Carl Gustaf M/45

Factions	Weapon	Icon	Classes	Ammo
					US	Carl Gustaf M/45		Medic Engineer Radioman	36 / 108

Damage Base	Headshot ×	Chest ×	Stomach ×	Leg ×	Arm ×	Reload Speed
						Partial	Empty
38	×2.4 = 91.2	×1.3 = 49.4	×1.2 = 45.6	×0.8 = 30.4	×0.75 = 28.5	2.166 Seconds	3 Seconds

Designation	Weapon Type	Fire Modes	Fire Rate	Bullet Spread °	Range Modifier	Muzzle Velocity	Projectile weight	Weight
				m/45	SMG	Auto	600 RPM	8.0° & 1.75° ADS	0.88	425 m/s	7.5 g (115.74 gr)	3.3 kg (7.27 lbs)

Full name	Caliber	Place of Origin	Date	Manufacturer	Barrel Length	Total Length	Weapon Script Name
								Kulsprutepistol m/45	9x19mm	Sweden	1945	Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori	8.34 in (212 mm)	21.65/31.81 in (550/808 mm)	weapon_m45

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The Carl Gustaf M/45 is a SMG designed by Gunnar Johansson, adopted in 1945 (hence the m/45 designation), and manufactured in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The m/45 was the standard submachine gun of the Swedish Army from 1945 to 1965.

HISTORY

The m/45 SMG was developed in 1944–45, incorporating and improving upon design elements from earlier submachine guns like the German MP 40, British Sten, and Soviet PPSh-41 and PPS-43. After testing designs from Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori and Husqvarna Vapenfabriks, the Carl Gustafs prototype was chosen and adopted as the Kpist m/45 in 1945. Despite its similar appearance, the Danish Hovea M/49 SMG is not derived from the m/45 but from Husqvarna's failed test model fm44.

During the Vietnam War, the US Navy SEALs used the m/45 extensively. One of the gun's qualities which appealed to the US Navy was that the m/45 can fire almost immediately out of the water (over the beach). It also saw use by CIA operatives and advisers. In US service it was largely known as the "Swedish-K" or "K-Rifle". The US Navy was so impressed by the m/45 that when Sweden embargoed the export of weapons to the United States in 1966, Smith & Wesson was given the task of producing a copy. This was designated the Smith & Wesson M76. However, by the time the M76 was ready for combat deployment, the US Navy interest had largely evaporated. Many of the m/45s used by US forces and agencies were devoid of markings, implying clandestine use ("sanitized")
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  Capt. Richard A. Jones with Vietnamese Eagle Force troops he advises. Photo by Richard Tregaskis.

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