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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the recoilless rifles category.
01 / Overview
Carl Gustaf
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1948–
Unit Price (current)
$20.0K
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
RECOILLESS RIFLES · EARLY COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
62
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$20.0K
Inflation: +%0
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the recoilless rifles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Weapon Typerecoilless rifle
- Service Entry Year1948
- Weight6.6 kg
- Calibre84 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Operation6MOD.6
- Action Typebreechloader
- Crew2
- Single-Use / DisposableNo
- Shoulder-FiredYes
- Reload Typemanual
- Sight Typeoptical
▣Performance6MOD.6
- Muzzle Velocity242.5 m/s
- Effective Range1,250 m
- Maximum Range1,300 m
- Minimum Arming Range20 m
- Rate of Fire6
- Projectile Weight3,000 g
◇Warhead & Effect7MOD.7
- Warhead TypeHEAT, HEDP, HE, smoke
- Penetration (RHA)400 mm
- Blast / Lethal Radius10 m
- HE RoundYes
- HEAT RoundYes
- Tandem ChargeYes
- Thermobaric RoundNo
◆Ammunition3MOD.3
- Ammunition Types84x245mm RCL
- Reload Time1
- Magazine / Drum Capacity1
▤Production2MOD.2
- Unit Cost20,000 USD
- Variants4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1948Production started
- 1982First deployment: Falklands War
78
years in service
58
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
CARL GUSTAF · CONFLICTS SERVED IN20% win·20% ongoing·20% loss
Total Conflicts
5
Victories
1
Ongoing
1
Losses
1
2022–full-scale Russo-Ukrainian warOngoing→2011–2024Syrian Civil WarDecisive victory→2011Libyan Civil War—→2003–2011Iraq WarDecisive victory→2001–2021War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)—→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries58country
ArgentinaACTIVE
AustraliaACTIVE
AustriaACTIVE
BangladeshACTIVE
BelgiumACTIVE
BelizeACTIVE
BotswanaACTIVE
BrazilACTIVE
Burkina FasoACTIVE
CanadaACTIVE
ChileACTIVE
ColombiaACTIVE
CroatiaACTIVE
Czech RepublicACTIVE
DenmarkACTIVE
EgyptACTIVE
EstoniaACTIVE
GermanyACTIVE
GhanaACTIVE
GreeceACTIVE
HondurasACTIVE
HungaryACTIVE
IndiaACTIVE
IndonesiaACTIVE
IrelandACTIVE
IsraelACTIVE
ItalyACTIVE
JapanACTIVE
KenyaACTIVE
KuwaitACTIVE
LatviaACTIVE
LibyaACTIVE
LithuaniaACTIVE
MalaysiaACTIVE
MyanmarACTIVE
NepalACTIVE
New ZealandACTIVE
NigeriaACTIVE
NorwayACTIVE
PhilippinesACTIVE
PolandACTIVE
PortugalACTIVE
RussiaACTIVE
Saudi ArabiaACTIVE
SerbiaACTIVE
Sierra LeoneACTIVE
SingaporeACTIVE
SlovakiaACTIVE
SloveniaACTIVE
South AfricaACTIVE
SwedenACTIVE
ThailandACTIVE
UkraineACTIVE
United Arab EmiratesACTIVE
United KingdomACTIVE
United StatesACTIVE
VenezuelaACTIVE
ZambiaACTIVE 06 / MASS Score
RECOILLESS RIFLES RANKING Recoilless Rifles · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
1RECOILLESS RIFLES1EARLY COLD WAR · RECOILLESS RIFLES12SWEDEN · ALL WEAPONS1PRICE · RECOILLESS RIFLES704PRICE · ALL WEAPONS6PERFORMANCE/PRICE · RECOILLESS RIFLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theRecoilless Riflescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
High-explosive anti-tank round fired from underbarrel grenade launchers, designed to penetrate armored targets using a shaped charge warhead.
A portable rocket or missile launcher designed to be operated by a single soldier from the shoulder.
A two‑stage explosive warhead that fires a small precursor charge to defeat reactive armor, then detonates a main charge to penetrate the underlying armor.
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