Thursday, October 11, 2018

The U.S. Army Loves This 'Super Bazooka'

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National Interest/Task and Purpose: M3 Carl Gustaf: Why the Army Is Falling in Love with this Deadly Bazooka

The legendary weapon is getting yet another lethal booster shot in the form of some deadly precision-guided munitions.

Just over a year after announcing a handful of major of upgrades to its arsenal of shoulder-fired M3 Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, the legendary weapon is getting yet another lethal booster shot in the form of some deadly precision-guided munitions.

Reporting from the annual Associated of the United States Army military-industrial kegger in Washington, D.C., Army Times offered up a glimpse of brand-new laser-guided munitions engineered by Raytheon for the 84mm M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MMAAWS).

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WNU Editor:  They have upgraded it with better munitions.

3 comments:

Hans Persson said...

Some things we do right :)

Anonymous said...

It just took us two decades...

Also, I really like the CG-M3, but a "Bazooka" it is not. Let us say it together: "Recoilless Rifles are not Rocket/Missile Launchers."

Andrew Jackson said...

Give them to Ukraine.