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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Machine Gun'''
 
! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Machine Gun'''
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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| RA Ameli
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| M60
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| Squad Automatic Weapon/Light Machine Gun
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| GPMG
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| 7mm Kurzer
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| 7.62x51mm
 
| Marines, Navy
 
| Marines, Navy
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| Standard Squad-issued SAW. Capable of up to 1,200 rounds per minute fire rate.
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| Standard-issued GPMG
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|[[File:CETME Ameli.jpg|150x150px]]
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|[[File:M60 Large.jpg|150x150px]]
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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| RA-60 GPMG
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| M1918A2
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| General Purpose Machine Gun
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| Light Machine Gun
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| 7mm Mauser
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| 30-06
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| Marines, Navy
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| Marines, Army
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| Standard GPMG. Capable of up to 1,500 rounds per minute fire rate.
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|  
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|[[File:Mg3-kws zps045dcb21.jpg|150x150px]]
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|[[File:M1918a2.jpg|150x150px]]
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|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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| M-93 Minigun
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| Six-barreled Gatling gun
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| 9.3x64mm Brenneke
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| Army, Navy, Air Force
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|
+
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|[[File:M134d-1.jpg|150x150px]]
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|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
 
| M2 Browning Machine Gun
 
| M2 Browning Machine Gun
 
| Heavy Machine Gun
 
| Heavy Machine Gun
 
| .50 BMG  
 
| .50 BMG  
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| Army, Navy, Air Force
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| Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines
 
|
 
|
 
|[[File:M2 Browning, Musée de l'Armée.jpg|150x150px]]
 
|[[File:M2 Browning, Musée de l'Armée.jpg|150x150px]]
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Sidearms'''
 
! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Sidearms'''
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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| Danal Witness SC
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| M1911A1
 
| Service Pistol
 
| Service Pistol
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| 10mm Auto
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| .45 ACP
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| Army, Navy, Air Force
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| Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines
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| A relatively old handgun, seeing action in the 80s to suit the changing demands of more firepower in one's sidearm.
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|  
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|[[File:Witness-steel-full-size-tanfoglio.1 f.jpg|150x150px]]
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|[[File:Colt m1911a1a012611.jpg|150x150px]]
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Sidearms'''
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|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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| Smith & Wesson Model 27
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| Service Pistol
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| .357 Magnum
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| Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines
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|
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|[[File:Smith & Wesson Model 27.jpg|150x150px]]
 
|-----
 
|-----
 
! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | Grenade''' Launcher'''
 
! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | Grenade''' Launcher'''
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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| AGL-98
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| M31 HEAT
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| Automatic grenade launcher
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| Rifle Grenade
 
| 40x53mm Grenade
 
| 40x53mm Grenade
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| Marines, Navy
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| Marines, Army, Navy
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|
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| Seen here mounted on a M14 rifle.
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|[[File:1024px-LAG-40 I.M.-1.JPG|150x150px]]
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|[[File:M31HEAT-M14rifle.jpg|150x150px]]
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|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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| Danal RBGL
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| Revolving grenade launcher
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| 40mm Grenade
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| Marines, Navy
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−
|
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|[[File:Milkor mgs.JPG|150x150px]]
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Anti-Tank Weapons'''
 
! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Anti-Tank Weapons'''
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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| Danal M72 LAW
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| M20A1B1 "Super Bazooka"
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| Anti-tank Rocket Launcher
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| Rocket Launcher
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| 66mm
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| 90mm
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| Marines
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| Marines, Army
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| Produced under license from South Hills since the 1970s.
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|  
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|[[File:5GnL8EZ.png|150x150px]]
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|[[File:M20A1B1.gif|150x150px]]
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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| Danal R1 ATRR
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| M40 Recoilless Rifle
 
| Anti-Tank Recoiless Rifle
 
| Anti-Tank Recoiless Rifle
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| 89mm
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| 105mm
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| Marines
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| Marines, Army
 
|  
 
|  
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|[[File:Lrac f1 l1.jpg|150x150px]]
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|[[File:M40 Recoilless Rifle.jpg|150x150px]]
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|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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−
| DuVall Ordnance Terazk
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| Anti-Tank Missile Launcher
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| 136mm
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| Marines
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|
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|[[File:1780140025.jpg|150x150px]]
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|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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|Wey-Yu MILAN
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|Wire-guided Anti-Tank Missile
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|103mm
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|Marines
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|
+
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|[[File:Milan-3 adt aad08 dvdb.JPG|150x150px]]
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! colspan="8" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Anti-Air Weapons'''
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−
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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| LGAM-84 Honeybee
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| [[MANPADS]]
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| Marines, Navy
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−
|
+
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|[[File:Mgs5 killer bee.jpg|150x150px]]
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|-----
 
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Mortars'''
 
! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Mortars'''
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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| Bull Industries MWMS
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| M30
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|Mortar
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| Heavy Mortar
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|120mm mortar
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|106mm mortar
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| Navy
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| Army
 
|
 
|
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|[[File:7.jpg|150x150px]]
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|[[File:300px-M30 mortar schematic.gif|150x150px]]
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
 
| M-81 Mortar
 
| M-81 Mortar
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|[[File:300px-81mmMORT L16.png|150x150px]]
 
|[[File:300px-81mmMORT L16.png|150x150px]]
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
 
|- style="background:#efefef; color:black"
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|M224 Mortar
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|M19 Mortar
 
|Mortar
 
|Mortar
 
|60mm mortar
 
|60mm mortar
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| Navy
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| Army, Marines
 
|
 
|
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|[[File:M224-60mm-mortar.jpg|225x225px]]
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|[[File:M19a.jpg|225x225px]]
 
|}
 
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Revision as of 10:24, 13 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

Small Arms
Name Type Caliber Branches Notes Picture
Carbine
M2 Carbine Carbine .30 Carbine Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force A classic that's been in service since 1941, it continues to see service in small units. Existing M1 Carbines were further converted into full-auto capable M2s to further increase numbers. M2 Carbine.jpg
Battle Rifle
M-14 Battle Rifle 7.62x51mm Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force A classic that's been in service since 1959. It sees use across all facets of the Armed Forces. M14Rifle.jpg
Marksman/Sniper Rifle
Winchester Model 70 Marksman Rifle 7.62x51mm Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy . Model 70 vietnam.jpg
M1903A4 Marksman Rifle 30-06 Marines, Navy M1903a4-springfield-sniper-rifle.jpg
Anti-Material Rifle
Danal AMR-67 Lynx Anti-material Rifle .50 BMG Army, Navy, Air Force Dedicated Anti-Material Rifle of the Armed Forces GM6 LRG.jpg
Shotgun
Ithaca Model 37 Combat Shotgun 12 Gauge Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines First seeing service in 1937, it continues reliably through the jungles of the world. Ithaca-M37-with-bayonet-courtesy-amercianrifleman.com .jpg
Browning Auto-5 Combat Shotgun 12 Gauge Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines Browning a5 l32a1.jpg
Winchester Model 1987 Combat Shotgun 12 Gauge Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines . Win1897 0128111.jpg
Winchester Model 1912 Combat Shotgun 12 Gauge Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines . With the addition of a heat shield the model 12 served as a trench gun for the military for decades.jpg
Submachine Gun
M3 Submachine Gun Submachine Gun 9mm Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines M3 gg4.jpg
M1 Thompson Submachine Gun .45 ACP Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines MU1980.jpg
Machine Gun
M60 GPMG 7.62x51mm Marines, Navy Standard-issued GPMG M60 Large.jpg
M1918A2 Light Machine Gun 30-06 Marines, Army M1918a2.jpg
M2 Browning Machine Gun Heavy Machine Gun .50 BMG Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines M2 Browning, Musée de l'Armée.jpg
Sidearms
M1911A1 Service Pistol .45 ACP Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines Colt m1911a1a012611.jpg Sidearms
Smith & Wesson Model 27 Service Pistol .357 Magnum Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines Smith & Wesson Model 27.jpg
Grenade Launcher
M31 HEAT Rifle Grenade 40x53mm Grenade Marines, Army, Navy Seen here mounted on a M14 rifle. M31HEAT-M14rifle.jpg
Anti-Tank Weapons
M20A1B1 "Super Bazooka" Rocket Launcher 90mm Marines, Army M20A1B1.gif
M40 Recoilless Rifle Anti-Tank Recoiless Rifle 105mm Marines, Army M40 Recoilless Rifle.jpg
Mortars
M30 Heavy Mortar 106mm mortar Army 300px-M30 mortar schematic.gif
M-81 Mortar Mortar 81mm mortar Navy 300px-81mmMORT L16.png
M19 Mortar Mortar 60mm mortar Army, Marines M19a.jpg
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