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Equipment of the United States Army

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The Equipment of the United States Army can be subdivided into: ammunition, weapons, vehicles and clothing.

Contents
1 Ammunition 2 Weapons 3 Systems 3.1 Vehicles 3.2 Aircraft 3.3 Vessels 4 Attire 5 See also 6 References

Ammunition
9x19mm NATO: M9 pistol M11 Heckler & Koch MP5 - used in night operations, close quarters battle, hostage rescue, and escort .45 ACP: M1911 pistol In limited service 5.56x45mm NATO: M249 Light Machine Gun M16 rifle - Virtually universally phased out in favor of the of the M4. M4 carbine M231 FPW 7.62x51mm NATO: M14 Rifle M240 Medium Machine Gun M110 Sniper Rifle M24 Sniper Weapon System .300 Winchester Magnum
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XM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle .50-cal BMG: M2 Heavy Machine Gun Barrett M82 12 gauge: Mossberg 500 Benelli M4 Super 90 25x137mm NATO: M242 Chain Gun 30x113mm NATO: M230 Chain Gun Hand grenades: M67 fragmentation grenade M18 smoke grenade M84 stun grenade Grenade launchers Mk 19 grenade launcher

Weapons
The Weapons of the United States Army can be sorted into three categories: Personal weapons carried and used by one soldier, Support weapons used by teams of soldiers in support roles, and VehicleMounted weapons mounted on Army vehicles. Some support weapons can be mounted on vehicles in addition to their primary ground roles. Personal Weapons:
An M249 machine gun

Pistols: The M9 pistol, a semi-automatic handgun with a 15-round detachable magazine[1][2] Rifles/Carbines An M16 rifle The M16A4, an assault rifle using STANAG magazines from 20 to 100 round capacities and firing at a maximum rate of 825 rounds per minute. All are to be replaced by M4A1s.[3][4] The M4/M4A1, a carbine in the same family as the M16 and using identical magazines and with an
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identical rate of fire. All M4s are to be upgraded to M4A1s.[5][6] The FN SCAR, an assault rifle being issued to elite units like the 75th Ranger Regiment that is scheduled to replace the M4 and M16 in special operations. The M231 FPW, a modified M16 for use in the firing ports of the M2 Bradley. It uses STANAG magazines and can fire at a rates over 1,000 rounds per minute. An M4 carbine Designated Marksman Rifles The Mk 14 EBR, a battle rifle used as Designated marksman rifle. The Squad Designated Marksman Rifle (SDM-R), used as Designated marksman rifle. Light Machine Guns The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, a belt-fed light machine gun which can also be used with STANAG magazines, though with a significant rate of malfunction. Rate of fire ranges from 500 to 1,000 rounds per minute.[7][8] Sniper Rifles The M24 Sniper Weapon System, a bolt-action sniper rifle The XM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle, .300 Winchester Magnum successor to M24. The M110 Semi-automatic sniper system, a semi-automatic sniper rifle. The M82/M107, a .50BMG Anti-materiel rifle. Bayonets The M9 bayonet, which can be attached to the M16 assault rifle or M4 carbine and also be used as a knife.[9] Bayonet tactics have been phased out.[10] Portable Grenade Launchers The M203 grenade launcher, a 40mm grenade launcher that can be attached under the barrel of a variety of rifles, including the M16 and M4. It cannot be used as a stand-alone weapon. Being replaced by M320.[11][12] The M320 grenade launcher, a 40mm underbarrel grenade launcher replacing the M203. Can be a stand-alone weapon. Support Weapons: Machine guns: The M60 machine gun, a belt-fed general purpose machine gun. The M240B/L Medium Machine Gun, a belt-fed machine gun that fires 7.62x51mm ammunition. It has three rate-of-fire settings: 750, 850, and 950 rounds per minute.[13][14] The M2HB/M2A1 Heavy Machine Gun, a belt-fed machine gun that fires .50-caliber BMG ammunition. Its rate of fire maximizes at 575 rounds per minute, though aircraft-mounted versions can achieve over 1,200 rounds per minute.[15] The MK 19 grenade machine gun, a belt-fed grenade-launching machine gun that fires 40mm grenades. Its cyclic rate of fire averages 400 rounds per minute, though its effective rate of fire is between 40 and 60 rounds per minute.[16][17] Rockets: AT4 light anti-tank weapon. M141 Bunker Defeat Munition bunker busting weapon
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Missiles: FGM-148 Javelin 3rd generation fire & forget top-attack anti-tank missile. BGM-71 TOW 2nd generation wire guided anti-tank missile. FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missile. Mortars: The M224 mortar fires 60mm shells up to 3,780 yards (3,460 meters). It is typically distributed at the company level.[18][19] The M252 mortar fires 81mm shells up to 6,490 yards (5,935 meters). It is typically distributed at the battalion level.[20][21] The M120 mortar fires 120mm shells up to 7,920 yards (7,240 meters). It is primarily used by mechanized battalions, though it can be used to support light infantry operations.[22][23] Vehicle-Mounted Weapons: The M240, MK 19, and M2 machine guns can be mounted on vehicles, though not as a primary armament. The M134 Minigun, fires 7.62mm ammunition at 3,000 to 4,000 rpm. The M3P Machine Gun, an M2 variant with a higher rate of fire mounted on the Avenger Humvee and OH58D Kiowa helicopter. The GAU-19, a rotary gun that fires .50 caliber ammunition. Mounted on Humvees and helicopters. The M230 Autocannon fires 30x113mm ammunition at a rate of 625 rounds per minute. It is mounted on the AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk Direct Action Penetrator helicopters.[24] The M242 Autocannon fires 25x137mm ammunition at a rate of 200 rounds per minute. It is one of the primary armaments of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, and is one of a variety of anti-air and anti-surface naval armaments.[25]

Systems
Vehicles
Name Type Quantity Notes 4WD's Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Picture

Humvee

160,000

Trucks

M939 Truck

Truck

32,000

To be replaced FMTV

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FMTV

Truck

44,000

Planned 76,000

HEMTT

Truck

27,400

HETS

Truck

2,400

Amoured Vehicles

Stryker

Armored personnel carrier

4,187

M113

Armored personnel carrier

13,943

6,700 active duty

M1 Abrams

Main battle tank

8,325

1,547 M1A2, 4,393 M1A1, 2,385 M1

M2 Bradley

Infantry fighting vehicle

6,452

M3 Bradley

Reconnaissance vehicle

1,200

M88 Hercules

Armored recovery vehicle

2,400

676 Active Duty

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M9

Combat engineering

447

Artillery

M109

Self-propelled howitzer

1,934

M119

Howitzer

500

M198

Howitzer

653

M777

Howitzer

638

HIMARS

Multiple rocket launcher

340

M270

Multiple rocket launcher

990

Centurion

Anti-Projectile Vehicle

Unknown

Avenger

Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon

1,000

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Patriot

Surface-to-air missile

1,106

MRAP's M-ATV MRAP

Caiman

MRAP

Couger H Couger HE MRAP

International MaxxPro

MRAP

RG-31 RG-33

MRAP

MRAP RG-33L Buffalo MRAP

Aircraft
The U.S. Army operates some fixed-wing aircraft and many helicopters.[26]

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UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter

AH-64 Apache Helicopter

OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter

CH-47 Chinook Helicopter

Name C-12C C-12D C-12F C-23 Sherpa

Type

Quantity Notes Fixed-wing Aircraft 17

Picture

Cargo/Transport Aircraft

14 17

Cargo/Transport Aircraft

56

To be replaced by 147 Alenia C-27J

C-26B RC-12 Huron|RC12D

Cargo/Transport Aircraft

11 12

Reconnaissance Aircraft
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RC-12H RC-12K Cessna UC35|UC-35A UC-35B O-5A EO-5B RC-7B Alenia C-27J Spartan transport airborne reconnaissance aircraft

18

20 Utility Aircraft 7 1 2 5 75 Helicopters (2 delivered 2009)

AH-6A Little Bird Attack Helicopter

20

AH-64A Attack Helicopter AH-64D CH-47D Cargo Helicopter CH-47F EH-60A Black Hawk MH-47D MH-47E MH-47 MH-60K Multi-Mission Helicopter MH-60L OH-58A
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116 665 217 218 Electronic-Warfare Helicopter 64 11 Multi-Mission Helicopter 23 27 23 35 196

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OH-58C OH-58D

Observation Helicopter

254 368

A and C under replacement by UH-72

TH-67 Creek

Training Helicopter

172

UH-1H

Utility Helicopter

547

Being replaced by UH-72

UH-60A UH-60L UH-60M UH-72A Utility Helicopter Utility Helicopter

751 967 165[28] 250 345 planned

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) AeroVironment Switchblade RQ-11B Raven Attack UAV

Hand-launched UAV

RQ-20A Puma

Hand-launched UAV

RQ-7B Shadow

Reconnaissance UAV

MRQ-5B Hunter

Short Range UAV

MQ-1C Warrior

Extended-Range MultiPurpose (ERMP) UAV

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Vessels
The Army still operates vessels of many types.[29] Name Type Watercraft Theater Support Vessel Versions Quantity Picture

Spearhead high speed logistics ship

General Frank S. Besson, Jr. class Logistics Support Vessel

Logistics Support Vessel

Stalwart class ocean surveillance ship

Ocean Surveillance Ship

Runnymede class large landing craft

Landing Craft Utility

35

MGen. Nathanael Greene class large coastal tugs

Large Tug

Attire
Main article: Uniforms of the United States Army Current attire Name Pattern name(s) Pattern Image Notes The ACU uses a new military camouflage pattern called the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), which blends green, tan, and gray to work
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Army Combat Uniform (ACU)

Universal Camouflage Pattern or MultiCam

effectively in desert, woodland, and urban environments. The color scheme of the Army Combat Uniform is composed of a slate gray, desert sand and foliage green pixel pattern, which becomes darker or lighter depending on exposure to sunlight. Soldiers operating in Afghanistan are issued an ACU with the more appropriate "MultiCam" pattern.[30]

Army Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU)

Universal Camouflage Pattern

A2CU replaces the Improved Aviation Battle Dress Uniform

Physical Fitness Uniform

The standard garrison service uniform is known as "Army Greens" or "Class-As".The "Army Blue" uniform, is currently the Army's formal dress uniform, but in 2009, it will replace the Army Green and the Army White uniforms (a uniform similar to the Army Green uniform, but worn in tropical postings) and will become the new Army Service Uniform, which will function as both a garrison uniform (when worn with a white shirt and necktie)
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and a dress uniform (when worn with a white shirt and either a necktie for parades or a bow tie for "after six" or "black tie" events). The Patrol Cap is worn with the ACU for garrison duty; and the beret with the Army Service Uniform for non-ceremonial functions. The Army Blue Service Cap, is allowed for wear by any soldier ranked CPL or above at the discretion of the commander. Body armor in all units is the Improved Outer Tactical Vest and the Interceptor Body Armor, which is now being supplemented with the lightweight Modular Body Armor Vest and Soldier Plate Carrier System. Head protection is provided by the Advanced Combat Helmet and the Modular Integrated Communications Helmet.

See also
United States Air Force Equipment of the United States Armed Forces Equipment of the United States Navy Equipment of the United States Air Force Equipment of the United States Coast Guard

References
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