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Shoulder-Fired Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 6 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Shoulder-Fired, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

6 weapon systems

Instalaza C-90 / C90-CR, Disposable 90 mm shoulder-fired rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsInstalaza C-90 / C90-CRDisposable 90 mm shoulder-fired rocket launcherSide: Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Instalaza S.A. / SpainThe Instalaza C-90 / C90-CR is a Spanish disposable 90 mm shoulder-fired rocket launcher family with anti-tank, dual-purpose, smoke, and anti-bunker variants. In the Yemen Civil War 2014-present, ARES documented C-90 series launchers in Houthi possession after reported captures from Saudi or pro-government positions, making the system part of the conflict's small-arms and light anti-armor record.

M136 AT4, Disposable shoulder-fired light anti-armor recoilless weapon, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsM136 AT4Disposable shoulder-fired light anti-armor recoilless weaponSide: UkraineUnited States and coalition forcesIraqi government and security forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesCoalition forcesBuilt: FFV Ordnance / Saab Bofors Dynamics / Alliant Techsystems / Sweden / United StatesThe M136 AT4 is the U.S. designation for an Americanized Saab AT4, a single-shot 84 mm shoulder-fired anti-armor weapon issued as a disposable launch tube. It gives infantry a lightweight close-range option against light armor, bunkers, gun positions, and buildings, while the wider AT4CS family adds confined-space variants for different target effects. Ukraine has received AT-4 systems through U.S. security assistance during the Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present.

RPG-7, Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsRPG-7Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcherSide: UkraineHamas and Gaza-based armed groupsHouthi-aligned forcesIslamic StateBoko Haram and ISWAPTaliban and allied militantsBuilt: Various manufacturers / Soviet Union / Russia / China / Bulgaria / Iraq / Iran / Pakistan / Romania / EgyptThe RPG-7 is a Soviet-origin reusable shoulder-fired rocket launcher built around a simple 40 mm launch tube and a wide family of over-caliber anti-armor, fragmentation, and thermobaric rounds. Its low cost, portability, and large global stock make it a common infantry anti-armor and assault weapon, including documented Ukrainian service, Hamas use in Gaza, ISWAP use in the Boko Haram Insurgency 2009-present, and insurgent use in Afghanistan.

NLAW, Shoulder-launched anti-tank missile system, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsNLAWShoulder-launched anti-tank missile systemSide: UkraineBuilt: Saab Bofors Dynamics / Thales Air Defence / Sweden / United KingdomNLAW (Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon) is a Swedish-British shoulder-launched anti-tank missile system for one-soldier, short-range anti-armor defense. Saab describes it as a 2002 Sweden-UK cooperative design, known as Robot 57 in Sweden and MBT LAW in the UK, with predicted line-of-sight guidance and selectable overfly top-attack or direct-attack modes.

PG-7VR tandem-charge RPG projectile, Tandem-charge RPG projectile, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsPG-7VR tandem-charge RPG projectileTandem-charge RPG projectileSide: Hamas and Gaza-based armed groupsBuilt: Bazalt / RussiaThe PG-7VR is Bazalt's tandem-charge RPG-7 projectile, built around a precursor and 105 mm main HEAT warhead for use against explosive reactive armor, armored vehicles, and hardened structures. This entry separates the Russian PG-7VR from the Gaza-made Al-Yasin 105 copy documented in Hamas anti-armor use during the Israel-Hamas War 2023-present.

C90-CR-RB (M3.5), Anti-tank 90 mm munition, Munitions

MunitionsC90-CR-RB (M3.5)Anti-tank 90 mm munitionSide: UkraineBuilt: Instalaza S.A. / SpainThe C90-CR-RB (M3.5) is Instalaza's Spanish 90 mm anti-tank munition for the C90-CR (M3.5) disposable launcher family. Instalaza lists the RB load at 5.3 kg in transport configuration with 350 m point-target range and penetration against armor steel and concrete, while Spanish reporting linked C90-CR-RB/C90-CR (M3.5) weapons to Spain's 2022 aid to Ukraine.