Air base defense - Weapons - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

Airman, Jan, 2002

M-2 .50-Caliber Machine Gun

Primary function: Anti-personnel and antiaircraft weapon.

Dimensions: Length 61.42 inches.

Weight: 128 pounds.

Bore diameter: .50 inches.

Maximum effective range: 1.24 miles with tripod mount.

Cyclic rate of fire: 550 rounds per minute.

M-9 Semiautomatic Pistol

Primary function: Anti-personnel.

Dimensions: Length 8.54 inches, width 1.5 inches, height 5.51 inches.

Weight: 2.55 pounds (fully loaded).

Bore diameter: 9 mm.

Maximum effective range: 152.5 feet.

M-16 Semiautomatic Rifle

Primary function: Anti-personnel.

Dimensions: Length 39.63 inches.

Weight: 8.79 pounds (fully loaded).

Bore diameter: 5.56 mm.

Maximum effective range: Area target -- 2,624.8 feet; point target -- 1,804.5 feet.

Cyclic rate of fire: 800 rounds per minute.

M-203 40 mm Grenade Launcher

Primary function: Anti-personnel.

Dimensions: Length 39.63 inches.

Weight: Launcher -- 3 pounds; rifle 8.79 pounds.

Bore diameter: 40 mm.

Maximum effective range: Area target 1,148.35 feet; point target 492.15 feet.

M-60 General Purpose Machine Gun

Primary function: Anti-personnel.

Dimensions: Length 42.4 inches.

Weight: 23 pounds.

Bore diameter: 7.62 mm.

Maximum effective range: 3,609.1 feet.

Cyclic rate of fire: 550 rounds per minute.

M-67 Frag Grenade

Primary function: Anti-personnel.

Dimensions: Length 3.5 inches, diameter 2.5 inches.

Weight: 13.75 ounces.

Maximum effective range: lethal 16.4 feet, casualty 49.2 feet.

M18A1 Claymore Mine

Primary function: Anti-personnel, defensive.

Weight: 3.53 pounds.

Maximum effective range: 328 feet.

M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon

Primary function: Anti-personnel.

Dimensions: Length 40.87 inches.

Weight: With bipod and tools -- 15.16 pounds.

Bore diameter: 5.56 mm.

Maximum effective range: 3,281 feet.

Cyclic rate of fire: 725 rounds per minute.

MK-19 40 mm Machine Gun

Primary function: Anti-personnel and antiaircraft weapon.

Dimensions: Length 43.1 inches.

Weight: Gun 72.5 pounds, cradle 21 pounds, tripod 44 pounds.

Bore diameter: 40 mm.

Maximum effective range: 1 mile.

Cyclic rate of fire: 325-375 rounds per minute.