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=Equipment of the Armed Forces=
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==Small Arms==
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!Model!!Image!!Caliber!!Type!!Origin!!Details
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! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Pistols
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|[[M9 pistol|M9]]|| [[File:M9-pistolet.jpg|150px]] ||  [[9x19mm#NATO_9mm_standard|9 x 19mm NATO]] || [[Pistol]] || {{ITA}} || To be replaced by the [[Modular Handgun System]]<ref name="M9 Pistol">[http://www.army.mil/factfiles/equipment/individual/m9.html M9 Pistol], ''U.S. Army Fact Files''.</ref><ref name="John Pike">{{cite web|author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m9.htm |title=M9 9 mm Beretta Pistol |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref>
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|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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|[[SIG Sauer P226#P228 (M11)|M11]] || [[File:SIG-P228-p1030033.jpg|150px]] ||  [[9x19mm#NATO_9mm_standard|9 x 19mm NATO]] || Pistol || {{GER}}<br>{{CHE}} ||To be replaced through the [[Modular Handgun System]] program.<ref name="M9 Pistol"/><ref name="John Pike"/>
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|[[SIG Sauer P320|M17]]|| [[File:SIG Sauer P320 compact pistol.jpg|150px]] || [[9x19mm#NATO_9mm_standard|9 x 19mm NATO]] || [[Pistol]] || {{GER}} || Won the [[Modular Handgun System]] competition<ref name="M17 Pistol">
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[http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/01/20/army-picks-sig-sauers-p320-handgun-to-replace-m9-service-pistol.html], ''Fox News Tech''</ref>
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! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Submachine Guns
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|[[Heckler & Koch MP5|MP5]]|| [[File:Hkmp5count-terr-wiki.jpg|150px]] ||  [[9x19mm#NATO_9mm_standard|9 x 19mm NATO]] || [[Submachine gun]] || {{GER}} || Used in night operations, close quarters, hostage rescue, and escort
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! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"|  Rifles/Carbine
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|[[M16 rifle|M16]]|| [[File:M16a2-final.png|150px]] || [[5.56×45mm NATO]] || [[Assault rifle]] || {{USA}} || Virtually universally phased out in favor of the M4.<ref>[http://www.army.mil/factfiles/equipment/individual/m16.html M16 Rifle], ''U.S. Army Fact Files''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m16.htm |title=M16 5.56mm Rifle |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=22 December 2010 |accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref>
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|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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|[[M4 carbine|M4]]|| [[File:M4 PEO Soldier.jpg|150px]] || [[5.56×45mm NATO]] || [[Carbine]] || {{USA}} || Standard service rifle.<ref>[http://www.army.mil/factfiles/equipment/individual/m4.html M4 Carbine], ''U.S. Army Fact Files''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m4.htm |title=M4 / M4A1 5.56mm Carbine |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=21 December 2010 |accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref>
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|[[M231 Firing Port Weapon|M231 FPW]] || [[File:M231 1.gif|150px]] || [[5.56×45mm NATO]] || Assault rifle || {{USA}} || Modified M16 for use in the firing ports of the [[M2 Bradley]]
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|[[Heckler & Koch HK416|HK416]] || [[File:HK416.jpg|150px]] || [[5.56×45mm NATO]] || Assault rifle || {{GER}} || Used by [[Joint Special Operations Command]]
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! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Shotguns
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|[[Mossberg 500|500 MILLS]]|| [[File:PEO Mossberg 590A1.jpg|150px]] ||[[12-gauge]]|| [[Shotgun]] ||{{USA}}||
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|[[M4 Super 90|M1014]]|| [[File:Benelli m4 2.jpg|150px]] ||[[12-gauge]]|| Shotgun ||{{ITA}} ||
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|[[M26 MASS]]|| [[File:PEO M26 MASS Stand-alone.jpg|150px]] ||[[12-gauge]]|| Modular Accessory Shotgun System, Attaches to M4 or standalone ||{{USA}} ||
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! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Machine Guns
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|[[M249 light machine gun|M249]]|| [[File:PEO M249 Para ACOG.jpg|150px]] ||[[5.56×45mm NATO]]||[[Light machine gun]]||{{USA}}|| Belt-fed, but can be used with STANAG magazines<ref>[http://www.army.mil/factfiles/equipment/individual/m249.html M249 Machine Gun], ''U.S. Army Fact Files''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m249.htm |title=M249 Squad Automatic Weapon |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref>
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|[[M240 machine gun|M240]] || [[File:PEO M240B Profile.jpg|150px]] ||[[7.62×51mm NATO]]|| [[General purpose machine gun]] ||{{USA}} || Belt-fed<ref>[http://www.army.mil/factfiles/equipment/individual/m240b.html M240 Machine Gun], ''U.S. Army Fact Files''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m240g.htm |title=M240 7.62mm Machine Gun |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref>
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|[[M2 Browning machine gun|Browning M2]]|| [[File:Machine gun M2 1.jpg|150px]] || [[.50 BMG]] || [[Heavy machine gun]] ||{{USA}}||Mounted on vehicles or tripods.<ref>{{cite web|author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m2-50cal.htm |title=M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=24 February 2011 |accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref>
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! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| DMRs and Sniper Rifles
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|[[Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle]]||[[File:PEO M14 EBR.jpg|150px]] || [[7.62×51mm NATO]] || Designated marksman rifle || {{USA}} ||
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|[[M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System|M110]]|| [[File:M110 ECP Left.jpg|150px]] || [[7.62×51mm NATO]] || [[Sniper rifle]] || {{USA}}|| To be replaced by a version of the [[Heckler & Koch G28]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jahner|first1=Kyle|title=H&K confirms: This is the Army's new and improved sniper rifle|url=http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2016/04/08/hk-confirms-armys-new-and-improved-sniper-rifle/82788202/|accessdate=9 June 2016|work=Army Times|date=8 April 2016|quote=The gun will replace the M110 made by Knight's Armament as a culmination of the Army's desire for a shorter, lighter rifle that didn't sacrifice accuracy or performance.}}</ref>
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|[[XM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle|M2010]] || [[File:XM2010 November 2010.jpg|150px]] || [[.300 Winchester Magnum]] || Sniper rifle ||{{USA}} ||
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|[[Barrett M82|M107]] || [[File:M107 1.jpg|150px]] || [[.50 BMG]]|| [[Anti-materiel rifle]], sniper rifle ||{{USA}} ||
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|[[FN SCAR#Military|Mk 20 SSR]] || || [[7.62×51mm]] || Sniper rifle || {{BEL}}
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{{USA}}
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! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Grenade-Based Weapons
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|[[Mk 19 grenade launcher|Mk 19]] || [[File:MK19-02.jpg|150px]] ||40mm|| Automatic [[grenade launcher]] || {{USA}} || Belt-fed.<ref>[http://www.army.mil/factfiles/equipment/individual/mk193.html Mk193 Grenade Machine Gun], ''U.S. Army Fact Files''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/mk19.htm |title=Mk 19 Grenade Machine Gun |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=13 January 2011 |accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref>
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|[[M203 grenade launcher|M203]] || [[File:M203 1.jpg|150px]] ||40mm|| Grenade launcher || {{USA}} || Single-shot underbarrel grenade launcher<ref>[http://www.army.mil/factfiles/equipment/individual/m203.html M203 Grenade Launcher], ''U.S. Army Fact Files''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m203.htm |title=M203 40mm Grenade Launcher |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref>
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|[[M320 grenade launcher|M320]] || [[File:PEO M320 Grenade Launcher.jpg|150px]] ||40mm|| Grenade launcher || {{GER}} || Single-shot underbarrel or stand-alone grenade launcher
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|[[M67 grenade|M67]] || [[File:M67b.jpg|150px]] || || Fragmentation grenade || {{USA}} ||
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|[[AN M18|M18]] || [[File:M18 Grenade.svg|150px]] || || Smoke grenade || {{USA}} ||
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|[[M84 stun grenade|M84]] || [[File:M84 stun grenade.gif|150px]] || || Flashbang || {{USA}} ||
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! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Portable Anti-Materiel Weapons
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|[[AT4]] || [[File:AT-4Launcher.jpeg|150px]] ||84mm|| [[Anti-tank weapon]] || {{SWE}} ||
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|[[M141 Bunker Defeat Munition|M141]] || [[File:Modified Shoulder Mounted Rockets (11068681483).jpg|150px]] || 83.5mm|| Anti-fortification || {{USA}} || Single-shot shoulder-launched weapon designed to defeat hardened structures. Based on the [[Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon|SMAW]]
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|[[M72 LAW]] || [[File:M72A2 LAW.png|150px]] || 66mm || Anti-tank weapon || {{USA}} ||
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|[[Carl Gustav recoilless rifle|M3 MAAWS]]<ref>[http://www.deagel.com/news/Carl-Gustaf-Selected-as-Standard-Equipment-for-US-Army-Light-Infantry-Units_n000012406.aspx Carl Gustaf Selected as Standard Equipment for US Army Light Infantry Units] - Deagel.com, 20 February 2014</ref> || [[File:Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.jpg|150px]] || 84x246mm R || Anti-tank recoilless rifle || {{SWE}} ||
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|[[BGM-71 TOW]] || [[File:Hires 090509-A-4842R-001a.jpg|150px]] || || Guided anti-tank missile || {{USA}} ||
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|[[FGM-148 Javelin]] || [[File:FGM-148 Javelin - ID DM-SD-04-07567.JPEG|150px]] || || Fire-and-forget anti-tank missile || {{USA}} ||
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|[[FIM-92 Stinger]] || [[File:Stinger (dummy) and case.png|150px]] || || Anti-aircraft missile || {{USA}} ||
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Revision as of 21:02, 12 July 2017

United States Armed Forces
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

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Model Image Caliber Type Origin Details
Pistols
M9 150px 9 x 19mm NATO Pistol Template:ITA To be replaced by the Modular Handgun System<ref name="M9 Pistol">M9 Pistol, U.S. Army Fact Files.</ref><ref name="John Pike">Script error</ref>
M11 150px 9 x 19mm NATO Pistol Template:GER
Template:CHE
To be replaced through the Modular Handgun System program.<ref name="M9 Pistol"/><ref name="John Pike"/>
M17 150px 9 x 19mm NATO Pistol Template:GER Won the Modular Handgun System competition<ref name="M17 Pistol">

[1], Fox News Tech</ref>

Submachine Guns
MP5 150px 9 x 19mm NATO Submachine gun Template:GER Used in night operations, close quarters, hostage rescue, and escort
Rifles/Carbine
M16 150px 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle Template:USA Virtually universally phased out in favor of the M4.<ref>M16 Rifle, U.S. Army Fact Files.</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
M4 M4 PEO Soldier.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO Carbine Template:USA Standard service rifle.<ref>M4 Carbine, U.S. Army Fact Files.</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
M231 FPW 150px 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle Template:USA Modified M16 for use in the firing ports of the M2 Bradley
HK416 HK416.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle Template:GER Used by Joint Special Operations Command
Shotguns
500 MILLS 150px 12-gauge Shotgun Template:USA
M1014 150px 12-gauge Shotgun Template:ITA
M26 MASS 150px 12-gauge Modular Accessory Shotgun System, Attaches to M4 or standalone Template:USA
Machine Guns
M249 150px 5.56×45mm NATO Light machine gun Template:USA Belt-fed, but can be used with STANAG magazines<ref>M249 Machine Gun, U.S. Army Fact Files.</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
M240 150px 7.62×51mm NATO General purpose machine gun Template:USA Belt-fed<ref>M240 Machine Gun, U.S. Army Fact Files.</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
Browning M2 150px .50 BMG Heavy machine gun Template:USA Mounted on vehicles or tripods.<ref>Script error</ref>
DMRs and Sniper Rifles
Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle 150px 7.62×51mm NATO Designated marksman rifle Template:USA
M110 150px 7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle Template:USA To be replaced by a version of the Heckler & Koch G28.<ref>Script error</ref>
M2010 150px .300 Winchester Magnum Sniper rifle Template:USA
M107 150px .50 BMG Anti-materiel rifle, sniper rifle Template:USA
Mk 20 SSR 7.62×51mm Sniper rifle Template:BEL

Template:USA

Grenade-Based Weapons
Mk 19 150px 40mm Automatic grenade launcher Template:USA Belt-fed.<ref>Mk193 Grenade Machine Gun, U.S. Army Fact Files.</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
M203 150px 40mm Grenade launcher Template:USA Single-shot underbarrel grenade launcher<ref>M203 Grenade Launcher, U.S. Army Fact Files.</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
M320 150px 40mm Grenade launcher Template:GER Single-shot underbarrel or stand-alone grenade launcher
M67 150px Fragmentation grenade Template:USA
M18 150px Smoke grenade Template:USA
M84 150px Flashbang Template:USA
Portable Anti-Materiel Weapons
AT4 AT-4Launcher.jpeg 84mm Anti-tank weapon Template:SWE
M141 150px 83.5mm Anti-fortification Template:USA Single-shot shoulder-launched weapon designed to defeat hardened structures. Based on the SMAW
M72 LAW 150px 66mm Anti-tank weapon Template:USA
M3 MAAWS<ref>Carl Gustaf Selected as Standard Equipment for US Army Light Infantry Units - Deagel.com, 20 February 2014</ref> 150px 84x246mm R Anti-tank recoilless rifle Template:SWE
BGM-71 TOW 150px Guided anti-tank missile Template:USA
FGM-148 Javelin 150px Fire-and-forget anti-tank missile Template:USA
FIM-92 Stinger 150px Anti-aircraft missile Template:USA

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