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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Assault Rifle | |||||||
RA-8A2 | Assault Rifle | 7mm Kurz | Marines, Navy | An evolution of the A1, it sees active service across frontline units. Often mounted with a 4x optic to enhance marksmanship of the rifleman. | |||
RA-16A5 | Assault Rifle | 7mm Kurz | Marines, Navy | The entire platform was implemented in 1972 after licenses from South Hills were obtained. Updated throughout the years, it is relegated to reserve status and is often issued at Youth Scout organizations. | |||
Carbine | |||||||
RA-4 | Carbine | 7mm Kurzer | Marines, Navy | A carbine version of the RA-8, it sees use in special purpose groups. | |||
Battle Rifle | |||||||
RA-14 | Battle Rifle | 7mm Mauser | Marines, Navy | A classic that's been in service since 1959. It sees use in honor/ceremonial units, reserve forces, and the Youth Scouts. Many of it's magazines were converted to feed the RA-10A DMR, it's spiritual successor. | |||
Marksman/Sniper Rifle | |||||||
RA-10A | Designated Marksman Rifle | 7mm Mauser | Marines, Navy | The standard DMR issued to infantry, it offers each squad extended range and accuracy. Came into service in 1996. Seen here issued with a 4x optic. | |||
RA-14 Enhanced Battle Rifle | Battle Rifle | 7mm Mauser | Marines, Navy | A rather peculiar rifle, adopted in 2002 despite the RA-10A being the better rifle. Modified from existing stocks of the original battle rifle, it sees use only in small units like combat engineers, Force Recon, ANGELs, or more obscure units. | |||
Hurval Arms Hammer | Heavy Marksman Rifle | 9.3x64mm Brenneke | Army, Navy, Air Force | Dedicated Sniper Rifle/Marksman Rifle of the Armed Forces | |||
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 | |||||||
Danal S-50 | Combat Shotgun | 12 Gauge | Army, Navy, Air Force | First seeing service in 1955, the venerable shotgun has been updated over the years to maintain relevancy. Still friend to door kickers and police units across the NGU. | |||
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 |