U.S. INFANTRY WEAPON SYSTEMS

Instructor: CPL HartleyAssistant Instructor: CPL Key

Charlie Company

1 – 121 INF (M)

M-9 9mm Beretta Pistol

• A 9mm, semiautomatic, double-action, recoil-operated, magazine fed, hand-held weapon.

M-9 9mm Beretta Pistol

• Weight:Without magazine- 33.86 ouncesWith magazine- 40.89 ounces

• Maximum Range: 1,800 meters• Maximum Effective Range: 50 meters

M-16/A2 Rifle

• A 5.56 mm, magazine fed, gas-operated, air-cooled, semiautomatic or three-round burst, hand-held, shoulder-fired weapon.

M-16/A2 Rifle

• Weight:With magazine and sling- 8.79 lbsWithout magazine and sling- 7.78 lbs

• Length: 39.6 inches• Barrel Rifling: Right 1/7 • Maximum Range: 3,435 meters• Maximum Effective Range:

Area- 800 metersPoint- 550 meters

• Muzzle Velocity: 3,100 feet per second• Rate of Fire:

Burst- 90 rounds per minuteSemiautomatic- 45 rounds per minuteSustained- 12-15 rounds per minute

• Types of Ammunition: Dummy, Blank (violet tip), Ball (green tip), Tracer (red tip), Short Range Training (plastic with blue tip)

M-4 Carbine

• A 5.56 mm, magazine fed, gas-operated, air-cooled, semiautomatic or three-round burst, hand-held, shoulder-fired weapon.

M-4 Carbine

• Weight:With magazine and sling- 7.5 lbsWithout magazine and sling- 6.49 lbs

• Barrel Rifling: Right 1/7• Overall Length: Butt stock open- 33 inches Butt stock closed- 29.75 inches• Maximum Effective Range: Point- 500 meters Area- 600 meters• Velocity: 2,970 feet per second• Rate of fire:

Burst- 90 rounds per minute Semiautomatic- 45 rounds per minute Sustained- 12 to 15 rounds per minute• Types of Ammunition: Dummy, Blank (violet tip), Ball (green tip), Tracer (red tip), Short Range

Training (plastic with blue tip)

M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon

• An air-cooled, belt or magazine fed, gas-operated, automatic weapon that fires from the open-bolt position.

M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon

• Weight with 200 round box of ammo: 22.08 lbs• Length: 40.87 inches• Barrel Rifling:• Maximum Range: 3,600• Maximum Effective Range for Grazing Fire: 600 meters• Maximum Effective Range: 1,000 meters• Muzzle Velocity:• Rate of Fire:

Cyclic- 750 rounds per minuteRapid- 200 rounds per minuteSustained- 85 rounds per minute

• Types of Ammunition: Dummy, Blank (violet tip), Ball (green tip), Tracer (red tip), Short Range Training (plastic with blue tip)

M-240B Machine Gun

• The M240B is a belt-fed, air-cooled, gas-operated, fully automatic machine gun that fires from the open bolt position.

M-240B Machine Gun

• Weight: 27.6 lbs• Length: 49 inches• Barrel Rifling: 4 grooves with a uniform right-hand twist, 1 turn in 12 inches• Maximum Range: 3725 meters• Maximum Effective Range:

With tripod and T&E- 1,100 metersArea- 1800 metersPoint- 800 meters

• Muzzle Velocity: About 2,800 feet per second• Rate of Fire:

Cyclic- 650 to 950 rounds per minute, barrel change every minuteRapid- 200 rounds per minute, barrel change every 2 minutesSustained- 100 rounds per minute, barrel change every 10 minutes

• Types of Ammunition: 7.62 Ball, Tracer, Armor-Piercing, Armor-Piercing-Incendiary, Blank, Dummy

M-60 Machine Gun

• A 7.62mm, air-cooled, belt-fed, gas-operated, automatic tripod or bipod fired weapon.

M-60 Machine Gun

• Weight: 23 lbs• Length• Maximum Effective Range: 1,100 meters• Velocity: 2,800 feet per second• Rate of Fire:

Cyclic- 500 rounds per minuteRapid- 200 rounds per minuteSustained- 100 rounds per minute

• Types of Ammunition: Ball, Tracer, Armor Piercing, Dummy, Blank

M-2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun

• A belt-fed, recoil operated, air cooled, crew served machine gun, capable of firing single shot as well as automatic fire, and operates on the short recoil principle.

M-2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun

• Weight: 84 lbs• Length: 65 inches• Maximum Range: 6,764 meters• Maximum Effective Range

Area- 1,830 metersPoint- 1,500 meters

• Muzzle Velocity: 3,050 feet per second• Rate of Fire:

Cyclic- 450-550 rounds per minuteRapid- < 40 rounds per minuteSustained- > 40 rounds per minute

Gotham-31 Boomerang

• Bat thrown, internally propelled, guaranteed to hit where aimed and to return, crime-fighting device.

Gotham-31 Boomerang

• Weight: .75 lbs

• Length: 7.2 inches

• Maximum Effective Range: 30 meters

• Velocity: 15 meters per second

MK-19 40mm Grenade Machine Gun

• An air-cooled, blowback operated, belt-fed machine gun that is fed by a disintegrating metallic-link belt and fires 40mm grenade cartridges.

MK-19 40mm Grenade Machine Gun

• Total Weight:140.6 lbs MK19- 75.6 lbsMK64 (gun cradle)- 21 lbsM3 (tripod) - 44 lbs

• Length: 43.1 inches• Maximum Range: 2,212 meters• Maximum Effective Range:

Area- 2,212 metersPoint- 1,500 meters

• Velocity: 790 feet per second• Rate of Fire:

Cyclic- 325-375 rounds per minuteRapid- 60 rounds per minuteSustained-40 rounds per minute

• Types of Ammunition: HEDP, HE, TP, Dummy

M-24 Sniper Rifle

• A 7.62 mm, magazine-fed, bolt-action, shoulder-fired weapon

M-24 Sniper Rifle

• Weight (empty): 12.1 lbs• Length: 43 inches• Barrel Rifling: Right 1/11.2• Maximum Effective Range: 800 meters• Muzzle Velocity• Rate of Fire

M-203 Grenade Launcher

• A 40mm, lightweight, single-shot, breach-loaded, pump-action, shoulder fired weapon.

M-203 Grenade Launcher

• Weight• Length• Types of Ammunition:• Maximum Range: 400 meters• Maximum Effective Range:

Area- 350 metersPoint- 150 meters

• Types of Ammunition: High Explosive, Smoke, Riot Agent, Shot, & Flare

BGM-71 TOW Missile

• A crew portable, vehicle-mounted, heavy anti-armor weapon system consisting of a launcher and a missile.

• TOW stands for “Tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile.”

BGM-71 TOW 2B Missile

• Weight: 64 lbs (with container)

• Length: 46 inches

• Maximum Range: 3750 meters

• Velocity: 309 meters per second

M-136 AT4

• It is a 84mm, light weight, single shot, man-portable, self contained antiarmor weapon fired from the right shoulder only.

M-136 AT4

• Weight: 15 lbs• Length: 40 inches• Maximum Range: 2,100 meters• Minimum Range: 30 meters• Maximum Effective Range: 300 meters

M2-M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle

• Length: 21 ft 2 inWeight: 50,000 lbsMain gun: 25mm chain gunCrew: 3