Major equipment

Soldiers Magazine, Jan, 2005

* M-16 Rifle

Type: Assault rifle

Entered Army service: 1964

Variants: M-16A1/A2/A3

Specifications:

Caliber: 5.56 mm

Weight: 7.5 lbs

Range: 800 m

Rate of fire: variable, depending

on rate selected

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* M-9 Pistol

Type: Semiautomatic pistol

Entered Army service: 1990

Specifications:

Caliber: 9 mm

Length: 217 mm

Barrel length: 125 mm

Weight: 850 g

Range: 50 m

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* Javelin

Type: Anti-tank missile

Entered Army service: 1996

Specifications:

Length overall: 3 ft 6 in

Weight: 26.1 lbs

Range: 1.4 mi

Crew: 2

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* M-2 Machine Gun

Type: Heavy machine gun

Entered Army service: 1938

Specifications:

Caliber: .50-caliber

Length: 61.4 in

Weight: 84 lbs

Range: 4.2 mi

Rate of fire: 550 rounds per minute

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* M-249 SAW

Type: Squad automatic weapon

Entered Army service: 1987

Specifications:

Caliber: 5.56 mm

Length: 100 cm

Weight: 16.3 lbs

Rate of fire: 750 rounds per minute

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MK 19-3 Grenade Machine Gun

Type: Belt-fed automatic

grenade launcher

Entered Army service: 1983

Specifications:

Caliber: 40 mm

Weight: 72.5 lbs

Range: 2,200 m

Rate of fire: 60 rounds per minute

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M-4 Carbine

Type: Compact assault rifle

Entered Army Service: 1997

Specifications:

Caliber: 5.56 mm

Weight: 5.65 lbs

Range: 500 m

Rate of fire: variable,

depending on rate selected

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BGM-71 TOW

Type: Wire-guided anti-tank missile

Entered Army service: 1970

Variants in service: TOW 2/2A/2B

Specifications: (Basic TOW)

Length overall: 3 ft 10 in

Weight: 173 lbs

Range: 2.5 mi

Crew: 2

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M-240B Machine Gun

Type: Medium machine gun

Entered Army service: 1997

Specifications:

Caliber: 7.62 mm

Weight: 27.6 lbs

Range: 1,100 m

Rate of fire: 200-600 rounds per minute

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M-252 Mortar

Type: 81mm mortar

Entered Army service: 1987

Specifications:

Caliber: 81 mm

Barrel length: 4 ft 6 in

Weight: 91 lbs

Range: 5,600 m

Rate of fire: 15 rounds/min sustained

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Stryker

Type: Interim armored vehicle

Entered Army service: 2001

Variants in service: Infantry carrier,

engineer vehicle, command-and-conrol

vehicle

Specifications: (ICV)

Length: 22 ft 9 in

Weight: 36,240 lbs

Range: 312 miles

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M-1097 AVENGER

Type: Self-propelled anti-aircraft system

Entered Army service: 1989

Weapons: 8 Stinger missiles,

1.50-caliber machine gun

Specifications:

Length: 16 ft 3 in

Weight: 8,600 lbs

Crew: 2

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M113 FAMILY OF VEHICLES

Type: Armored personnel carrier/mortar

carrier/command post vehicle

Entered Army service: 1960

Variants in service: M113A2, M113A3,

M106, M577, M1064A3

Specifications: (M113A3)

Length: 17 ft 5 in

Weight: 27,000 lbs

Range: 300 mi

Crew: 2

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M119

Type: Lightweight towed howitzer

Entered Army service: 1989

Specifications:

Caliber: 105 mm

Length: 16 ft

Weight: 4,100 lbs

Range: 13 mi

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M2/M3 Bradley

Type: Infantry/cavalry fighting vehicle

Entered Army service: 1981

Variants in service: M2A1/A2 IFVs,

M3A1/A2 CFVs

Specifications: (M2)

Length: 21 ft 2 in

Weight: 50,000 lbs

Main gun: 25mm chain gun

Crew: 3

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M270 MLRS

Type: Multiple Launch Rocket System

Entered Army service: 1983

Specifications: (Launcher)

Length: 22 ft 10 in

Weight: 55,536 lbs

Average speed: 30 mph

Max speed: 40 mph

Range: 300 mi

Crew: 3

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M1 Abrams

Type: Main battle tank

Entered Army service: 1980

Variants in service: M1, M1A1, M1A2

Specifications:

Length: 32 ft 0.5 in

Weight: 120,000 lbs

Speed: 45 mph

Main gun: 120 mm

Crew: 4

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M88

Type: Armored recovery vehicle

Entered Army service: 1961

Variants in service: M88A1,

M88A2 Hercules

Specifications: (M88A2)

Length: 28 ft 4 in

Weight: 140,000 lbs

Range: 280 mi

Crew: 3

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MIM-104 Patriot

Type: Medium/high altitude

air-defense missile

Entered Army service: 1985

Specifications:

Length overall: 17 ft 5 in

Weight: 1,534 lbs

Range: 50 mi

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M109

Type: Self-propelled howitzer

Entered Army service: 1963 (M109)

Variants in service: M109A2/3/5/6

Specifications: (M109A6)

Length: 32 ft 2 in

Weight: 63,300 lbs

Main gun: M-284 155 mm howitzer

Crew: 6

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FIM-92A Stinger

Type: Short-range air-defense

missile

Entered Army service: 1981

Specifications:

Length overall: 60 in

Weight: 34.5 lbs

Range: 3 mi

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AH-64 Apache

Type: Attack helicopter

Entered Army service: 1964

Variants in service: AH-64A/D

Specifications: (AH-64A)

Length: 49 ft 5 in

Weight: 17,650 lbs

Speed: 232 mph

Range: 380 mi

Crew: 2

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MH-6 Little Bird

Type: Special operations helicopter

Entered Army service: 1981

Variants in service: AH/MH-6F/G/J

Specifications:

Length overall: 24 ft 7 in

Weight: 3,550 lbs

Range: 340 mi

Crew: 2

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UH-60 Black Hawk

Type: Utility helicopter

Entered Army service: 1979

Variants in service: UH-60A/L,

EH-60C, MH-60K

Specifications: (UH-60A)

Length overall: 50 ft

Weight: 20,250 lbs

Range: 375 mi

Crew: 3

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TH-67 Creek

Type: Basic helicopter trainer

Entered Army service: 1995

Variants in service: TH-67A

Specifications:

Length overall: 31 ft 2 in

Weight: 3,200 lbs

Range: 395 nm