![]() ![]() The name was created for export purposes as the nickname "eighty-four" already was a common English nickname for the Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle after its caliber. The name also doubles as an alpha-phonetic word play on the weapon's role due to "AT" being a common military abbreviation for "Anti-Tank". The name AT4 is a word play on the 84 mm caliber of the weapon, (84) 'eighty four' being a homophone of 'A-T-4'. ![]() The M136 AT4 is a variant used by the United States Army. Saab has had considerable sales success with the AT4, making it one of the most common light anti-tank weapons in the world. The AT4 is not considered a rocket launcher as the explosive warhead is not propelled by a rocket motor similarly, it is not exactly a recoilless rifle, but rather a recoilless gun, as the launcher is smoothbore and not rifled. The AT4 is a Swedish 84 mm (3.31 in) unguided, man-portable, disposable single-shot, shoulder-fired smoothbore recoilless gun anti-tank weapon built by Saab Bofors Dynamics (previously Bofors Anti-Armour Systems and before that FFV Ordance). ![]() Dle výrobce jich byl již dodán jeden milion. Samotné americké ozbrojené síly odebraly téměř 600 tisíc systémů AT4. Systém AT4 je exportně velmi úspěšný a patří mezi nejrozšířenější protitankové zbraně. Systém se vyznačuje jednoduchostí a snadnou obsluhou. AT4 slouží jako pěchotní zbraň pro ničení obrněných vozidel a opevnění. Vyrábí je švédská zbrojovka Saab Bofors Dynamics. AT4 je rodina přenosných víceúčelových bezzákluzových protitankových zbraní ráže 84 mm. ![]()
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