{convert|9.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}} weight burdened troops. On 28 March 2013, USSOCOM announced a call for sources to develop a kit to lighten the weapon and reduce overall length without affecting handling or ruggedness. [[Saab AB|Saab]] was already developing a weight-reduced version that demonstrated no decrease in performance, no increase in recoil, and nearly equivalent barrel life that could be ready for testing in 2014. Saab also developed a high-explosive round that has a direct fire range of {{convert|1500|m}} when using a fire control system.<ref name="dmn22april13"/>

Compared to the M3 MAAWS, the M4 is {{convert|3.4|kg|lb|abbr=on}} lighter at {{convert|6.6|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, and shorter with a {{convert|950|mm|in|abbr=on}} overall length. The shorter length was in response to the need to wield the weapon in urban terrain, and weight savings were achieved through using lighter components whenever possible including a carbon fibre tube with titanium liner, and a new venturi design. Other new features include a red-dot sight, a travel safety catch to allow the M4 to be carried while loaded, an adjustable shoulder rest and forward grip for improved ergonomics, a shot counter to keep track of how many rounds have been fired to manage the weapon's 1,000-round barrel life,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Donald |first=David |date=15 September 2015 |url=https://www.janes.com/article/54263/carl-gustaf-the-legend-lives-on-dsei15-d1 |title=Carl-Gustaf: the legend lives on [DSEI15, D1] |work=Janes: Latest defence and security news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107181046/https://www.janes.com/article/54263/carl-gustaf-the-legend-lives-on-dsei15-d1 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |url-status=dead |access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref> double that of the M3,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miner |first1=Kevin |last2=Kapusta |first2=Adolf |last3=Olsen |first3=Kenneth |title=Failure Analysis of an 84-MM, M3, Carl Gustaf, Recoilless Rifle |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a352481.pdf |publisher=US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center |date=July 1998 |access-date=7 January 2019 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308030802/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a352481.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Thomas E. |last2=Neese |first2=James A. |last3=Rinaldi |first3=Christopher S. |last4=Corrigan |first4=Daniel J. |title=Structural Analysis and Fatigue Test of the Ranger Anti-Armor/Anti-personnel Weapon System (RAAWS) |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a277071.pdf |publisher=US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center |date=December 1993 |access-date=7 January 2019 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308002608/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a277071.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> [[picatinny rail]]s for grips and sight mounts, and a remote round management function so intelligent sights can communicate with programmable rounds.<ref>[http://www.military1.com/army/article/539069-new-carl-gustaf-weapon-system-design-unveiled New Carl-Gustaf weapon system design unveiled] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024133641/http://www.military1.com/army/article/539069-new-carl-gustaf-weapon-system-design-unveiled |date=24 October 2014}} – Military1.com, 8 October 2014</ref><ref>[http://aviationweek.com/defense/saab-adds-capabilities-new-recoilless-rifle Saab Adds Capabilities In New Recoilless Rifle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023053510/http://aviationweek.com/defense/saab-adds-capabilities-new-recoilless-rifle |date=23 October 2014}} ''Aviation Week'', 13 October 2014</ref>

In April 2019, a contract of SEK 168 million (US$18.1 million) was approved to supply the Australian Army with ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf M4 84&nbsp;mm multipurpose weapon systems ordered by the service in September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dominguez |first=Gabriel |date=11 April 2019 |title=Saab awarded ammunition contract for Australian Army's Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon system |url=https://www.janes.com/article/87844/saab-awarded-ammunition-contract-for-australian-army-s-carl-gustaf-m4-weapon-system |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412172522/https://www.janes.com/article/87844/saab-awarded-ammunition-contract-for-australian-army-s-carl-gustaf-m4-weapon-system |archive-date=12 April 2019 |access-date=17 April 2019 |website=Jane's Defence Weekly}}</ref>

=== 2017 – M4 in US (M3A1 MAAWS) ===
Following its reveal in 2014, the US Defense Department evaluated the M4<ref>[http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/lists/posts/post.aspx?ID=1665 Army, Special Operations Forces Eye Lighter, Cheaper Shoulder-Fired Weapons] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141119005654/http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/lists/posts/post.aspx?ID=1665 |date=19 November 2014}} ''National Defense Magazine'', 10 November 2014</ref> and in 2017 it was qualified for purchase by all US military services.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20161023050808/http://www.defensetech.org/2016/10/20/army-evaluates-new-recoilless-rifle/ Army Evaluates New Shoulder-Fired Rocket Tech]}} – Kitup.Military.com, 20 October 2016</ref>

The US version of the M4 became known domestically as the M3A1 MAAWS. By using titanium, it is more than {{convert|6|lb|kg|order=flip}} lighter than the 2014 M4 and is also {{convert|2.5|in|mm|order=flip}} shorter. It has an improved carrying handle, shoulder padding and a sighting system that can be adjusted for better comfort. The M3A1's main sight is the Aimpoint FCS13RE,<ref>{{Cite web |title=FCS |url=https://aimpoint.us/fcs-series/ |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=aimpoint.us}}</ref> an advanced fire control system with an integrated laser rangefinder and a modular ballistic computer capable of programming high-explosive air-bursting ammunition (up to 1400 meters) and engaging moving targets (up to 600 meters).<ref name=":5" /> And in case of a malfunction with the primary sight, the M3A1 also has a backup reflex sight.<ref name=":1" /> The wiring harness provides a foregrip controller and programmable fuze setter for an interchangeable fire control system. The M3A1 uses the same family of ammunition as the M3. Testing with soldiers and [[United States Special Operations Command|SOF]] operators during live-fire exercises has demonstrated a hit rate of 90% or higher on both moving targets at 300 meters and stationary targets out to 850 meters, leading to a 60% increase in operational effectiveness compared to the older M3 MAAWS.<ref name=":5" />

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File:M3A1 MAAWS.jpg|M3A1 MAAWS with the FCS13RE sight
File:M3A1 backup.jpg|Backup reflex sight
File:M3A1 MAAWS firing.webm|M3A1 MAAWS firing
</gallery>

In 2017, the US Army ordered 1,111 units<ref>[https://www.army.mil/article/193339/army_to_rapidly_procure_reusable_shoulder_fired_weapon_system Army to rapidly procure reusable shoulder-fired weapon system] {{Webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170908153739/https://www.army.mil/article/193339/army_to_rapidly_procure_reusable_shoulder_fired_weapon_system |date=8 September 2017}} Army, 8 September 2017</ref> and the [[US Marine Corps]] planned to procure 1,200 to issue one to each infantry squad. The [[United States Marine Corps]] adopted the M3A1 to augment the [[Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon|Mk 153 SMAW]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Changing the fight: Marine Corps fields new rocket system to infantry Marines |url=https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/2678825/changing-the-fight-marine-corps-fields-new-rocket-system-to-infantry-marines/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241227044723/https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/2678825/changing-the-fight-marine-corps-fields-new-rocket-system-to-infantry-marines/ |archive-date=27 December 2024 |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=United States Marine Corps Flagship |language=en-US}}</ref> in 2020 and it achieved Initial Operational Capability in 2021. In 2024, the [[United States Army|US Army]] completed its fielding of the M3A1 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS).<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2024 |title=Army completes fielding of the M3A1 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS) |url=https://www.army.mil/article/280535/army_completes_fielding_of_the_m3a1_multi_role_anti_armor_anti_personnel_weapon_system_maaws |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241215151403/https://www.army.mil/article/280535/army_completes_fielding_of_the_m3a1_multi_role_anti_armor_anti_personnel_weapon_system_maaws |archive-date=15 December 2024 |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=www.army.mil |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2024, [[Aimpoint]] secured a contract to provide its FCS 14 sight to the [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] to be the primary fire control system on the M3A1 MAAWS.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 October 2024 |title=USMC selects Aimpoint's fire control system for Carl-Gustaf grenade launcher |url=https://defence-industry.eu/usmc-selects-aimpoints-fire-control-system-for-carl-gustaf-grenade-launcher/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241228164241/https://defence-industry.eu/usmc-selects-aimpoints-fire-control-system-for-carl-gustaf-grenade-launcher/ |archive-date=28 December 2024 |access-date=28 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> This advanced [[Fire-control system|fire control system]] features a direct-view, Dynamic Universal [[Reflex sight|Reflex Sight]], which has an integrated [[laser rangefinder]] and [[ballistic computer]], delivering precise aiming points adjusted for range, munition type, terrain, and environmental factors. Designed for versatility, it operates effectively in bright daylight, dawn, or dusk conditions and can integrate with helmet-mounted [[Night-vision device|night vision devices]] like the [[AN/PVS-14]] or AN/PVS-31. The system also includes the Dual Sensor Afocal (DSA) module—a removable thermal and day camera unit with variable magnification settings of 1x, 2x, 4x, and 8x, powered and controlled by the FCS—enhancing target detection and engagement capabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIMPOINT® New Contract Award for U.S.M.C. Fire Control Systems |url=https://aimpoint.us/aimpoint-new-contract-award-for-u-s-m-c-fire-control-systems |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241228164241/https://aimpoint.us/aimpoint-new-contract-award-for-u-s-m-c-fire-control-systems |archive-date=28 December 2024 |access-date=28 December 2024 |website=Aimpoint Inc. |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 October 2023 |title=Aimpoint showcases their fire control systems and the next generation release |url=https://www.defensenews.com/video/2023/10/18/aimpoint-showcases-their-fire-control-systems-and-the-next-generation-release/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |website=Defense News |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2018 – M4 in Sweden (8,4&nbsp;cm grg m/18) ===
In 2018 the [[Swedish Defence Materiel Administration]] ({{langx |sv|Försvarets materielverk}}, ''FMV'') signed a contract with Saab to purchase the Carl Gustaf M4 as the 8,4&nbsp;cm granatgevär m/18 ("8,4&nbsp;cm grenade rifle", model 2018),<ref name="soldf.com grg"/> often written without the "m/" to distinguish it from older m/18 (model 1918) systems (''8,4&nbsp;cm granatgevär 18'', abbr. ''8,4&nbsp;cm grg 18'').<ref name= "grg 18 fm">{{cite web |title= Välkänd trotjänare pensioneras och ersätts efter 70 år |url= https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2022/05/valkand-trotjanare-pensioneras-och-ersatts-efter-70-ar/ |website= Forsvarsmakten |publisher= Swedish Armed Forces |access-date= 22 June 2022 |archive-date= 15 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220615020520/https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2022/05/valkand-trotjanare-pensioneras-och-ersatts-efter-70-ar/ |url-status= live }}</ref> The M4 will replace the old M1 models (''8,4&nbsp;cm grg m/48'') models still in service as some units are pushing 70+ years in service.<ref name="grg 18 fm"/> The 8,4&nbsp;cm grg 18 will feature an advanced [[laser rangefinder]] and will be acquired with new programmable ammunition (preliminary name ''HE 448''), and a new, improved HEAT shell.<ref name= "grg 18 fm"/>

=== 2024 – M4 in India ===
Saab announced in September 2022 that it would establish a manufacturing facility to produce the Carl-Gustaf M4 weapons system in India. It will be the company's first facility producing the M4 system outside Sweden. The facility is expected to open in 2024 and will produce weapons for the Indian Armed Forces as well as export components to users worldwide.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ghoshal |first=Devjyot |date=27 September 2022 |title=Defence manufacturer Saab to set up new facility in India, make weapons system |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/defence-manufacturer-saab-produce-carl-gustaf-m4-weapons-system-india-2022-09-27/ |access-date=30 September 2022 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930061120/https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/defence-manufacturer-saab-produce-carl-gustaf-m4-weapons-system-india-2022-09-27/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2022 |title=Swedish defence major Saab to make weapon system in India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/swedish-defence-major-saab-to-make-weapon-system-in-india/articleshow/94492503.cms |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930061120/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/swedish-defence-major-saab-to-make-weapon-system-in-india/articleshow/94492503.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Saab received approval for 100% [[foreign direct investment]] and so will fully own the new manufacturing facility.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Baruah |first=Sanjib Kr |date=26 May 2024 |title=The importance of making the Carl-Gustaf rocket launcher in India |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/specials/2024/05/25/carl-gustaf-weapon-systems-production-in-india.html |access-date=28 January 2025 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref> The facility will also be India's first fully foreign-owned defence manufacturing facility.<ref name=":6" /> Construction of the facility started on 4 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2024 |title=SAAB, The Firm Behind JAS-39 Gripen Fighter, Starts Construction Of New Carl-Gustaf Factory In India |url=https://www.eurasiantimes.com/saab-the-firm-behind-jas-39-gripen-fighter-starts-construction-of-new-carl-gustaf-factory-in-india/ |access-date=4 March 2024 |website=The EurAsian Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Previous versions of the Carl Gustaf system have been in service with India since 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Philip |first=Snehesh Alex |date=27 September 2022 |title=Sweden's defence company Saab will manufacture deadly Carl Gustaf anti-tank weapons in India |url=https://theprint.in/india/swedens-defence-company-saab-will-manufacture-deadly-carl-gustaf-anti-tank-weapons-in-india/1145075/ |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930061348/https://theprint.in/india/swedens-defence-company-saab-will-manufacture-deadly-carl-gustaf-anti-tank-weapons-in-india/1145075/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Combat history ==
=== 1961–1964: Congo Crisis ===
[[File:Swedish roadblock in action during Operation Unokat.jpg|thumb|Swedish soldiers with the M1 variant, holding a roadblock during the [[Congo Crisis]].]]
As part of the [[Congo Crisis]] 1960–1965, Swedish troops were sent to Congo as [[ONUC]] peacekeepers in mid- to late 1960. They initially lacked any heavy weaponry, but due to rising threat levels they received [[tgb m/42 KP]] infantry fighting vehicles and heavy weaponry such as the M1 Carl Gustaf in time for the violent fighting in [[Elisabethville]] in 1961.<ref name="ointres">{{Cite web |title=Terrängbil m/42 KP |url=http://www.ointres.se/terrangbil_m_42_kp.htm |access-date=15 November 2021 |website=ointres.se |archive-date=30 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130080005/http://www.ointres.se/terrangbil_m_42_kp.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="utlandsveteran">{{cite web |title=Decemberstriderna i Kongo 1961 |url=http://utlandsveteran.se/minnen-frn-decemberstriderna-1961 |website=utlandsveteran.se |access-date=7 September 2023 |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907203022/http://utlandsveteran.se/minnen-frn-decemberstriderna-1961 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The weapon proved its worth as a man-portable multi-purpose weapon and came to great use during the conflict. One famous incident happened on 14 September 1961, when Swedish soldier [[Torsten Stålnacke]], then part of a M1 Carl-Gustaf squad, had his two squadmates shocked in connection with repelling a Gendarmerie armoured car attack on a refugee camp and their nearby depot, forcing him to operate the M1 on his own. Stålnacke advanced by himself against an enemy firing position, meanwhile managing to take out an enemy armoured car and a number of enemies before his [[jaw]] was shot to pieces.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wærn |first=Jonas |author-link=Jonas Wærn |title=Katanga: svensk FN-trupp i Kongo 1961-62 |trans-title=Katanga: Swedish UN troops in Congo 1961-62 |year=1980 |publisher=Atlantis |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9174861573 |id={{LIBRIS|7644335}} |pages=201–204}}</ref><ref name="Löfgren (1990)">{{cite book |last=Löfgren |first=Claes J.B. |title=Fredsknektarna: FN-svenskarna i Kongo 1960-64 |year=1990 |publisher=Fischer |location=Stockholm |isbn=91-7054-650-9 |id={{LIBRIS|7596424}} }}</ref> His chin hung down to his chest and he was suffocating. With his fingers he cleared the throat from bone fragments and pulled the tongue up, thereby able to breathe again. During the retreat, and with whistling bullets around him, Stålnacke kept his chin up with one hand and held the M1 with the other and managed with hand gestures and kicks get his two badly shocked comrades with him from the battlefield.<ref name="Svärd (2012)">{{cite news |url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/familj/torsten-stalnacke/ |newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |title=Torsten Stålnacke |first=Bror Richard |last=Svärd |date=18 August 2012 |access-date=12 January 2017 |language=sv |url-access=subscription |archive-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113161754/http://www.dn.se/arkiv/familj/torsten-stalnacke/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2011–2021: War in Afghanistan ===
[[File:M3 MAAWS Afghanistan.jpg|thumb|M3 MAAWS in Afghanistan]]
In November 2011, the US Army began ordering the M3 MAAWS for regular units deployed in Afghanistan. Soldiers were being engaged with RPGs at 900 meters, while their light weapons had effective ranges of 500–600 meters. The Gustaf allows airburst capability of troops in [[defilade]] out to 1,250 meters, and high-explosive use out to 1,300 meters.<ref name="dmn22april13">{{cite web |url=http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/socom-seeks-lighter-carl-gustaf/ |title=SOCOM Seeks Lighter Carl Gustaf |publisher=Defense media network |first=Scott R. |last=Gourley |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=27 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424232351/http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/socom-seeks-lighter-carl-gustaf/ |archive-date=24 April 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In late 2012, the Army fielded 58 M3s and 1,500 rounds of ammunition to units deployed to Afghanistan to destroy enemy targets out to 1,000 meters. This was because RPG and machine gun teams could attack 900 meters away, while existing weaponry such as the [[M141 Bunker Defeat Munition]], [[M72 LAW]], [[M136 AT4]], and [[Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon|MK153 SMAW]] have effective ranges of only 500 meters. The AT4 is lighter and cheaper but is made of reinforced fiberglass, while the M3's rifled metal/carbon fiber launch tube allows for reloading. Employing the 10 kg (22&nbsp;lb) M3 is easier than the 24 kg (50&nbsp;lb) [[FGM-148 Javelin]] with its launcher with missile and reusable command launch unit, is faster than waiting on mortars, and is cheaper than the Javelin and artillery shells for engaging targets in hard cover.<ref name="M3"/> Although Special Operations forces had been using the M3 since the early 1990s, light infantry unit commanders in Afghanistan had to submit operational needs statements to get the weapon. The M3 MAAWS saw service with units such as the 25th Infantry, 10th Mountain, and 82nd Airborne divisions in Afghanistan. Later, the M3 MAAWS saw service with many other units across the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] when it became an organic weapon system for each infantry platoon in 2015.<ref name=":4">[http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/05/20/us-army-adds-84mm-recoilless-rifle-to-platoon-arsenal.html US Army Adds 84mm Recoilless Rifle to Platoon Arsenal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523080248/http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/05/20/us-army-adds-84mm-recoilless-rifle-to-platoon-arsenal.html |date=23 May 2016}} – Military.com, 20 May 2016</ref>

=== 2022–: Russian invasion of Ukraine ===
Since 2022, the Carl Gustaf has been used in combat in the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] by Ukrainian forces, being used to target both tanks and infantry. According to [[Ministry of Defence (Ukraine)|Ukraine's Ministry of Defense]], a Carl Gustaf was used to destroy the first Russian [[T-90M]] main battle tank of the war.<ref name="Radio 2022 a704">{{cite news | last=Radio | first=Sveriges | title=Swedish weapons making a difference in Ukraine, soldier says | website=Sveriges Radio | date=11 November 2022 | url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/swedish-weapons-making-a-difference-in-ukraine-soldier-says | access-date=30 August 2023 | archive-date=30 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830002451/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/swedish-weapons-making-a-difference-in-ukraine-soldier-says | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Maven a704">{{cite web| last=Carlin| first=Maya| title=Ukraine Obliterates Russian Tanks With Carl Gustaf Anti-Tank Attack Weapon| website=Warrior Maven| date=9 June 2023| url=https://warriormaven.com/russia-ukraine/ukraine-obliterates-russian-tanks-with-carl-gustaf-anti-tank-attack-weapon| access-date=30 August 2023| archive-date=30 August 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830002449/https://warriormaven.com/russia-ukraine/ukraine-obliterates-russian-tanks-with-carl-gustaf-anti-tank-attack-weapon| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/05/tank-deathmatch-russias-t-90m-vs-carl-gustav-rocket-launcher-who-wins/ | title=Tank Deathmatch: Russia's T-90M Vs. Carl Gustav Rocket Launcher (Who Wins?) | date=12 May 2022 | access-date=14 May 2022 | archive-date=13 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513164901/https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/05/tank-deathmatch-russias-t-90m-vs-carl-gustav-rocket-launcher-who-wins/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

== Ammunition ==
[[File:MSPO2007-40.jpg|thumb|upright|Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle round ammunition on display]]
The Carl Gustaf 84&nbsp;mm recoilless gun fires a 84 × 245&nbsp;mm rimmed recoilless (84×245R RCL) cartridge  with a [[Blowout panel|blowout base]] for propellant gas ventilation.<ref name="AMREG A 60/72"/> Ammunition initially consisted of high-explosive (HE), [[high-explosive anti-tank]] (HEAT), [[Airburst round|airburst]] (HE-TF) and [[Smoke grenade|smoke]] shells, not counting target-practice (TP) ammunition, but improvements to the ammunition family have been continual. While the older HEAT rounds are not particularly effective against modern tank armor, the weapon has found new life as a bunker-buster with a [[High-explosive anti-tank#High-explosive dual-purpose|high-explosive dual-purpose]] (HEDP) round. Also, improved HEAT, [[high explosive|high-explosive]] (HE), smoke and illumination (star shell or [[Flare (pyrotechnic)|flare]]) ammunition is also available. For full effectiveness, illumination rounds must be fired at a very high angle, creating a danger for the gunner who can be burned from the backblast. For this reason, several armies have retired the illumination rounds, while the US Army requires that they be fired from a standing position.  AEI Systems Ltd., a British defence products manufacturer, offers a variant of the platform dubbed the AE84-RCL designed to fire the M540/M550 line of 84×245&nbsp;mm R ammunition manufactured in Belgium by [[Mecar]].<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.aei-systems.com/land/ae84-rcl/ |publisher=AEI Systems |title=AE84-RCL recoilless rifle |date=20 September 2013 |access-date=16 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903191017/http://www.aei-systems.com/land/ae84-rcl/ |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The following are the Swedish manufacturer designations (other countries use similar terminology, replacing the FFV [[Försvarets Fabriksverk]])
* FFV401 is an Area Defence Munition designed as a close-range anti-personnel round. It fires 1100 [[flechettes]] over a wide area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peace group slams sale of Swedish 'meat grinder' ammunition |url=https://www.thelocal.se/20110306/32424 |website=thelocal.se |access-date=29 June 2022 |date=6 March 2011 |archive-date=12 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412015752/https://www.thelocal.se/20110306/32424 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* FFV441 is an HE round, useful in a "lobbed" trajectory to 1,000&nbsp;m, which can be fused to either detonate on impact or as an [[air burst|airburst]].
* FFV441B is an HE round with an effective range against personnel in the open of 1,100 m. The round arms after 20 to 70 m of flight, weighs 3.1&nbsp;kg, and is fired at a muzzle velocity of 255&nbsp;m/s.<ref name="opfor">{{Cite web|year=1999|title=Worldwide Equipment Guide (1999)|url=https://archive.org/details/WorldwideEquipmentGuide1999}}</ref>
* FFV448 is a programmable HE round with a Firebolt interface, 1500m effective range, and 2.7kg weight.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 2022 |title=84 MM HE 448 fact sheet |url=https://www.saab.com/globalassets/sites/singapore-airshow/ground-combat/datasheet---84-mm-he-448_web.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507144528/https://www.saab.com/globalassets/sites/singapore-airshow/ground-combat/datasheet---84-mm-he-448_web.pdf |archive-date=7 May 2025 |access-date=7 May 2025 |work=Saab}}</ref>
* FFV469 is a smoke round fired like the FFV441, with a range of about 1,300 m. The 3.1&nbsp;kg round is also fired at 255&nbsp;m/s.<ref name="opfor"/>
* FFV502 is an [[High-explosive anti-tank#High-explosive dual-purpose|HEDP]] round with the ability to be set to detonate on either impact or one-tenth second later. Effective range is 1,000 m against dispersed [[soft target]]s such as infantry in the open, 500 m against stationary targets and 300 m against moving targets. Minimum range is 15 to 40 m to arm the warhead. Penetration exceeds 150&nbsp;mm of [[rolled homogeneous armour]] (RHA). Ammunition weight is 3.3&nbsp;kg and muzzle velocity is 230&nbsp;m/s.<ref name="opfor"/>
* FFV509 is an ASM (Anti-Structure Munition), designed especially to destroy buildings and other types of urban constructions. The fuse has two modes: impact or a delayed function. The muzzle velocity is approximately 170 m/s and the maximum effective range is 300 meters.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="brochure">{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=The 84 mm carl-gustaf Multi-purpose Weapon System |url=http://saab.com/globalassets/commercial/land/weapon-systems/support-weapons/carl-gustaf-m3/carl-gustaf-m3.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329123247/http://saab.com/globalassets/commercial/land/weapon-systems/support-weapons/carl-gustaf-m3/carl-gustaf-m3.pdf |archive-date=29 March 2017 |access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Vranic |first=Miko |title=Jane's Weapons: Infantry 2021-2022 |date=27 February 2021 |publisher=Jane's Group UK Limited |isbn=9780710633897 |edition=47th |publication-date=February 2021}}</ref>
* FFV545 is an illuminating star shell, fired up to 2,300 m maximum range, but with an effective envelope of 300 to 2,100 m. Suspended by parachute, the star shell burns for 30 seconds while producing 650,000 [[candela]], providing a 400 to 500 m diameter area of illumination.
* FFV551 is the primary HEAT round and is a rocket-assisted projectile (RAP). Effective range is up to 700 m (400 m against moving targets) and penetration up to 400&nbsp;mm of RHA. The ammunition weighs 3.2 kg and has a muzzle velocity of 255 m/s. After rocket ignition, the maximum velocity at 500 meters is 330 m/s.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="opfor"/><ref name=":0" />
* FFV551C RS is an evolution of FFV551, with improved [[Insensitive munition|Reduced Sensitivity (RS) munition]] properties and significant behind-armour effect.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SAAB |date=2023 |title=Ground Combat Weapon Systems HANDBOOK EDITION 4.0 |url=https://www.saab.com/contentassets/4871a223666449af9aa3da9e2871d087/gcs_handbook_update_2023_print-aw.pdf }}</ref> The ammunition weighs 3.5 kg and has a muzzle velocity of 245 m/s. After rocket ignition, the maximum velocity at 500 meters is 330 m/s. The maximum effective range is 700 meters and the armor penetration is about 400 mm.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arn18072 - TC 3-22x84 Final Web {{!}} PDF {{!}} Artillery {{!}} Trigger (Firearms) |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/660557623/Arn18072-tc-3-22x84-Final-Web |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=Scribd |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
* FFV552 is a practice round with the same ballistics as the 551.
* HEAT 655 CS (Confined Spaces) "high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round that can be fired by the 84 mm Carl Gustaf recoilless weapon from within small enclosures."<ref name="brochure" /><ref>{{Citation |publisher=Jane's |newspaper=Infantry Weapons |title=Saab reveals confined spaces capability for Carl Gustaf |url=http://www.janes.com/article/31930/saab-reveals-confined-spaces-capability-for-carl-gustaf |access-date=20 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225131250/http://www.janes.com/article/31930/saab-reveals-confined-spaces-capability-for-carl-gustaf |archive-date=25 February 2014 |url-status=live}}.</ref>
* FFV751 is a [[tandem-warhead]] HEAT round with an effective range of 500 m and ability to penetrate more than 500&nbsp;mm of armour. The round weighs 3.8&nbsp;kg and has a muzzle velocity of 210m/s, while maximum velocity after rocket ignition is 336m/s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=751 {{!}} PDF {{!}} Projectile Weapons {{!}} Projectiles |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/53455350/751 |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=Scribd |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CAT-UXO - 84mm ffv 751 projectile |url=https://cat-uxo.com/explosive-hazards/projectiles/84mm-ffv-751-projectile |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=cat-uxo.com |language=en}}</ref>
* FFV756 is an MT (Multi Target) ammunition, designed for combat in built-up areas and for incapacitating an enemy under cover inside a building or some type of fortification. The MT 756 uses a tandem charge.<ref name="brochure"/>
* [[Guided Multipurpose Munition]] (GMM) is a [[laser guided]] projectile developed between Saab and [[Raytheon]], featuring a multipurpose warhead capable of defeating bunkers and moving light armored vehicles at a range of 2,500&nbsp;m and can be fired from enclosed spaces.

== Comparison to similar weapons ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="text-align: right;"
|-
|+Comparison<ref>''Jane's Infantry Weapons 1984–85''</ref>{{page needed|date=January 2021}}
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 50pt;" | Origin
! scope="col" style="width: 150pt;" | Weapon
! scope="col" | Diameter <br />(mm)
! Muzzle<br /> velocity<br /> (m/s)
! colspan=2 | HEAT <br />Warhead <br />(kg)
! Armor<br /> penetration<br /> (est.) (mm)
! Effective<br /> range <br />(m)
! Sight
|-
| style="text-align: left; | [[Sweden]]
| style="text-align: left; | M3-E1 Carl Gustaf
| 84
| 310
| {{decimal cell|1.70}}
| 400
| 450
| 2×
|-
| style="text-align: left; | United States
| style="text-align: left; | [[M67 recoilless rifle]]
| 90
| 213
| {{decimal cell|3.06}}
| 350
| 400
| 3×
|-
| style="text-align: left; | [[France]]
| style="text-align: left; | [[LRAC F1]]
| 89
| 300
| {{decimal cell|2.20}}
| 400
| 600
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: left; | [[Soviet Union]]
| style="text-align: left; | [[RPG-7]] with PG-7VS grenade
| 72
| 140
| {{decimal cell|2.0}}
| 400
| 500
| 2.7×
|-
| style="text-align: left; | [[Israel]]
| style="text-align: left; | [[B-300]]
| 82
| 280
| {{decimal cell|3.0}}
| 400
| 400
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: left; | [[China]]
| style="text-align: left; | [[PF-98]]
| 120
| 310
| {{decimal cell|7.91}}
| 800
| 800
| 4×
|-
| style="text-align: left; | [[Sweden]]
| style="text-align: left; | [[Pansarvärnspjäs 1110]]
| 90
| 700
| {{decimal cell|10}}
| 800
| 900
| N/A
|}

== Users ==
[[File:Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle users.png|thumb|328x328px|Map with Carl Gustaf operators in blue and former operators in red]]
The following is a list of countries and regions which use the Carl Gustaf in their armed forces, with the variant(s) included when confirmed in sources.

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* {{flag|Argentina}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2016/08/31/noticia-argentina-adquiere-canones-retroceso-gustaf-radar-vigilancia-terrestre.html|title=Argentina adquiere cañones sin retroceso Carl Gustaf y un radar de vigilancia terrestre|date=31 August 2016|website=infodefensa.com|access-date=29 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029172855/http://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2016/08/31/noticia-argentina-adquiere-canones-retroceso-gustaf-radar-vigilancia-terrestre.html|archive-date=29 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zona-militar.com/2017/10/27/carl-gustaf-at-4cs-fusiles-steyr-hs-50-m1-ejercito-argentino/|title=Carl Gustaf, AT-4CS y fusiles Steyr HS.50 M1 para el Ejército Argentino|date=27 October 2017|website=zona-militar.com|access-date=29 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029173139/https://www.zona-militar.com/2017/10/27/carl-gustaf-at-4cs-fusiles-steyr-hs-50-m1-ejercito-argentino/|archive-date=29 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Australia}}:<ref name="jones2009">Jones, Richard D. ''Infantry Weapons 2009/2010''. Jane's; 35 ed. (27 January 2009). {{ISBN|978-0-7106-2869-5}}.</ref> Use of the M2 has been succeeded by the M3, with the M4 on order as of 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Direct fire support weapons land 40 phase 2 |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/dmo/lsd/land40/ |publisher=Defence Material Organisation |date=October 2010 |access-date=24 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410234803/http://www.defence.gov.au/dmo/lsd/land40/ |archive-date=10 April 2011}}</ref>
* {{flag|Austria}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Bangladesh}}<ref name ="SALW-BD">{{cite web| url=https://salw-guide.bicc.de/pdf/countries/023/bangladesh.std.en.pdf| title=SALW Guide Global distribution and visual identification Bangladesh Country report| publisher=Bonn International Center for Conversion| access-date=28 August 2023| archive-date=3 September 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903160539/https://salw-guide.bicc.de/pdf/countries/023/bangladesh.std.en.pdf| url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Belgium}}<ref name="popenker">{{Citation |publisher=Guns |place=[[Russia|RU]] |title=World |contribution=Grenade |contribution-url=http://world.guns.ru/grenade/gl10-e.htm |access-date=26 April 2008 |archive-date=9 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409085107/http://world.guns.ru/grenade/gl10-e.htm |url-status=dead}}.</ref>
* {{flag|Belize}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Botswana}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Brazil}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Burkina Faso}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Canada}}<ref name="jones2009" /> M4 variant ordered in May 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saab receives order from Canada for the Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon {{!}} Canadian Army Today |url=https://canadianarmytoday.com/saab-receives-order-from-canada-for-the-carl-gustaf-m4-weapon/ |access-date=2025-05-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* {{flag|Colombia}}:<ref>{{Cite web |last=kuzel |first=Publicado por |title=Cañón Carl Gustav: El arma con la que pretendían eliminar a Chávez |language=es |date=26 September 2008 |url=http://cambio-climatiko.blogspot.com/2008/09/can-carl-gustav-el-arma-con-la-que.html |access-date=20 November 2023 |archive-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123082814/https://cambio-climatiko.blogspot.com/2008/09/can-carl-gustav-el-arma-con-la-que.html |url-status=live }}</ref> M3 variant
* {{flag|Chile}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2018/12/21/noticia-division-realiza-instruccion-sistema-gustav.html|title=La II División realiza instrucción de tiro con el sistema 'Carl Gustav'|date=21 December 2018|website=infodefensa.com|access-date=29 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229123344/https://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2018/12/21/noticia-division-realiza-instruccion-sistema-gustav.html|archive-date=29 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Czech Republic}}<ref name="army.cz">{{Citation |publisher=Army |place=CZ |language=cs |title=Karl Gustaf protitanková zbraň |url=http://www.acr.army.cz/technika-a-vyzbroj/pozemni-technika/technika-druhu-vojsk/karl-Gustaf---protitankova-zbran-12603/ |access-date=20 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023134/http://www.acr.army.cz/technika-a-vyzbroj/pozemni-technika/technika-druhu-vojsk/karl-Gustaf---protitankova-zbran-12603/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live}}.</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}:<ref name="jones2009" /> Variants are officially called M/65, M/79 and M/85 based on their year of introduction.<ref>{{Citation |title=Panser værns våben |publisher=Dansk panser |language=da |place=[[Denmark|DK]] |contribution-url=http://www.danskpanser.dk/Panservaernsvaben/DysekanonM79.htm |contribution=Dysekanon M/79 |access-date=3 September 2012 |archive-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205164414/http://www.danskpanser.dk/Panservaernsvaben/DysekanonM79.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Panser værns våben |publisher=Dansk panser |language=da |place=[[Denmark|DK]] |contribution-url=http://www.danskpanser.dk/Panservaernsvaben/DysekanonM85.htm |contribution=Dysekanon M/85 |access-date=3 September 2012 |archive-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205164421/http://www.danskpanser.dk/Panservaernsvaben/DysekanonM85.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> The M4 was ordered for delivery in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Denmark becomes 15th customer of Saab Carl-Gustaf M4 multirole missile system |url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_may_2022_global_security_army_industry/denmark_becomes_15th_customer_of_saab_carl-gustaf_m4_multirole_missile_system.html |date=5 May 2022 |publisher=armyrecognition.com |access-date=11 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505101852/https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_may_2022_global_security_army_industry/denmark_becomes_15th_customer_of_saab_carl-gustaf_m4_multirole_missile_system.html |url-status=live}}</ref> All variants have commonly been referred to as {{lang|da|Dysekanon}} ({{abbr|lit.|literally}} nozzle cannon) in the Danish army.
* {{flag|Estonia}}: M3, M4 variants. Previously used M2s which were phased out with the purchase of 250 M4s in 2021.<ref>{{Citation |title=84 mm tankitõrjegranaadiheitja Carl-Gustaf M2 |language=et |place=[[Estonia|EE]] |publisher=Military |url=https://mil.ee/kaitsevagi/tehnika/relvad/#t-84-mm-tankitorjegranaadiheitja-carl-gustav-m2 |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219143135/http://www.mil.ee/et/kaitsevagi/tehnika/relvad/carl-gustav-m2 |archive-date=19 December 2017 |url-status=live}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=10 March 2021|title=Estonian Defence Forces Place Order For More M4 Carl Gustafs|url=https://www.overtdefense.com/2021/03/10/estonian-defence-forces-place-order-for-more-m4-carl-gustafs/|access-date=10 March 2021|website=Overt Defense|language=en-CA|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310150946/https://www.overtdefense.com/2021/03/10/estonian-defence-forces-place-order-for-more-m4-carl-gustafs/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Germany}}<ref name="popenker" /> The [[Bundeswehr]] maintains a small number of M2s for battlefield illumination.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
* {{flag|Ghana}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Greece}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://army.gr/el/organosi/oplika-systimata/t-carl-gustaf | title=Α-Τ CARL GUSTAF &#124; Army gr | access-date=17 June 2023 | archive-date=15 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415032151/http://army.gr/el/organosi/oplika-systimata/t-carl-gustaf | url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{flag|Hungary}}: M4
* {{flag|Honduras}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|India}}:<ref name="jones2009" /> The country's [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) developed a prototype of a lighter version using composites.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livefistdefence.com/2009/11/drdo-develops-new-84mm-lightweight-anti.html |website=Live Fist Defence |place=India |title=DRDO Develops New 84&nbsp;mm Lightweight Anti-Tank System |date=11 November 2009 |access-date=1 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219144807/http://www.livefistdefence.com/2009/11/drdo-develops-new-84mm-lightweight-anti.html |archive-date=19 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|one journalist's work, no editorial oversight|date=September 2024}}{{relevance inline|date=September 2024|No indication that this modified version is in service, probably shouldn't be included. Two-sentence mention isn't a lot of notability.}}
* {{flag|Indonesia}}: Used by the [[Kopaska]] and [[Kopassus]] special forces.<ref name="idnvojnik">{{cite web|url=http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/1612007/ind.asp |place=[[Croatia|HR]] |title=Kopassus & Kopaska – Specijalne Postrojbe Republike Indonezije |language=hr |publisher=Hrvatski Vojnik Magazine |access-date=12 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822145526/http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/1612007/ind.asp |archive-date=22 August 2010}}</ref>
* {{flag|Ireland}}: Issued to specialist units such as the [[Army Ranger Wing]] (ARW).<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Israel}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Japan}}: M2 called "84&nbsp;mm Recoilless Rifle",<ref name="JSDF weapons" /> M3 called {{nihongo|"multi-purpose gun"|多用途ガン}}'
* {{flag|Kenya}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Kurdistan}}: The [[Peshmerga|standing military]] had 43 launchers and +1,000 projectiles as of 2015.<ref name="SAS 2015">{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Highlights-EN.pdf|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Chapter-04-EN.pdf|chapter=Trade Update: After the ‘Arab Spring’|title=Small Arms Survey 2015: weapons and the world|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2015|author=[[Small Arms Survey]]|ref={{harvid|Small Arms Survey 2015}}|page=110|access-date=29 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128065841/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Highlights-EN.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Military Balance 2016|date=February 2016|volume=116|isbn=9781857438352|publisher=Routledge |author=International Institute for Strategic Studies|author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies |page=491}}</ref>
* {{flag|Kuwait}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Kuwait – SALW Guide |url=https://salw-guide.bicc.de/pdf/countries/124/kuwait.std.en.pdf |website=salw-guide.bicc.de |publisher=Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) |access-date=30 August 2023 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927110526/https://salw-guide.bicc.de/pdf/countries/124/kuwait.std.en.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flag|Latvia}}: M4 on order.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
*{{flag|Libya}}<ref name="jones2009" />
*{{flag|Lithuania}}: M2, M3 and M4.<ref>{{Citation |place=LT |publisher=KAM |language=lt |title=Prieštankinis granatsvaidis "Carl Gustaf" M2, M3 |url=http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/ginkluote_ir_karine_technika/granatsvaidziai_ir_priestankiniai_ginklai/priestankinis_granatsvaidis_bdquocarl_gustafrdquo_m-2_m-3.html |access-date=2 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731011018/http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/ginkluote_ir_karine_technika/granatsvaidziai_ir_priestankiniai_ginklai/priestankinis_granatsvaidis_bdquocarl_gustafrdquo_m-2_m-3.html |archive-date=31 July 2010 |url-status=live}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lithuania Joins Framework Agreement on Carl-Gustaf|url=https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2022/lithuania-joins-framework-agreement-on-carl-gustaf|date=11 January 2022|access-date=12 January 2022|publisher=Saab|archive-date=11 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111124738/https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2022/lithuania-joins-framework-agreement-on-carl-gustaf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Malaysia}}: M2 and M3 in service. 110 units of M4 variant ordered in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiandefence.com/goose-m4-coming/|title=Goose M4 Coming|date=26 April 2023 }}</ref><ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Myanmar}}: Used by divisional heavy weapon companies for counter-insurgency campaigns.<ref>{{Citation |trans-title=Sweden sells to Burma’s army |title=Svenska vapen hos Burmas arme |newspaper=SvD |date=10 December 2012 |publisher=Schibsted |place=[[Sweden|SE]] |language=sv |url=http://www.svd.se/nyheter/utrikes/svenska-vapen-hos-burmas-arme_7743628.svd |access-date=11 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212055713/http://www.svd.se/nyheter/utrikes/svenska-vapen-hos-burmas-arme_7743628.svd |archive-date=12 December 2012 |url-status=live|last1=Lintner |first1=Bertil}}.</ref> Clones made as [[Myanmar Directorate of Defence Industries|BA-84(MA-84) MK and MK-II]].
* {{flag|Nepal}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|New Zealand}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Nigeria}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Norway}}: M2, M3, M4<ref>{{Cite web|last=B|first=Eric|date=15 January 2021|title=Norway Orders SAAB Carl-Gustaf M4 Recoilless Rifles|url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/01/15/norwegian-order-for-saab-carl-gustaf-m4/|access-date=|website=The Firearm Blog|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117215257/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/01/15/norwegian-order-for-saab-carl-gustaf-m4/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Poland}}: Used by special forces.<ref>{{Citation |place=[[Poland|PL]] |title=Altair |url=http://www.altair.com.pl/cz-art-1660 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326120026/http://www.altair.com.pl/cz-art-1660 |archive-date=26 March 2010}}.</ref> In 2024, over 6,000 M4 variants were ordered with large stocks of ammunition.<ref>{{Citation |publisher=defence24.com |place=[[Poland|PL]] |title=Defence24 |date=6 March 2024 |url=https://defence24.com/armed-forces/polish-army-procures-6-thousand-carl-gustaf-recoilless-rifles}}</ref>
* {{flag|Portugal}}: M2 and M3 variants used by [[Portuguese Army]] and [[Portuguese Marine Corps]].<ref>{{Citation |publisher=Operacional |url=http://www.operacional.pt/exercicio-%e2%80%9capolo-10%e2%80%9d-no-distrito-de-santarem/ |language=pt |place=[[Portugal|PT]] |trans-title=Apolo 10 exercise in the Santarém district |title=Exercício Apolo 10 no distrito de Santarém |access-date=19 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725235038/http://www.operacional.pt/exercicio-%e2%80%9capolo-10%e2%80%9d-no-distrito-de-santarem/ |archive-date=25 July 2011 |url-status=live}}.</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Meios dos fuzileiros |contribution=Armas |publisher=Marinha |language=pt |place=[[Portugal|PT]] |trans-title=Marines’ equipment |contribution-url=http://fuzileiros.marinha.pt/PT/meios/Pages/Armas.aspx |access-date=19 September 2010 |archive-date=5 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805095104/http://fuzileiros.marinha.pt/PT/meios/Pages/Armas.aspx |url-status=dead}}.</ref>
* {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}<ref name="gulf">{{cite book|title=Armies of the Gulf War|url=https://archive.org/details/armiesgulfwar00rott|url-access=limited|series=Elite 45 |first=Gordon L.|last=Rottman|date=1993|isbn=978-1-85532-277-6|publisher=Osprey Publishing|page=[https://archive.org/details/armiesgulfwar00rott/page/n29 30]}}</ref>
* {{flag|Serbia}}<ref name="1992/93:124">{{cite web |title=Riksdagens snabbprotokoll 1992/93:124 Tisdagen den 8 juni |url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/protokoll/riksdagens-snabbprotokoll-199293124-tisdagen_GG09124/html/ |website=riksdagen.se |access-date=7 September 2023 |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907203020/https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/protokoll/riksdagens-snabbprotokoll-199293124-tisdagen_GG09124/html/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{flag|Sierra Leone}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Slovakia}}: M3 and early adopter of M4 variant, which became operational in July 2017.<ref>[http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/dsei-2015-launch-customer-carl-gustaf-m4/ Launch customer for Carl-Gustaf M4] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928182358/http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/dsei-2015-launch-customer-carl-gustaf-m4/ |date=28 September 2015}} – Shephardmedia.com, 16 September 2015</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Tomkins|first1=Richard|title=Slovakia deploys Saab's Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon|url=https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2017/07/18/Slovakia-deploys-Saabs-Carl-Gustaf-M4-weapon/9041500393791/|work=United Press International|access-date=18 July 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170718222047/https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2017/07/18/Slovakia-deploys-Saabs-Carl-Gustaf-M4-weapon/9041500393791/|archive-date=18 July 2017|date=18 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flag|Sweden}}:<ref name="jones2009" /> M2 and M3, to be replaced with M4 between 2020 and 2023.
* {{flag|Thailand}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Ukraine}}: 100 units with 2,000 rounds of ammunition donated by the Government of Canada due to the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Ashley |date=28 February 2022 |title=Canada to ban Russian oil imports, send anti-tank weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, says Trudeau |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/foreign-affairs-minister-more-lethal-aid-shipments-for-ukraine-1.6367163 |url-status=live |agency=CBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228183139/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/foreign-affairs-minister-more-lethal-aid-shipments-for-ukraine-1.6367163 |archive-date=28 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2022/03/defence-minister-anand-announces-additional-military-support-to-ukraine.html |title=Defence Minister Anand announces additional military support to Ukraine |date=3 March 2022 |access-date=28 March 2022 |archive-date=23 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323220934/https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2022/03/defence-minister-anand-announces-additional-military-support-to-ukraine.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|United Kingdom}}: M2 variant was used as the L14A1 Infantry Anti-Tank Gun<ref>{{cite book|author=[[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)]] |title=Army Code No. 14985, User Handbook for the Gun, 84&nbsp;mm, Inf, Atk, L14A1|year=1968}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=[[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)]] |title=Army Code No. 70422, Infantry Training Volume I, Pamphlet No. 9, Part III 84-mm Infantry Anti-Tank Gun (All Arms)|year=1967}}</ref> or Medium Anti-Tank Weapon<ref>{{cite book|author=[[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)]] |title=Army Code No. 71334, Infantry Training Volume III, Pamphlet No. 15 The 84&nbsp;mm Medium Anti-Tank Weapon (All Arms)|year= 1983}}</ref> from the 1960s until the early 1990s, when it was replaced by [[LAW 80]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ROYAL MARINES DEMONSTRATE ARMY'S NEW ANTI-TANK GUN. AUGUST 1963, LITTLE ADEN, ROYAL MARINES OF 45 COMMANDO WERE DEMONSTRATING (ON BEHALF OF THE WAR OFFICE) TO SENIOR OFFICERS OF MIDDLE EAST COMMAND, ONE OF THE BRITISH ARMY'S NEW ANTI-TANK WEAPONS, THE 84MM PLATOON ANTI-TANK GUN (CARL GUSTAV). SWEDISH DESIGNED, THE CARL GUSTAV HAS GREATER ACCURACY, FASTER RATE OF FIRE AND MORE RELIABLE DISCHARGE THAN THE 3.5 INCH ROCKET LAUNCHER. |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205164730 |publisher=[[Imperial War Museum]] |access-date=5 June 2023 |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605204151/https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205164730 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="owen2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/upload/200712031855161.pdf |title=Light Anti-Armour Weapons: Anti-Everything? |last=Owen |first=William F. |year=2007 |work=Asian Military Review |access-date=12 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707174026/http://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/upload/200712031855161.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Carl Gustav Anti Tank Weapon |url=https://www.paradata.org.uk/article/carl-gustav-anti-tank-weapon |publisher=[[Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum|ParaData]] |access-date=5 June 2023 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405235237/https://www.paradata.org.uk/article/carl-gustav-anti-tank-weapon |url-status=live }}</ref> Procurement of M4 variant was announced in 2023 to replenish munitions granted to Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-sweden-strengthen-defence-relationship-as-ministers-sign-agreement-on-self-propelled-guns |title=UK and Sweden strengthen defence relationship as ministers sign agreement on self-propelled guns |access-date=30 March 2023 |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330143049/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-sweden-strengthen-defence-relationship-as-ministers-sign-agreement-on-self-propelled-guns |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|United States}}: Used by [[United States Special Operations Command|USSOCOM]], US Army Ranger battalions,<ref>{{Citation |title=The World defense almanac 1996–97 |page=32}}.</ref> and some regular US Army infantry units in the War in Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Spc Nigel|title=Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle|url=http://www.dvidshub.net/video/130147/carl-Gustaf-recoilless-rifle|work=7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment|publisher=Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System|access-date=15 November 2011|date=27 October 2011|archive-date=30 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830214141/https://www.dvidshub.net/video/130147/carl-gustav-recoilless-rifle|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-orders-additional-carl-gustaf-weapon-system-44788/ |title=U.S. Army Orders Additional Carl-Gustaf Weapon System |newspaper=Defense talk |date=27 September 2012 |access-date=27 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911085253/http://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-orders-additional-carl-gustaf-weapon-system-44788/ |archive-date=11 September 2013 |url-status=live}}.</ref> In February 2014, the M3 MAAWS became standard-issue in army light infantry units.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.deagel.com/news/Carl-Gustaf-Selected-as-Standard-Equipment-for-US-Army-Light-Infantry-Units_n000012406.aspx |title=Carl Gustaf Selected as Standard Equipment for U.S. Army Light Infantry Units |newspaper=Deagel |date=20 February 2014 |access-date=21 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224193120/http://www.deagel.com/news/Carl-Gustaf-Selected-as-Standard-Equipment-for-US-Army-Light-Infantry-Units_n000012406.aspx |archive-date=24 February 2014 |url-status=live}}.</ref><ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.janes.com/article/60331/us-army-approves-carl-gustaf-m3-maaws-for-general-use |title=US Army approves Carl Gustaf M3 MAAWS for general use |newspaper=IHS Janes |date=16 May 2016 |access-date=16 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517102630/http://www.janes.com/article/60331/us-army-approves-carl-gustaf-m3-maaws-for-general-use |archive-date=17 May 2016 |url-status=live}}.</ref>
* {{VEN}} {{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
* {{flag|Zambia}}<ref name="jones2009" />

=== Former users ===
* {{flag |Netherlands}}: The M2 was in service with the Royal Netherlands Army since 1964 and also with the Dutch Marine Corps, known as the {{lang|nl|Terugstootloze vuurmond}} (TLV, lit. recoilless gun) 84&nbsp;mm, Carl Gustaf M-2.<ref name="Handboek voor de Marinier">Handboek voor de Marinier 1978, pp. 21–53''</ref> It was replaced by the [[Panzerfaust 3]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.parlementairemonitor.nl/9353000/1/j9vvij5epmj1ey0/vi3agwzp5ev2 |title=Brief staatssecretaris – Anti-tankwapens |last=Gmelich Meijling |first=J. C. |date=9 February 1998 |access-date=14 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023916/https://www.parlementairemonitor.nl/9353000/1/j9vvij5epmj1ey0/vi3agwzp5ev2 |archive-date=15 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{flag |Singapore}}: Replaced by [[MATADOR]] in 2013.<ref name="sg_mindef">{{cite web|url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/army/armynews_issue235.pdf |title=Army News – Issue No. 235 |year=2015 |publisher=Ministry of Defence, Singapore |access-date=23 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623073326/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/army/armynews_issue235.pdf |archive-date=23 June 2015}}</ref>

===Non-state actors===
* [[Tamil Eelam]]: Used by the [[Tamil Tigers]] during the Final Eelam War.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.army.lk/vgallery.php?galid=27 |title=Army |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217152155/http://army.lk/vgallery.php?galid=27 |archive-date=17 December 2011}}.</ref>

== Wars ==
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*[[Congo Crisis]]
*[[Falklands War]]
*[[Lebanese Civil War]]
*[[Gulf War]]
*[[Kargil War]]
*[[Chiapas conflict]]
*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)]]
*[[Iraq War]]
*[[Mexican drug war]]
*[[Eelam War IV]]
*[[First Libyan Civil War]]
*[[2013 Lahad Datu standoff]]
*[[War in Iraq (2013-2017)]]
*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
{{div col end}}

== See also ==
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* [[55 S 55]] (Finland, 1955, 55&nbsp;mm, man-portable)
* [[M40 recoilless rifle]] (United States, 1955, 105&nbsp;mm, tripod mounted)
* [[RPG-2]] (USSR, 1954, man-portable)
* [[B-10 recoilless rifle]] (USSR, 1954, 82&nbsp;mm, tripod mounted)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314182731/http://www.saabgroup.com/Land/Weapon-Systems/support-weapons/Carl_Gustaf_M3_weapon_system/ Saabs Bofors] – manufacturer's product page
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20110910073712/http://products.saabgroup.com/PDBWebNew/GetFile.aspx?PathType=ProductFiles&FileType=Files&Id=7996 Saab Bofors] – official manufacturer's brochure
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRiNMBGb9pY Video of loading and firing drill for Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkQnix42gNw&NR Video of a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle being fired]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409085107/http://world.guns.ru/grenade/gl10-e.htm Carl Gustaf anti-tank recoilless rifle (Sweden) – Modern Firearms]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064804/http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2005smallarms/wednesday/martin.pdf U.S. Army Armament Research, Development & Engineering Center FCT and SOCOM Shoulder Fired Weapons May 2005]

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