The AT4 is a Swedish unguided, man-portable, disposable, shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon manufactured by Saab Bofors Dynamics. The AT4 is not a rocket launcher strictly speaking, because the explosive warhead is not propelled by a rocket motor. Rather, it is a smooth-bore recoilless gun (as opposed to a recoilless rifle, which has a rifled barrel). Saab has had considerable sales success with the AT4, making it one of the most common light anti-tank weapons in the world. The M136 AT4 and M136A1 AT4CS-RS are the variants used by the United States Army.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- AT4
- Weapon.image
- File:AT4 2.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.origin
- SwedenUnited States
- Weapon.type
- Disposable anti-tank launcher
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1987–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.wars
- See Wars
- Weapon.designer
- Förenade Fabriksverken
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Saab Bofors Dynamics (Swedish version) Alliant Techsystems (U.S. version)
- Weapon.unit_cost
- US$1,480 (In 1999) US$2,857 (2025)
- Weapon.number
- 600,000+
- Weapon.variants
- See Variants
- Weapon.weight
- 6.7 kg (14.8 lb) (AT4) (AT4-CS)
- Weapon.length
- 102 cm (40 in)
- Weapon.caliber
- 84 mm
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Development
- Operation
- Specifications
- Projectiles
- Variants
- Operators
- Wars
- See also
- References and notes
- Explanatory footnotes
- Citations
- External links
The AT4 is a Swedish unguided, man-portable, disposable, shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon manufactured by Saab Bofors Dynamics. The AT4 is not a rocket launcher strictly speaking, because the explosive warhead is not propelled by a rocket motor. Rather, it is a smooth-bore recoilless gun (as opposed to a recoilless rifle, which has a rifled barrel). Saab has had considerable sales success with the AT4, making it one of the most common light anti-tank weapons in the world. The M136 AT4 and M136A1 AT4CS-RS are the variants used by the United States Army.
The AT4 is intended to give infantry units a means to destroy or disable armoured fighting vehicles and fortifications. The projectile is preloaded into the launcher at the factory and issued as one unit of ammunition, with the launcher discarded after one firing.