Saab’s design was for a shoulder-fired recoilless rifle capable of firing 84 mm anti-tank ammunition. Recoilless rifles operate on the principle that equal but opposite forces counteract each other.

The M72 replaced the anti-tank rifle grenade and M20 3.5-inch rocket launcher in U.S. service. According to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Lessons Learned from March 2010 ...

The rifle mentioned in the film happened to be a Mk.1 "Boys Anti-Tank Rifle" that was originally manufactured in Britain. Weighing in at 36 pounds, this monstrous .55 caliber rifle .55 - slightly ...