Tuesday, October 14, 2008

AT4

IOC: 1981
Total Production: 600,000

Unitary Cost: USD$2,000

Also Known As
M136

Origin
Sweden
United States of America

Contractor/s
ATK Alliant Techsystems
Saab

Family Members
AT4 CS

Description: The AT4, M136 US Army designation, is a lightweight, recoil less, self-contained, preloaded, shoulder-fired, one-shot disposable weapon designed for quick and easy operation. It is suitable for any combat situation, even urban warfare. Its primary target are armored vehicles, structures, fortifications and transport vehicles.

The AT4 fires a free-flight, fin-stabilized rocket with a shaped charge warhead. The rocket features 84mm of diameter, weighs 1.8 kg and 0.46 meters long. The M287 is a derivative of the AT4 to provide training. Saab and ATK have produced more than 600,000 AT4 weapons to date.

It was combat proven by the US military during operations Just Cause and Desert Storm.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 84 mm, Length 1,000 mm

Weights: Max Weight 6.7 kg (14.8 lb), Warhead 1.8 kg (4.0 lb)

Performance: Max Range 300 m (984 ft), Piercing in Armor 420 mm (16.54 in), Top Speed 290 mps (Mach 0.87)

Operators

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Brazil

Sweden

United States of America

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Notes
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Friday, October 10, 2008

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