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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| 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. | 
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| 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. | 
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| 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. | 
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| 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. | 
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| Hurval Arms Hammer | Heavy Marksman Rifle | 9.3x64mm Brenneke | Army, Navy, Air Force | Dedicated Sniper Rifle/Marksman Rifle of the Armed Forces | 
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| Anti-Material Rifle | |||||||
| Danal AMR-67 Lynx | Anti-material Rifle | .50 BMG | Army, Navy, Air Force | Dedicated Anti-Material Rifle of the Armed Forces | 
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| 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. | 
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| 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. | 
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| RA-60 GPMG | General Purpose Machine Gun | 7mm Mauser | Marines, Navy | Standard GPMG. Capable of up to 1,500 rounds per minute fire rate. | 
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| M-93 Minigun | Six-barreled Gatling gun | 9.3x64mm Brenneke | Army, Navy, Air Force | 
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| M2 Browning Machine Gun | Heavy Machine Gun | .50 BMG | Army, Navy, Air Force | 
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| 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. | 
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| Grenade Launcher | |||||||
| AGL-98 | Automatic grenade launcher | 40x53mm Grenade | Marines, Navy | 
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| Danal RBGL | Revolving grenade launcher | 40mm Grenade | Marines, Navy | 
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| Anti-Tank Weapons | |||||||
| Danal M72 LAW | Anti-tank Rocket Launcher | 66mm | Marines | Produced under license from South Hills since the 1970s. | 
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| Danal R1 ATRR | Anti-Tank Recoiless Rifle | 89mm | Marines | 
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| DuVall Ordnance Terazk | Anti-Tank Missile Launcher | 136mm | Marines | 
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| Wey-Yu MILAN | Wire-guided Anti-Tank Missile | 103mm | Marines | 
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| Anti-Air Weapons | |||||||
| LGAM-84 Honeybee | MANPADS | Marines, Navy | 
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| Mortars | |||||||
| Bull Industries MWMS | Mortar | 120mm mortar | Navy | 
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| M-81 Mortar | Mortar | 81mm mortar | Navy | 
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| M224 Mortar | Mortar | 60mm mortar | Navy | 
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