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M3 MAAWS
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M3MAAWS

Recoilless Rifles · Sweden
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M3MAAWS

M3 MAAWS
M3 MAAWS Photo: U.S. Army · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 68
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Penetration
65
Effective Range
60
Accuracy
70
Lethality
75
Portability
85
Ammunition Versatility
70
Rate of Fire
50
Reliability
80
Backblast Management
40
Cost-Effectiveness
85
Methodology ↗ → Recoilless Rifles ranking
Origin Sweden
ManufacturerSaab Dynamics, Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori
CategoryRecoilless Rifles
Operators1 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Conflicts
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Recoilless Riflesranking ↗methodology ↗
68
Recoilless Rifles MASS Rating
3/23
All-Time
Recoilless Rifles · 10 axes scored
Penetration
65
Effective Range
60
Accuracy
70
Lethality
75
Portability
85
Ammunition Versatility
70
Rate of Fire
50
Reliability
80
Backblast Management
40
Cost-Effectiveness
85
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the recoilless rifles category.
01 / Overview
M3 MAAWS
Category
Recoilless Rifles
Country
Sweden
Prime contractor
Saab Dynamics, Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori
Operators
1 countries
Conflicts
4 conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
RECOILLESS RIFLES
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
68
recoilless rifles category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the recoilless rifles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
04 / Conflicts
M3 MAAWS · CONFLICTS SERVED IN25% win·25% loss
Total Conflicts
4
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
1
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 Countries1country
United StatesACTIVE
Recoilless Rifles Sweden Saab DynamicsCarl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori
📚 Sources
📖 ENCYCLOPEDIA Browse the Recoilless Rifles entry →