Armed Forces of the Americas
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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
Name | Type | Caliber | Branches | Notes | Picture | ||
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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. | |||
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. | |||
Marksman/Sniper Rifle | |||||||
Winchester Model 70 | Marksman Rifle | 7.62x51mm | Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy | . | |||
M1903A4 | Marksman Rifle | 30-06 | Marines, Navy | ||||
Anti-Material Rifle | |||||||
Danal AMR-67 Lynx | Anti-material Rifle | .50 BMG | Army, Navy, Air Force | Dedicated Anti-Material Rifle of the Armed Forces | |||
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. | |||
Browning Auto-5 | Combat Shotgun | 12 Gauge | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines | ||||
Winchester Model 1987 | Combat Shotgun | 12 Gauge | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines | . | |||
Winchester Model 1912 | Combat Shotgun | 12 Gauge | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines | . | |||
Submachine Gun | |||||||
M3 Submachine Gun | Submachine Gun | 9mm | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines | ||||
M1 Thompson | Submachine Gun | .45 ACP | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines | ||||
Machine Gun | |||||||
RA Ameli | Squad Automatic Weapon/Light Machine Gun | 7mm Kurzer | Marines, Navy | Standard Squad-issued SAW. Capable of up to 1,200 rounds per minute fire rate. | |||
RA-60 GPMG | General Purpose Machine Gun | 7mm Mauser | Marines, Navy | Standard GPMG. Capable of up to 1,500 rounds per minute fire rate. | |||
M-93 Minigun | Six-barreled Gatling gun | 9.3x64mm Brenneke | Army, Navy, Air Force | ||||
M2 Browning Machine Gun | Heavy Machine Gun | .50 BMG | Army, Navy, Air Force | ||||
Sidearms | |||||||
Danal Witness SC | Service Pistol | 10mm Auto | Army, Navy, Air Force | A relatively old handgun, seeing action in the 80s to suit the changing demands of more firepower in one's sidearm. | |||
Grenade Launcher | |||||||
AGL-98 | Automatic grenade launcher | 40x53mm Grenade | Marines, Navy | ||||
Danal RBGL | Revolving grenade launcher | 40mm Grenade | Marines, Navy | ||||
Anti-Tank Weapons | |||||||
Danal M72 LAW | Anti-tank Rocket Launcher | 66mm | Marines | Produced under license from South Hills since the 1970s. | |||
Danal R1 ATRR | Anti-Tank Recoiless Rifle | 89mm | Marines | ||||
DuVall Ordnance Terazk | Anti-Tank Missile Launcher | 136mm | Marines | ||||
Wey-Yu MILAN | Wire-guided Anti-Tank Missile | 103mm | Marines | ||||
Anti-Air Weapons | |||||||
LGAM-84 Honeybee | MANPADS | Marines, Navy | |||||
Mortars | |||||||
Bull Industries MWMS | Mortar | 120mm mortar | Navy | ||||
M-81 Mortar | Mortar | 81mm mortar | Navy | ||||
M224 Mortar | Mortar | 60mm mortar | Navy |