Air base defense - Weapons

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 Frog 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.

M-72 Light Anti-tank Weapon

Primary function: Portable, shoulder-launched anti-armor weapon consisting of a rocket packed in a launcher. Dimensions: Launcher extended length 2 ft. 10.7 in., launcher closed length 2 ft. 0.8 in., rocket length 1 ft. 8 in. Weight: 2.2 pounds. Maximum effective range: 660 feet.

M18A1 Claymore Mine

Primary function: Anti-personnel, defensive. Weight: 3.53 pounds. Maximum effective range: 328 feet.

M240B General Purpose Machine Gun

Primary function: Anti-personnel. Dimensions: Length 49 inches. Weight: 27.6 pounds. Bore Diameter: 7.62 mm. Maximum effective range: 330 feet. Cyclic rate of fire: 650-950 rounds per minute.

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.

MP5K Sub-machine Gun

Primary function: Personnel defense. Dimensions: Length 12.8 inches (stock retracted), 22 inches (stock extended), width 1.97 inches, height 8.27 inches. Weight: 4.4 pounds. Bore diameter: 9 mm. Maximum effective range: 330 feet. Cyclic rate of fire: 840 rounds per minute.