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+ | =Equipment of the Armed Forces= | ||
+ | ==Small Arms== | ||
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+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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+ | !Model!!Image!!Caliber!!Type!!Origin!!Details | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Pistols | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[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> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[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"/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[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"> | ||
+ | [http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/01/20/army-picks-sig-sauers-p320-handgun-to-replace-m9-service-pistol.html], ''Fox News Tech''</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Submachine Guns | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[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 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Rifles/Carbine | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[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> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[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> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[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]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Heckler & Koch HK416|HK416]] || [[File:HK416.jpg|150px]] || [[5.56×45mm NATO]] || Assault rifle || {{GER}} || Used by [[Joint Special Operations Command]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Shotguns | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[Mossberg 500|500 MILLS]]|| [[File:PEO Mossberg 590A1.jpg|150px]] ||[[12-gauge]]|| [[Shotgun]] ||{{USA}}|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[M4 Super 90|M1014]]|| [[File:Benelli m4 2.jpg|150px]] ||[[12-gauge]]|| Shotgun ||{{ITA}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[M26 MASS]]|| [[File:PEO M26 MASS Stand-alone.jpg|150px]] ||[[12-gauge]]|| Modular Accessory Shotgun System, Attaches to M4 or standalone ||{{USA}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Machine Guns | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[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> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[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> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[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> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| DMRs and Sniper Rifles | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle]]||[[File:PEO M14 EBR.jpg|150px]] || [[7.62×51mm NATO]] || Designated marksman rifle || {{USA}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[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> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[XM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle|M2010]] || [[File:XM2010 November 2010.jpg|150px]] || [[.300 Winchester Magnum]] || Sniper rifle ||{{USA}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[Barrett M82|M107]] || [[File:M107 1.jpg|150px]] || [[.50 BMG]]|| [[Anti-materiel rifle]], sniper rifle ||{{USA}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[FN SCAR#Military|Mk 20 SSR]] || || [[7.62×51mm]] || Sniper rifle || {{BEL}} | ||
+ | {{USA}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Grenade-Based Weapons | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[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> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[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> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[M320 grenade launcher|M320]] || [[File:PEO M320 Grenade Launcher.jpg|150px]] ||40mm|| Grenade launcher || {{GER}} || Single-shot underbarrel or stand-alone grenade launcher | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[M67 grenade|M67]] || [[File:M67b.jpg|150px]] || || Fragmentation grenade || {{USA}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[AN M18|M18]] || [[File:M18 Grenade.svg|150px]] || || Smoke grenade || {{USA}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[M84 stun grenade|M84]] || [[File:M84 stun grenade.gif|150px]] || || Flashbang || {{USA}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" style="background: lavender;"| Portable Anti-Materiel Weapons | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[AT4]] || [[File:AT-4Launcher.jpeg|150px]] ||84mm|| [[Anti-tank weapon]] || {{SWE}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[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]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[M72 LAW]] || [[File:M72A2 LAW.png|150px]] || 66mm || Anti-tank weapon || {{USA}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[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}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[BGM-71 TOW]] || [[File:Hires 090509-A-4842R-001a.jpg|150px]] || || Guided anti-tank missile || {{USA}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[FGM-148 Javelin]] || [[File:FGM-148 Javelin - ID DM-SD-04-07567.JPEG|150px]] || || Fire-and-forget anti-tank missile || {{USA}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#efefef; color:black" | ||
+ | |[[FIM-92 Stinger]] || [[File:Stinger (dummy) and case.png|150px]] || || Anti-aircraft missile || {{USA}} || | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | [/hide] |
Revision as of 21:02, 12 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
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Model | Image | Caliber | Type | Origin | Details | |
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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 | 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 | 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 | |||
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 | 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 |
[/hide]