| Tango01 | 11 Mar 2014 9:37 p.m. PST |
…to regular units. "According to Swedish defense contractor Saab, the U.S. Army is planning to issue recoilless rifles broadly to regular units for the first time in more than 30 years. The decision reflects the service's combat experience in Afghanistan. The ground combat branch had previously made a small purchase of recoilless rifles in 2012, but just for units in Afghanistan. All light infantry units may now receive them. Recoilless weapons get their name from the fact that they let some of the propelling force escape out of the rear of the weapon as it fires. These counteracting forces reduce recoil normally associated with bigger guns…" link YouTube link Full article here.
link Amicalement
Armand |
| Mardaddy | 11 Mar 2014 10:04 p.m. PST |
See, Tango, this is what I was talking about. This story was already posted *TODAY* Other members find neat things too – show the courtesy of looking though previous posts to see if you are double posting before shotgunning. TMP link |
| Tango01 | 11 Mar 2014 11:33 p.m. PST |
I missed it my friend.
Sorry for that. At least, it's not the same writer of the article. Amicalement
Armand |
| Ironwolf | 12 Mar 2014 2:18 a.m. PST |
Armand,
Thanks for the youtube video link of the troops training with the weapon. In Iraq we were using the AT-4's and Dragons to fill in for what this weapon is designed to do. lol |
| Tony58 | 12 Mar 2014 4:15 a.m. PST |
I missed it my friend.
Sorry for that. At least, it's not the same writer of the article. Amicalement
Armand
It just proves you are human, and not a Mr. Angry on a short fuse! |
| corporalpat | 12 Mar 2014 6:59 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the post Armand. Keep 'em coming! |
| Ron W DuBray | 12 Mar 2014 7:35 a.m. PST |
what was old is new again. |
| EagleSixFive | 12 Mar 2014 8:33 a.m. PST |
Yea, Australian Army never got rid of theirs. |
| Paint it Pink | 12 Mar 2014 8:59 a.m. PST |
And there I was thinking about old Bren guns where the gas regulation could be set so that the gun tracked forward and by extension making it effectively recoilless to the user. Then I got to thinking about next generation assault rifles using 7.62 with a Bren like system. That's just how I roll. |
| Mako11 | 12 Mar 2014 9:19 a.m. PST |
Hmmm , this is an interesting turn of events. |
troopwo  | 12 Mar 2014 9:59 a.m. PST |
Funny, folks don't realize that the Carl Gustav is about sixty years old. The best thing to happen is that new ammo types have been developed and produced in the last ten or fifteen years. I love everything about the Carl G except carrying it. At first I was wondering if they were talking about the old 90mm recoiless or maybe even the 3.5" bazooka. Now that would be old school. |
| John the OFM | 12 Mar 2014 10:25 a.m. PST |
See, Tango, this is what I was talking about. This story was already posted *TODAY* YouTube linkI never saw the Carl Gustaf article and I did see this one.
Where is it written that there may be ONLY ONE THREAD about any given subject? I searched the FAQ in vain for such a policy. |
| Tango01 | 12 Mar 2014 10:51 a.m. PST |
So happy you enjoyed the article and the video boys! (smile)
I had missed that I post a video (smile)
Also that this was the first time in "Modern" of a "duplicate" article.
Sometimes … I perceive a lot of "sensitive skin" in the forum.(smile)
Only for my side… (smile). Amicalement
Armand |
| LostPict | 12 Mar 2014 12:05 p.m. PST |
Tango, Keep them coming. I appreciate the effort to keep us informed. Thanks! Lost Pict |
| Apache 6 | 12 Mar 2014 8:31 p.m. PST |
Interesting that the Army is adopting that now, as the Afghanistan fighting is drawing down. USMC uses the SMAW, which is a rocket launcher, for essentially the same mission and the Marines love it for urban combat. |
| Tango01 | 12 Mar 2014 11:00 p.m. PST |
Many thanks for your support my friend!. (smile).
Be sure I'm keep coming. (smile). Amicalement
Armand |
 Legion 4 | 15 Mar 2014 11:10 a.m. PST |
I do like more firepower … |
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