Videos tagged with M136 AT4

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This video provides an expert-level overview of the M136 AT4 recoilless launcher and its 84mm shaped charge projectile. The demonstration includes external component identification, projectile extraction, and a detailed breakdown of its parts, emphasizing safety mechanisms and stabilization features. It concludes with a live-fire demonstration showcasing the projectile's impact and detonation on a target.

This "From the Vault" episode features Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant giving a walkaround of the AT4 shoulder-launched anti-tank weapon. Originally developed by Saab Bofors Dynamics, it was adopted by the U.S. military as the M136 AT4 in 1987 and is manufactured by ATK. The video highlights its use against armored vehicles with its high-explosive projectile and notes that it's a single-shot, disposable weapon. Caleb explains the manual of arms for the AT4, mentioning he has personally fired one. The video emphasizes the weapon's simplicity and effectiveness against tanks, while also clarifying that the example shown is inert.