Originally posted by trellheim
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The GCGM round is packaged in a cylindrical canister, which is loaded into the Carl-Gustaf launcher. With an all-up weight of 6.8 kg, the round features a SAL seeker that leverages developments from Raytheon Missile Systems' 40 mm Pike guided munition and other systems across its portfolio, advanced electronics also developed by Raytheon, a multi-purpose tandem warhead developed in-house by Saab, and an improved, near smokeless/low launch signature rocket motor system, also delivered by Saab.
But they are quite definite that it can be fired in enclosed spaces.
The new precision round can also be fired from inside an enclosed room. Meaning, a soldier or Marine operating the system can fire from the safety of a room, window, or behind cover without the fear of backblast causing injury or harm.
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