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U.S. INFANTRY WEAPON SYSTEMS

Charlie Company 1 – 121 INF (M). U.S. INFANTRY WEAPON SYSTEMS. Instructor: CPL Hartley Assistant Instructor: CPL Key. M-9 9mm Beretta Pistol. A 9mm, semiautomatic, double-action, recoil-operated, magazine fed, hand-held weapon. M-9 9mm Beretta Pistol. Weight:

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U.S. INFANTRY WEAPON SYSTEMS

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  1. Charlie Company1 – 121 INF (M) U.S. INFANTRY WEAPON SYSTEMS Instructor: CPL HartleyAssistant Instructor: CPL Key

  2. M-9 9mm Beretta Pistol • A 9mm, semiautomatic, double-action, recoil-operated, magazine fed, hand-held weapon.

  3. M-9 9mm Beretta Pistol • Weight: Without magazine- 33.86 ounces With magazine- 40.89 ounces • Maximum Range: 1,800 meters • Maximum Effective Range: 50 meters

  4. M-16/A2 Rifle • A 5.56 mm, magazine fed, gas-operated, air-cooled, semiautomatic or three-round burst, hand-held, shoulder-fired weapon.

  5. M-16/A2 Rifle • Weight: With magazine and sling- 8.79 lbs Without magazine and sling- 7.78 lbs • Length: 39.6 inches • Barrel Rifling: Right 1/7 • Maximum Range: 3,435 meters • Maximum Effective Range: Area- 800 meters Point- 550 meters • Muzzle Velocity: 3,100 feet per second • Rate of Fire: Burst- 90 rounds per minute Semiautomatic- 45 rounds per minute Sustained- 12-15 rounds per minute • Types of Ammunition: Dummy, Blank (violet tip), Ball (green tip), Tracer (red tip), Short Range Training (plastic with blue tip)

  6. M-4 Carbine • A 5.56 mm, magazine fed, gas-operated, air-cooled, semiautomatic or three-round burst, hand-held, shoulder-fired weapon.

  7. M-4 Carbine • Weight: With magazine and sling- 7.5 lbs Without magazine and sling- 6.49 lbs • Barrel Rifling: Right 1/7 • Overall Length: Butt stock open- 33 inches Butt stock closed- 29.75 inches • Maximum Effective Range: Point- 500 meters Area- 600 meters • Velocity: 2,970 feet per second • Rate of fire: Burst- 90 rounds per minute Semiautomatic- 45 rounds per minute Sustained- 12 to 15 rounds per minute • Types of Ammunition: Dummy, Blank (violet tip), Ball (green tip), Tracer (red tip), Short Range Training (plastic with blue tip)

  8. M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon • An air-cooled, belt or magazine fed, gas-operated, automatic weapon that fires from the open-bolt position.

  9. M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon • Weight with 200 round box of ammo: 22.08 lbs • Length: 40.87 inches • Barrel Rifling: • Maximum Range: 3,600 • Maximum Effective Range for Grazing Fire: 600 meters • Maximum Effective Range: 1,000 meters • Muzzle Velocity: • Rate of Fire: Cyclic- 750 rounds per minute Rapid- 200 rounds per minute Sustained- 85 rounds per minute • Types of Ammunition: Dummy, Blank (violet tip), Ball (green tip), Tracer (red tip), Short Range Training (plastic with blue tip)

  10. M-240B Machine Gun • The M240B is a belt-fed, air-cooled, gas-operated, fully automatic machine gun that fires from the open bolt position.

  11. M-240B Machine Gun • Weight: 27.6 lbs • Length: 49 inches • Barrel Rifling: 4 grooves with a uniform right-hand twist, 1 turn in 12 inches • Maximum Range: 3725 meters • Maximum Effective Range: With tripod and T&E- 1,100 meters Area- 1800 meters Point- 800 meters • Muzzle Velocity: About 2,800 feet per second • Rate of Fire: Cyclic- 650 to 950 rounds per minute, barrel change every minute Rapid- 200 rounds per minute, barrel change every 2 minutes Sustained- 100 rounds per minute, barrel change every 10 minutes • Types of Ammunition: 7.62 Ball, Tracer, Armor-Piercing, Armor-Piercing-Incendiary, Blank, Dummy

  12. M-60 Machine Gun • A 7.62mm, air-cooled, belt-fed, gas-operated, automatic tripod or bipod fired weapon.

  13. M-60 Machine Gun • Weight: 23 lbs • Length • Maximum Effective Range: 1,100 meters • Velocity: 2,800 feet per second • Rate of Fire: Cyclic- 500 rounds per minute Rapid- 200 rounds per minute Sustained- 100 rounds per minute • Types of Ammunition: Ball, Tracer, Armor Piercing, Dummy, Blank

  14. M-2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun • A belt-fed, recoil operated, air cooled, crew served machine gun, capable of firing single shot as well as automatic fire, and operates on the short recoil principle.

  15. M-2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun • Weight: 84 lbs • Length: 65 inches • Maximum Range: 6,764 meters • Maximum Effective Range Area- 1,830 meters Point- 1,500 meters • Muzzle Velocity: 3,050 feet per second • Rate of Fire: Cyclic- 450-550 rounds per minute Rapid- < 40 rounds per minute Sustained- > 40 rounds per minute

  16. Gotham-31 Boomerang • Bat thrown, internally propelled, guaranteed to hit where aimed and to return, crime-fighting device.

  17. Gotham-31 Boomerang • Weight: .75 lbs • Length: 7.2 inches • Maximum Effective Range: 30 meters • Velocity: 15 meters per second

  18. MK-19 40mm Grenade Machine Gun • An air-cooled, blowback operated, belt-fed machine gun that is fed by a disintegrating metallic-link belt and fires 40mm grenade cartridges.

  19. MK-19 40mm Grenade Machine Gun • Total Weight:140.6 lbs MK19- 75.6 lbs MK64 (gun cradle)- 21 lbs M3 (tripod) - 44 lbs • Length: 43.1 inches • Maximum Range: 2,212 meters • Maximum Effective Range: Area- 2,212 meters Point- 1,500 meters • Velocity: 790 feet per second • Rate of Fire: Cyclic- 325-375 rounds per minute Rapid- 60 rounds per minute Sustained-40 rounds per minute • Types of Ammunition: HEDP, HE, TP, Dummy

  20. M-24 Sniper Rifle • A 7.62 mm, magazine-fed, bolt-action, shoulder-fired weapon

  21. M-24 Sniper Rifle • Weight (empty): 12.1 lbs • Length: 43 inches • Barrel Rifling: Right 1/11.2 • Maximum Effective Range: 800 meters • Muzzle Velocity • Rate of Fire

  22. M-203 Grenade Launcher • A 40mm, lightweight, single-shot, breach-loaded, pump-action, shoulder fired weapon.

  23. M-203 Grenade Launcher • Weight • Length • Types of Ammunition: • Maximum Range: 400 meters • Maximum Effective Range: Area- 350 meters Point- 150 meters • Types of Ammunition: High Explosive, Smoke, Riot Agent, Shot, & Flare

  24. BGM-71 TOW Missile • A crew portable, vehicle-mounted, heavy anti-armor weapon system consisting of a launcher and a missile. • TOW stands for “Tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile.”

  25. BGM-71 TOW 2B Missile • Weight: 64 lbs (with container) • Length: 46 inches • Maximum Range: 3750 meters • Velocity: 309 meters per second

  26. M-136 AT4 • It is a 84mm, light weight, single shot, man-portable, self contained antiarmor weapon fired from the right shoulder only.

  27. M-136 AT4 • Weight: 15 lbs • Length: 40 inches • Maximum Range: 2,100 meters • Minimum Range: 30 meters • Maximum Effective Range: 300 meters

  28. M2-M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle • Length: 21 ft 2 inWeight: 50,000 lbsMain gun: 25mm chain gunCrew: 3

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