The AT-4 is one of the most popular shoulder-fired anti-tank guns today, used by many armies.
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| AT-4 or M136 is a product jointly developed by the US and Sweden. |
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| The AT-4 was introduced into the US Army in 1980 to replace the M72 LAW anti-tank gun, which proved to be weak against the Russian RPG-7 anti-tank gun. |
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| The AT-4 is popular for its compactness, ease of use, powerful power and high accuracy. |
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| Today, the AT-4 is selected for use by many militaries around the world. |
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| In addition to the US and Sweden, AT-4 is also present in many other countries such as the UK, France, Finland, Indonesia and Greece. |
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| AT-4 has an overall length of 1,020 mm; caliber of 84 mm; weight of 6.7 kg. |
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| The gun has folding sights and can be fitted with day and night optical sights to increase target engagement capabilities. |
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| The effective range of the AT-4 is 300 m and up to 500 m if fired in an area. |
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| The AT-4's standard high-explosive anti-tank round (HEAT) weighs 1.8 kg; is 460 mm long; has a velocity of 290 m/s, and takes less than 1 second to travel 250 m. |
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| The AT-4 can also be equipped with HEDP 502 multi-purpose ammunition, mainly used against fortifications and bunkers. |
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| The projectile can be fitted with a contact fuze or a delayed fuze to penetrate a concrete wall before detonating to increase destructive power. |
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| The HEDP 502 round is also used against lightly armored targets, as it is capable of penetrating 150 mm of homogeneous armor. |
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| In addition, the AT-4 is also equipped with many different types of ammunition such as HP high-explosive bullets; AT8 anti-bunker and fortification ammunition and AST dual-charge explosive ammunition. |
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| The AT-4 is highly appreciated in the war against terrorism in Iraq because it is very suitable for the mission of destroying IS's light armored vehicles./. |
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