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Important DETAILS of CGRL

CGRL


S.NO.
DEFINITION
DETAILS
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NAME
84 MM CARL GUSTAV ROCKET LAUNCHER
ALSO CALLED AS RECOILLESS RIFLE
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DESIGNED BY
HUGO ABRAMSON & HARALD JENTZEN IN 1946
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MANUFACTURED
BY
CARL GUSTAV IN SAAB BOFORS DYNAMICS COMPANY,
SWEDEN
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INDUCTED
IN INDIAN ARMY 1984
IN CRPF 2001
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WORKING PRINCIPLE
BREECH LOADED, PRECAUTION FIRE, RECOILLESS
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FIRING POSITIONS
SAFE AND FIRE (SAFETY CATCH)
STANDING, KNEELING, SITTING, LYING
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EFFECTIVE RANGE
1.      HEAT (HIGH EXPLOSIVE ANTI TANK)
STATIONARY TARGET-500 MTR, MOVING TARGET-400 MTR,
2.      HE –MAXIMUM RANGE-1000 MTR
3.      SMOKE- MAXIMUM RANGE-1300 MTR 4.ILLUMINATING-2100 MTR
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AMMUNITION USED
1.   HEAT (HIGH EXPLOSIVE ANTI TANK)
2.   TPT (TARGET PRACTICE TRACER)
3.   HE (HIGH EXPLOSIVE)
4.   SMOKE
5.   ILLU (ILLUMINATING)
6.   9MM SUB CALIBER ADAPTER
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KILLING ZONE
HE-10 MTR IN RADIUS
(SPREAD 900 STEEL BALLS AFTER BLAST)
BACK BLAST AREA-IN TRIANGULAR SHAPE AT 45° OF 15 MTR LENGTH AND 12 MTR WIDTH
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MUZZLE VELOCITY
1.   HEAT (HIGH EXPLOSIVE ANTI TANK)- 310 MTR PER SECOND
2.   TPT (TARGET PRACTICE TRACER) -
3.   HE (HIGH EXPLOSIVE) – 240 MTR PER SECOND
4.   SMOKE- 240 MTR PER SECOND
5.   ILLU (ILLUMINATING)- 260 MTR PER SECOND
6.   9MM SUB CALIBER ADAPTER -
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SIGHTS
1.   OPEN SIGHT – ATTACHED WITH CGRL
2.   TELESCOPIC SIGHT-
RANGE DRUM (12 WHITE NUMBERS WITH RANGE 0-600 MTRS FOR HEAT AND TPT , 13 GREEN NUMBER WITH RANGE 0-1300 MTRS FOR HE AND SMOKE)
DEFLECTION DRUM ( FOR ZEROING) AND ELEVATION DRUM ( FOR ZEROING AND TEMPRATURE)  WITH BLUE
DOT UPTO 10° C, WHITE 10-30°C AND RED ABOVE 30°C)
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GENERAL DATA
1.  WEIGHT OF LAUNCHER-14.2 KGS
2.  WEIGHT OF MOUNT- 800 GMS
3.  WEIGHT OF TELESCOPIC SIGHT-1.1 KG
4.  WEIGHT OF CGRL WITH ACCESSORY – 16.1 KGS.
5.  LENGTH OF BARREL-856 MM
6.  LENGTH OF VENTURE – 274 MM
7.  LENGTH OF CGRL-1130 MM
8.  FIELD OF VIEW - 17°
9.  GROOVES-24 ( LEFT TO RIGHT)
10.              CALIBRE – 84 MM
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STOPAGES
MISFIRE ONLY
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DATA OF
1. HEAT (HIGH EXPLOSIVE ANTI TANK)

AMMUNITION
·       WEIGHT- 2.6 KGS,


·       MUZZLE VELOCITY – 310 MTR / SEC,


·       PENETRATION IN IRON PLATE- 400 MM


·       PENETRATION IN RRC-1000 MM


·       EFFECTIVE RANGE ON STATIONARY TARGET-500 MTR


·       EFFECTIVE RANGE ON MOVING TARGET – 400 MTR,


LIFE-10 YRS.


2. TPT (TARGET PRACTICE TRACER) -


3. HE (HIGH EXPLOSIVE)


·       WEIGHT- 3.1 KGS,


·       MUZZLE VELOCITY-240 MTR/SEC


·       EFFECTIVE RANGE-1000 MTR


·       BLAST WITH 900 STEEL BALLS AT A HEIGHT OF 6-9


MTRS FROM GROUND LEVEL


·       KILLING ZONE-10 MTRS IN RADIUS


4. SMOKE-


·       WEIGHT-3.1KGS,


·       MUZZLE VELOCITY-240 MTR/SEC,


·       EFFECTIVE RANGE-1300 MTR,


·       WIDTH OF SMOKE LAYER-15 MTR


5. ILLU (ILLUMINATING)-


·       WEIGHT-3.1KGS,


·       ANGLE OF FIRE- 20-25 DEGREE


·       MUZZLE VELOCITY- 260 MTR PER SECOND


·       EFFECTIVE RANGE- 2100 MTR


·       AREA OF ILLUMINATION- 400-500 MTR


·       TIME OF LLUMINATION- 30 SEC


·       RANGE AT 20°- 500-1800 MTR


·       RANGE AT 25°- 1900-2100 MTR.


6. 9MM SUB CALIBER ADAPTER


·       USED FOR TRAINING PURPOSE


·       WEIGHT-2.9KGS


·       TRAJECTORY- 300MTR LIKE HEAT AMMUNITION.
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BENEFITS
1.   EASY TO CARRY
2.   06 TYPES OF AMMUNATION CAN BE FIRED FROM THIS WEAPON
3.   ITS RECOILLESS WEAPON
4.   ITS ANTI TANK AND ANTI PERSONAL WEAPON
5.   PENETRATION OF ITS HEAT ROUND IN STEEL PLATE IS 400 MM

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