peashooter85:NIVA XM1970 Recoilless Anti-Tank Weapon/Assault RifleMade in Sweden by the Carl Gustav
peashooter85:NIVA XM1970 Recoilless Anti-Tank Weapon/Assault RifleMade in Sweden by the Carl Gustav works in the 1970’s, the XM1970 was a combination of a shoulder fired rocket propelled grenade launcher and assault rifle. The rocket launcher fired a 45mm anti-tank round while the assault rifle fired a 5.56x45 NATO cartridge while being fed from a 30 round detachable magazine. The reasoning behind this was simple, while firing a rocket launcher, RPG, or recoilless gun, the user was often vulnerable to infantry attack after discharging his weapon. Thus a small arm was added so that the operator could sufficiently defend him or herself immediatly after discharging the AT round. The unique and interesting design failed to attract any buyers, thus few were produced. -- source link