Category Archives: Anti Tank Weapons

Sweden – Carl Gustav 84mm Recoilless Rifle

The Carl Gustav 84mm recoilless rifle is a shoulder fired, reusable anti-tank weapon. It can fire HEAT, HEDP, HE, illumination and smoke rounds.

Two men are needed to fire the Carl Gustav 84mm recoilless rifle - a firer and a loader. With good training, a two-man crew can load and fire the Carl Gustav in seconds.

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Sweden – Miniman Anti-Tank Launcher

Sweden's Miniman anti-tank launcher was in service from 1968 to 1986. Although it is now obsolete, it influenced the design of many later disposable anti-tank weapons.

The Miniman was shoulder-fired.

It weighed only 6.4 pounds (2.9kg), including the 2.9 inch (74mm) HEAT round, and was only 35.4 inches (900mm) long.   An infantryman could carry up

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Sweden – PV-1110 Recoilless Rifle

Sweden's PV-1110 recoilless rifle was in service from the 1960s through the 1990s. It was used by Sweden, Ireland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

The PV-1110 recoiless rifle was usually fired directly from a towable two wheeled carriage, but it could also be mounted from a light vehicle.

It was 13.45 feet (4100mm) long and weighed

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Sweden – RBS-56 BILL Anti-Tank Missile

Sweden's RBS-56 anti-tank missile, or BILL, was designed to defeat composite armor. It uses a HEAT warhead that penetrates tanks from above using Overfly Top Attack (OTA) technology.

The Swedish company Bofors (now Saab Dynamics AB), developed BILL, which stands for Bofors Infantry Light and Lethal) in the late 1970s. The weapon entered service in the

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Switzerland – 83mm Rocket Launcher 58/80

Switzerland's 83mm rocket launcher 58/80 is a reusable, shoulder-fired rocket launcher based on Belgium's 83mm RL-83 Blindicide rocket launcher.

The 58/80 was developed by the Swiss Federal Arms Factory in Berne.  It is used only by the Swiss Army.

It is bulky but light, being 51.2 inches (1.3m) long but weighing only 18.74 pounds (8.5kg).

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United Kingdom – LAW 80 Anti-Tank System

The United Kingdom's LAW 80 anti-tank system is a 3.54inch (94mm) caliber shoulder fired, disposable weapon. It is sometimes known as the LAW 94, in reference to its caliber.

LAW stands for Light Anti-armour Weapon.

The LAW 80 anti-tank system has a built-in spotter rifle with five rounds of 9mm ammunition. The spotter ammunition is

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United States – 57mm Gun M1

The 57mm Gun M1, which was produced in the United States from 1942 to 1945, was the American version of the British 6 Pounder anti-tank gun.

Because of production differences between the two countries, there were differences between the M1 and the 6 Pounder.

The M1 had a slightly longer barrel than the 6 Pounder. 

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United States – AT8 Bunker Buster

America's AT8 bunker buster was a variant of Sweden's AT4 light anti-armor weapon that was designed to be used to defeat bunkers and to engage in urban warfare.

The AT8 bunker buster used the AT4's propulsion system and launch tube.

However, on the AT8, the AT4's heat projectile is replaced by the HEDP projectile used

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