Videos tagged with Shoulder-launched

This video demonstrates a highly improvised method of converting an RPG-7 HEAT warhead and a rocket motor into a projectile for an 82mm mortar. The process involves detaching the warhead, attaching the motor to a homemade adapter, and then screwing this assembly into an 82mm mortar round. The creators confirm firsthand that this modification results in a functional shoulder-launched explosive device, capable of a significant "big badaboom."

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.