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+ | ===Crewed Ground Platforms=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | ||
+ | |+Crewed Platforms | ||
+ | ! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Name | ||
+ | ! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Type | ||
+ | ! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Caliber | ||
+ | ! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Branches | ||
+ | ! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Notes | ||
+ | ! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Picture | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Artillery/Howtizer''' | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | M101 Howitzer | ||
+ | | Towed Howitzer | ||
+ | | 105mm | ||
+ | | Army, Marines | ||
+ | | Towed Howitzer | ||
+ | |[[File:Id m101 105 vietnam 700.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | M114 155 mm howitzer | ||
+ | | Towed Howitzer | ||
+ | | 155mm | ||
+ | | Army, Marines | ||
+ | | . | ||
+ | |[[File:M114.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | M115 howitzer | ||
+ | | Towed Howitzer | ||
+ | | 203mm | ||
+ | | Army, Marines | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |[[File:Id m115howitzer 01.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | M116 howitzer | ||
+ | | Towed Pack Howtizer | ||
+ | | 75mm Howitzer | ||
+ | | Army, Marines | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |[[File:75mm pack howie.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |----- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | Tanks''' | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | Chrysler M103 Heavy Tank | ||
+ | | Heavy Tank | ||
+ | | 120mm | ||
+ | | Army, Marines | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |[[File:M103 tank.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | M48 Patton | ||
+ | | Main Battle Tank | ||
+ | | 90mm | ||
+ | | Army, Marines | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |[[File:M48a3 modb.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |----- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | Armored''' Fighting''' Vehicles''' | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | M3 APC | ||
+ | | Half-Track | ||
+ | | .50 BMG Browning | ||
+ | | Army, Marines | ||
+ | | Note the M1919, which was phased out in 1958. | ||
+ | |[[File:US-Half-tracks-03.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | M56 Scorpion | ||
+ | | Tracked Anti-Tank Gun | ||
+ | | 90mm | ||
+ | | Army, Marines | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |[[File:1374719609 m56imoc1010nz9.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | M50 Ontos | ||
+ | | Tracked Tank Destroyer | ||
+ | | 6x 106mm Recoilless Rifles | ||
+ | | Army, Marines | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |[[File:Marine-M50-Ontos-Vietnam.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | LVTP-5 | ||
+ | | Armored Personnel Carrier | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Army, Marines | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |[[File:LVT-5.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |----- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | Engineer''' Vehicles''' | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | Rhode Heavy Works CEV-6A | ||
+ | | Combat Engineer Vehicle | ||
+ | | .50 BMG Browning | ||
+ | | Marines | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |[[File:Epg-3.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | AVLB-6 | ||
+ | | Armored Vehicle Landing Bridge | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Marines | ||
+ | | A armored vehicle used in bridge-laying to cross various gaps in terrain. | ||
+ | |[[File:Leopard2bridgelayer.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | Packard Recovery Vehicle | ||
+ | | Recovery Vehicle | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Marines | ||
+ | | Used by Engineering to recover damaged vehicles or to aide in general logistics/construction. | ||
+ | |[[File:Vbm-freccia-recovery-2.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | ARV-6A1 | ||
+ | | Armored Recovery Vehicle | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Marines | ||
+ | | Used by Engineering to recover damaged vehicles or to aide in general logistics/construction. | ||
+ | |[[File:Char de Dépannage DNG-DCL 14 juillet 2006.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |----- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Utility and Support''' | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | M151 1/4-ton 4x4 utility truck | ||
+ | | Light Utility | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Marines, Navy, Army, Air Force | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |[[File:M151A2muttHAUGH1.JPG|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Light Armored/Utility Vehicle | ||
+ | | .50 BMG Browning | ||
+ | | Marines, Navy | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |[[File:Renault-Trucks-Defense-Showcases-SHERPA-&-VAB-Mk-III-at-GDA-Kuwait-2015.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | Dodge M37 | ||
+ | | General Utility Vehicle | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Marines, Navy, Army, Air Force | ||
+ | | Variants exist for multiple roles, such as prime mover, cargo, and recovery. | ||
+ | |[[File:Dodge M37.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 cargo truck | ||
+ | | Utility Vehicle | ||
+ | | M2 Browning | ||
+ | | Marines, Navy, Air Force, Army | ||
+ | | Used for logistics and carrying military pallets. | ||
+ | |[[File:Id m35 10 700.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | M54 5-ton 6x6 truck | ||
+ | | Heavy Utility Vehicle | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Marines, Navy, Army, Air Force | ||
+ | | . | ||
+ | |[[File:Mmu get jpeg.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |----- | ||
+ | ! colspan="8" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Anti-Air Platforms''' | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | | M42 Duster | ||
+ | | Self Propelled Anti Air Gun | ||
+ | | 40mm twin Autocannon | ||
+ | | Marines, Army | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |[[File:Tumblr o8gms6bBt41sfdr4zo6 500.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
+ | |----- | ||
|} | |} |
Latest revision as of 11:59, 13 July 2017
United States Armed Forces | |
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Service branches |
United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy United States Air Force United States Coast Guard |
Headquarters | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | President Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Secretary of Defense | Thomas S. Gates Jr. |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | General Nathan Farragut Twining |
Manpower | |
Military age | 17 with parental consent, 18 for voluntary service. Maximum age for first-time enlistment is 35 for the Army,<ref name="goarmy.com">Script error</ref> 28 for the Marines, 34 for the Navy, 39 for the Air Force,<ref>Script error</ref> and 27 for the Coast Guard.<ref name=USCGcareers>Script error</ref> |
Active personnel | 1.281.900<ref name="DoD Budget and Manpower Details" /> (ranked 2nd) |
Reserve personnel | 811,000<ref name="DoD Budget and Manpower Details" /> |
Expenditures | |
Budget | 597 billion |
Percent of GDP | 3.3% (1960) |
Equipment of the Armed Forces
Small Arms