CGA5

Carl Gustaf Assault Rifle

Armed conflicts are tending more and more towards built-up areas. The enemy soldier is now better protected. He can be transported by armored vehicles, supported by armed helicopters and carries body armor consisting of ten or twelve layers of para-aramid fabric. His support and protection gives him great freedom of action.

All this can be seen by the defender as an intensification of the all-round threat development. It can only be countered by a weapon with a performance that more than matches the increase in protection levels. Such a weapon must also be small and light, for the sake of mobility, have a high rate of fire and can function in all climatic conditions.

The Carl Gustaf Assault Rifle, CGA5 meets all requirements regarding weight, compactness, high rate of fire and effectiveness. It has a rail for fitting any of the sights that will be needed for operations in the coming century. The CGAS is a weapon for the man in the field irrespective of environment, be it arid desert, humid jungle, tundra or the cramped conditions of military operations in built-up areas - it can even be used by attack divers.

For the commercial market there is the CG 2000 hunting rifle which is marketed by the subsidiary company Winscan AB.

THE Ak5 ASSAULT RIFLE

The world-renowned Carl-Gustaf multipurpose weapon has been manufactured by Bofors Carl Gustaf AB since 1948. This highly effective system is now marketed by Anti Armor Systems, a division of Bofors AB at Karlskoga. Both these systems are still in service and Bofors Carl Gustaf is responsible for any required renovation. Since the middle of the 1980s the Ak5 assault rifle has been manufactured under license from Belgium for the Swedish Defense forces.

CGA5, C2 AND LSW

The latest development is a family of assault rifles. The members of the family are named CGA5, C2 and LSW. Each has a caliber of 5.56 mm and is intended for the export market. A rail has been fitted to each weapon to simplify the mounting of advanced sighting aids, such as image intensifiers, laser pointers, aim points and magnifying optics. There is also a reserve sight with improved capacity for combat during the hours of darkness. As an ergonomic priority, an extendable shoulder support that is easily adaptable to the soldiers need when using magnifying optics has been developed. The telescopic sight can be adjusted for optimized effect. The C2 (see picture) is the shortest weapon of the family. It is primarily intended for personnel who have another type of main weapon and for non-combat troops.

The LSW is a light support weapon with a heavy barrel for a high level of firing endurance. It can be fitted with a standard magazine or drum magazine.