Ranger - MAAWS

Rangers with M3 MAAWs
U.S. DoD Photo

A U.S. Army Ranger shoulders a M3 MAAWs rocket launcher during a capabilities explanation.

The M3 MAAWs, otherwise known as the Carl Gustav or the Ranger Antitank Weapons System (RAWS) is a 84mm recoiless rifle that can fire a selection of projectiles with different warheads.

These include High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP), High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT), High Explosive (HE), Illumination and Area Defence Munition (ADM) flechette rounds.

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