Saab Bofors Dynamics AT4

thumb|right|450px|M136 AT4 - 84mm
Not to be confused with the AT-4 Spigot
The Saab Bofors Dynamics AT4 is a Swedish-made single-shot 84mm unguided light anti-tank recoilless launcher system, effectively a single-shot Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle: in spite of what its own US Army field manual claims (due to copy-pasting large blocks of text from the manual for the M72 LAW), it is not a rocket launcher, as the round does not have an integral motor. It was originally developed by Förenade Fabriksverken (FFV): FFV Ordnance was later merged with Bofors AB as part of the Celsius Group, which was bought up by Saab AB in 1999: while Saab would later sell the heavy weapons division of Bofors to United Defense, Saab retained its missile and rocket division.
It was developed as a replacement for the obsolete 74mm Pansarskott m/68, with the first test firings in 1981, and quickly became involved in the US Army's emergency purchase program aimed at replacing the M72 LAW after the failure of the FGR-17 Viper in 1983. Testing showed the AT4 to be the most effective among the tested weapon systems, with a report in 1983 recommending its adoption: it was confirmed as the winner in 1984 and full-rate production of a variant with some recommended modifications began in 1985. It was adopted by the US Army and US Marine Corps as the Lightweight Multipurpose Weapon M136 AT4: the designation "AT4" is a pun on both the weapon's caliber and its year of adoption. The system first saw combat during the US invasion of Panama in 1989. The M136 variant is used with pop-up iron sights by default, fixed front and adjustable rear with two apertures and a range scale indicator underneath. By using the night sight mounting bracket (NSN 5340-01-391-3004), the launcher can be fitted with an AN/PAQ-4C IR laser or AN/PEQ-2 visible laser module, AN/PAS-13 thermal sight or AN/PVS-4 night vision scope, among others.
The Swedish adopted the weapon in 1986 as the Pansarskott m/86, incorporating the required improvements from the M136 spec while adding a folding foregrip (instead of using the front end of the shoulder strap as a front grip as on the M136). These components are also present on the AT4 variants offered to other customers. Several experimental variants were produced, in particular the AT12, a super-powerful 120mm variant with a tandem-charge anti-tank warhead designed to defeat the latest Soviet reactive armor, which was cancelled in the defense budget cuts following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the bunker-busting AT8 (which used the HEDP warhead from the Mk 153 SMAW) which was entered into the US Army's Bunker Defeat Munition program in the late 90s but lost to McDonnell-Douglas' M141 SMAW-D.
In the early 2000s Saab Bofors Dynamics produced a new variant, the AT4CS (confined space), which uses a saltwater countermass along with a redesigned propelling charge to reduce the weapon's backblast and allow safer firing from enclosed spaces. This variant was selected in the USSOCOM Advanced Demolition Weapon project in 2003 and was ordered by the US Army in 2004: the Army later suspended all orders of the baseline M136 AT4 in favor of issuing AT4CS variants. A version with a dual-purpose warhead, the HEDP 502, was also produced at some point, though this does not appear to be in production anymore.
As of 2019 there are six main variants offered, with exports to over 15 countries: the basic AT4 HEAT system (the modern production version of which has an integrated, factory-boresighted red dot sight, and a folding front grip) and five confined space variants. These are the AT4CS RS (reduced sensitivity, using insensitive explosives in the warhead), AT4CS HP (high penetration, using an anti-tank warhead with a standoff rod), AT4CS ER (extended range, with an improved propellant and integral sight), AT4CS HE (high explosive, with an antipersonnel warhead and integral red dot sight) and AT4CS AST (anti-structure tandem, a wall-breaching variant with an integral red dot sight). All variants have the same control placements to simplify manual of arms: firing requires pulling a pin from the rear of the striker assembly which is retained by a lanyard wrapped around the tube, unfolding the shoulder stop, opening the sight protectors and adjusting the sights, cocking the striker by pushing the small cocking handle forward and down and then releasing it, and then pressing the trigger on the right side of the weapon while holding the safety paddle down. Pictorial instructions are present on the body of the launcher.
As with many single-shot launchers, an expended launch tube has the same legal status as an empty cartridge case in many jurisdictions, and so movie AT4s that are not complete prop fabrications are more or less certain to be expended tubes. A sure sign of this is any irregularities in the rear seal or muzzle cover, both of which are blown out during firing, or the safety pin and / or its lanyard being missing.
==Specifications==
(1984 - present (baseline M136 AT4 no longer procured as of ~2010))
* Type: Recoilless Gun
* Caliber: 84mm
* Weight: (M136 AT4, AT4CS AST), ~ (AT4 HEAT, current production), ~ (AT4CS HP, AT4CS RS), ~ (AT4CS ER, AT4CS HE)
* Length: (M136 AT4), "less than " (all modern variants)
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=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
RoboCop 2 	Thomas Rosales Jr. 	Chet 	 	1990
Beyond the Law 	 	 	 	1992
The Democratic Terrorist 	 	terrorists 	Pansarskott m/86 	1992
The Democratic Terrorist 	Stellan Skarsgård 	Carl Hamilton 	Pansarskott m/86 	1992
In the Army Now 	Pauly Shore 	Private/PFC Bones Conway 	 	1994
Escape from L.A. 	George Corraface 	Cuervo Jones 	 	1996
Money Talks 	Michael Wright 	Aaron 	Incorrectly shown as reloadable 	1997
Dead or Alive (Hanzaisha) 	Shô Aikawa 	Detective Jojima 	 	1999
K-911 	Scotch Ellis Loring	Phil Cage 	 	1999
Python 	 	Soldiers 	 	2000
Rules of Engagement 	 	U.S. Marines 	slung on shoulder 	2000
Delta Farce 	Larry the Cable Guy	Corporal Larry McCoy 	 	2007
Delta Farce 	D.J. Qualls 	Spec. Everett Shackleford	 	2007
Jarhead 	 	U.S. Marines 	 	2005
Home of the Brave 	 	U.S. Army Soldier 	 	2006
Cloverfield 	 	U.S. Army Soldiers 	 	2008
Terminator Salvation 	Christian Bale 	John Connor 	 	2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 	 	Special Forces soldier 	 	2009
The Hurt Locker 	 	US Army soldier 	 	2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 	 	NEST soldiers 	With Hollywood embellishments and AN/PVS-4 night-vision scopes	2009
Legion 	Paul Bettany 	Michael 	 	2010
From Paris with Love 	John Travolta 	Charlie Wax 	 	2010
The Losers 	Zoe Saldana 	Aisha al-Fadhil 	 	2010
Battle: Los Angeles 	Michelle Rodriguez 	TSgt Elena Santos 	Incorrectly shown as a guided weapon 	2011
Memorial Day 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	2011
Super 	Rainn Wilson 	Frank 	handed over 	2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 	Lester Speight 	Eddie 	With Hollywood embellishments and AN/PVS-4 night-vision scopes	2011
Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault	 	Major 	 	2012
I Declare War 	Alex Cardillo 	Frost 	 	2012
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 	Gary Oldman 	Dreyfus 	 	2014
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 	Tom Cruise 	Jack Reacher 	 	2016
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 	 	U.S. Army soldier 	 	2016
Mission: Impossible - Fallout 	 	White Widow's operatives 	 	2018
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City 	Avan Jogia 	Leon Kennedy 	 	2021
Tenet 	 	various operatives 	 	2020
The Outpost 	Jack Kesy 	SGT Josh Kirk 	 	2020
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 	 	G.U.N operative 	 	2022
Deadpool & Wolverine 	Wesley Snipes 	Blade 	 	2024
===Television===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Date
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	. 	 	"Operation Blackout", Mounted on robot 	1993 - 1997
RoboCop: The Series 	 	Various Characters 	Visually Modified 	1994 - 1995
The X-Files - Season 4 	 	FBI tactical agent 	Carried out of militia compound / "Unrequited" (S4E16)	1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Buffy Summers 	"Innocence" 	1997 - 2003
Stargate: SG1 	. 	. 	Inaccurately shown as anti-aircraft weapon 	1997 - 2007
The X-Files - Season 5 	 	U.S. soldier 	Shown in archived media footage / "Redux" (S5E01) 	1997
Stargate: Atlantis 	Kavan Smith 	Major Lorne 	Inaccurately shown as anti-aircraft weapon 	2004 - 2009
Guns 	. 	. 	Part of a weapons shipment 	2008
My Name is Earl 	 	sumo guy 	 	2007
Ultimate Weapons 	 	soldiers 	AT4 and AT4 CS (Confined Space) 	2010
Revolution 	Billy Burke 	Miles Matheson 	 	2013
Revolution 	Graham Rogers 	Danny Matheson 	 	2013
The Walking Dead - Season 3 	Jose Pablo Cantillo 	Caesar Martinez 	Deleted scene; "Welcome to the Tombs" (S3E16) 	2013
Falling Skies - Season 3 	Sarah Carter 	Maggie 	"At All Costs" (S3E04) 	2013
Duty After School 	 	Republic of Korea Armed Forces soldiers	"Question the Spheres" (E01) 	2023
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
S.W.A.T. 3: Close Quarters Battle	 	Mounted on a tripod with a computer system and timer	Incorrectly shown as anti-aircraft weapon 	1999
Delta Force: Land Warrior 	 	 	 	2000
Ghost Recon 	M136 	 	Incorrectly shown as reloadable 	2001
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger 	 	 	 	2002
America's Army 	 	 	 	2002
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down 	 	 	 	2003
Postal 2 	Rocket Launcher 	 	 	2003
Half-Life 2 	"RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade)"	heavily modified 	Incorrectly shown as reloadable and firing guided missiles 	2004
Söldner: Secret Wars 	 	 	 	2004
Resident Evil: Outbreak: File 2 	Rocket Launcher 	 	 	2004
Project Reality 	 	 	 	2005
Shadow the Hedgehog 	 	 	 	2005
Time Crisis IV 	 	 	Pansarskott m/86, incorrectly shown as reloadable 	2006
Eternal Damnation 	 	 	Model from Postal 2; unusable 	2006
World in Conflict 	 	 	Cutscenes only 	2007
ArmA: Armed Assault 	 	 	 	2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 	 	 	Only accessible through cheats 	2007
Cross Fire 	"AT4" 	 	 	2007
Battlefield: Bad Company 	 	 	 	2008
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 	AT4-HS 	 	Heat-Seeking Anti-Aircraft capability, incorrectly shown as reloadable 	2009
Prototype 	Rocket Launcher 	 	Pansarskott m/86, incorrectly scaled and shown as a guided missile launcher	2009
Counter-Strike Online 	AT Lance 	 	With AN/PVS-4 night-vision scope, 1x 	2010
Just Cause 2 	Rocket Launcher 	 	Pansarskott m/86 	2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 	 	 	With laser guidance system 	2010
Delta Force: Xtreme 2 	AT4 	 	 	2010
Medal of Honor 	AT4 	 	multiplayer only 	2010
Battlefield 3 	 	 	Pansarskott m/86 	2011
Battle: Los Angeles 	 	 	Pansarskott m/86, incorrectly shown as reloadable 	2011
Battlefield Play4Free 	 	 	Promotional material only, unusable 	2011
War Inc. Battlezone 	 	w/ various attachments 	 	2011
Arctic Combat 	 	 	 	2012
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 	 	 	 	2013
Battlefield 4 	M136 CS 	 	 	2013
Insurgency 	AT4 	 	 	2014
Time Crisis 5 	 	 	Pansarskott m/86, incorrectly shown as reloadable 	2014
Insurgency: Sandstorm 	AT4 	 	 	2018
Call to Arms 	 	 	 	2018
=== Anime ===
Film/Television Title 	Character 	Notation 	Date
Violence Jack: Harem Bomber 	Slum King's bodyguard	 	1986
Those Who Hunt Elves 	Ritsuko Inoue 	"Those Who Fight for the Spotlight" (S2E10)	1996
Kochikame 	Kankichi Ryotsu 	Early model with pistol grip 	1998
Kochikame 	Volvo Saigo 	 	1998
Devil Lady 	SAT 	 	1998-1999
Blood+ 	U.S. soldier 	 	2005
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid	Melissa Mao 	 	2005
Puella Magi Madoka Magica 	Homura Akemi 	 	2011
Angel Beats! 	Matsushita 	 	2010
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate 	Bayonetta 	customised 	2013
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