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Weapons Familiarization

M136 (M287) AT4


Rocket Launcher
Ref: FM 3-23.25
STP 21-1-SMCT

Description

Lightweight
Self-contained
Anti-armor weapon
Free-flight
Fin-stabilized
Rocket-type cartridge
Man-portable
Fire from right shoulder only
Employed in limited
visibility

Technical Data
Launcher

Length 40 inches
Weight 14.8 pounds

Rocket

Caliber 84mm
Length 18 inches
Weight 4 pounds

Maximum Range

2,100m (6,890 ft)

Maximum Effective Range

300m (985 ft)

Components

Fire-through muzzle cover


Front sight
Color-coded band
Forward safety
Rear sight
Red trigger button
Cocking lever
Shoulder stop
Transport safety pin
Rear seal
Venturi (inside)
Carrying sling

Ammunition
Round ammo
Integral rocket type cartridge
Cartridge consist of:

Fin assembly with tracer


element
Point-initiating
Base-detonating
Piezoelectric fuse
Warhead body with liner
Precision shaped explosive
charge

Ammunition cont
Excellent penetration
ability
Lethal after-armor
effects
Extremely destructive
Penetrates more than
14 inches of armor

Color-coding:

Black with yellow HE


anti-armor round
Gold or yellow field
handling trainer
No band M287 9mm
tracer bullet trainer

Inspection
M136 is issued as a round of ammunition
rather than as a weapon
Should be inspected at the time of issue and
before use

Inspection cont

Rear seal is in place and undamaged


Transport safety pin is in place and fully inserted
Cocking lever is present and in the SAFE position
Plastic fire-through muzzle cover is in place and undamaged
Launcher has the correct color-coded band
Sights function properly
Forward safety does not move when you depress it
Red trigger button is not missing
Launcher body has no cracks, dents, or bulges
Carrying sling is not frayed and is attached firmly to the launch tube
Shoulder stop is not broken or damaged, and it unsnaps and folds down

Operation and Function


Mechanism is mechanical
Consist of:

Red trigger button


Enclosed firing rod and spring
Three safety devices
Transport

safety pin
Cocking lever
Forward safety

Operation and Function cont


The weapon cannot be fired
until all three safeties have
been disengaged

Transport safety pin


blocks the firing pin from
striking the cartridge
percussion cap
Cocking lever attached to
the firing rod, is in the SAFE
position, the firing rod and
the trigger cannot touch
Forward safety blocks the
firing rod from striking the
firing pin

Operation and Function cont


Remove AT4 from its carrying position and cradle it in your left
arm
Pull and release the transport safety pin
Unsnap, unfold, and hold the shoulder stop
Place the launcher on your right shoulder and stabilized it by
grasping the sling near the launchers muzzle
Open the sights
Set rear sight for the correct range to the target
Check back-blast area before cock the launcher, unfold the cocking
lever
Hold the forward safety down while you fire

Restoration to
Carrying Configuration
If the launcher is prepared to fire, but then is not fire:

Release the forward safety


Push forward and to left on the cocking lever
Move the launcher from shoulder, ensuring muzzle is
pointed in the direction of fire
With the launcher cradled, replace the transport safety pin
until it is fully seated in the retainer hole
Lay down the sights and close their covers
Snap the shoulder stop into the closed position
Sling the launcher and move to another location

AT4 Subcaliber Tracer Trainer


M287 is used in place on the AT4 in training
Uses the 9mm (M939) training practice tracer
cartridge
The velocity and trajectory match that the AT4s
HEAT cartridge
M287 produces less:

Noise
Backblast
Overpressure

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