![]() ![]() The name was created for export purposes as the nickname "eighty-four" was already a common English nickname for the Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm 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. Rather, it is a smooth-bore recoilless gun (as opposed to a recoilless rifle, which has a rifled barrel). The AT4 is not a rocket launcher strictly speaking, because the explosive warhead is not propelled by a rocket motor. The AT4 is a Swedish 84 mm (3.31 in) unguided, man-portable, disposable, shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon manufactured by Saab Bofors Dynamics (formerly: FFV Ordance, later, Bofors Anti-Armour Systems). Iron sights, optional AN/PVS-4 night vision unitĤ40 g high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round ![]()
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