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A. Pistol, CAL .

45 1911A1
 Semiautomatic
 Recoil operated
 Magazine fed
 Single action pistols
 7-8 round capacity
PARTS 11. Trigger Guard
1. Front sight 12. Stock
2. Rear sight 13. Lanyard Loop
3. Slide 14. Grip Safety
4. Ejection Port 15. Hammer
5. Slide Lock Safety 16. Barrel
6. Slide Lock Safety Notch 17. Barrel Bushing
7. Slide Stop 18. Recoil Spring Plug
8. Slide Stop Notch 19. Magazine Catch
9. Disassembly Notch 20. Receiver
10. Trigger
SPECS
 Mass: 1.1kg
 Length: 216mm
 Height: 127mm
 Effective firing range: 50m
 Firing rate: 85 rounds/min semi-auto
 Muzzle Velocity: 253m/s
B. Pistol, Glock 17, 9mm
 Short recoil-operated
 Locked-breech, tilting barrel
 Semi-automatic
PARTS 8. Trigger Safety
1. Slide 9. Trigger Guard
2. Extractor 10. Slide Release
3. Ejection Port 11. Muzzle
4. Front Sight 12. Magazine
5. Rear Sight 13. Polymer Frame
6. Grip
7. Trigger
SPECS
 Mass:
 Length:
 Height:
 Effective firing range: 50m
 Firing rate:
 Muzzle Velocity: 375 m/s
C. Rifle, M16/16A1, 5.56mm
 Lightweight
 Air cooled
 Gas operated
 Magazine fed
 Shoulder Fired Weapon
PARTS 13. Selector Lever
1. Flash Suppressor 14. Pistol Grip
2. Front Sight Assembly 15. Trigger
3. Bayonet Stud 16. Trigger Guard
4. Rear Sight Drum 17. Ejection Port
5. Forward Assist Assembly 18. Dust Cover
6. Hand Guard 19. Rubber Recoil Pad
7. Slip ring 20. Stock
8. Carrying Handle 21. Sling
9. Bolt Catch 22. Rear Sling Swivel
10. Charging Handle 23. Upper Sling Swivel
11. Magazine
12. Magazine Release Button
SPECS
 Mass: 2.89kg/ 3.4kg (loaded)
 Length: 1.003m
 Effective Firing Range: 550m point target/ 800m area target
 Firing Rate: 700-850 rounds/min cyclic sustained, 60 rounds/min semi-automatic
 Muzzle Velocity: 960m/s
 Maximum Firing Range: 3600m
D. Rifle, M653, 5.56mm
 Butt retractable rifle
 Lightweight
 Gas Operated
 Magazine Fed
 Shoulder Fired Weapon
PARTS 12. Small of the Stock
1. Muzzle Compensator 13. Carrying Handle
2. Handguard 14. Ejection Port Cover and Ejection Port
3. Slip Ring 15. Front Sight Assembly
4. Rear Sight Assembly 16. Barrel
5. Charging Handle 17. Toe
6. Butt 18. Pistol Grip
7. Upper Sling Swivel 19. Magazine Release Button
8. Magazine Well 20. Sling
9. Bolt Catch 21. Sling Keeper
10. Trigger Selector Lever 22. Bayonet Stud
11. Heel
Specs
 Weight: 2.5kg regular and empty, 2.7kg with suppressor, 4.1kg with grenade/smoke
launcher and suppressor, 5kg with shotgun attachment and suppressor
 Length: 838mm, buttstock extended, 757mm buttstock retracted
 Barrel Length: 368mm
 Cartridge: 5.56x45mm
 Feed system: x30 curved magazine
E. Rifle, M14/M14A1, 7.62mm
 Lightweight
 Air-cooled
 Gas Operated
 Magazine Fed
 Shoulder Weapon
 Semi-automatic/Automatic (selector and bipod M2 must be installed)

PARTS 11. Operating Rod


1. Flash Suppressor 12. Connector Assembly
2. Cartridge Clip Guide 13. Front Sight
3. Bolt Lock 14. Trigger
4. Rear Sight 15. Sling
5. Elevating Knob Screw 16. Magazine Release
6. Bayonet Stud 17. Spindle Valve
7. Magazine 18. Gas Cylinder
8. Safety Trigger Guard 19. Gas Cylinder Plug
9. Hinged Shoulder Rest
10. Windage Knob Nut
SPECS
 Mass: 4.1kg empty, 4.85kg loaded magazine
 Length: 1126mm
 Barrel Length: 559mm
 Cartridge: 7.62x51mm NATO
 Action: Gas Operated, Rotating Bolt
 Rate of Fire: 700-750 r/min
 Muzzle Velocity: 850m/s
 Effective Range: 400m, 800+m with optics
 Maximum Range: 3725m
 Feed System: Round Detachable
 Sights: Aperture rear sight, “barleycorn” front sight
F. K-3
 Daewoo Precision Industries, South Korean light machine-gun.
 Capable of firing both 5.56x45mm NATO and 0.223 Remington rounds like K2 Assault
rifle.
 Entered Service 1989, replacing M60 machine gun.
 Resembling FN Minimi
Lighter than the M60 and can interchange cartridges with both the K1A and K2
SPECS
 Mass: 6.85kg, 6.3kg K3 Para
 Length: 1030mm, 953mm K3 Para extended, 805mm K3 Para collapsed
 Barrel Length: 533mm, 365mm K3 Para
 Cartridge: 5.56x45mm NATO and 0.223 Remington
 Action: Gas operated, Rotating Bolt
 Rate of Fire: 700 rd/min belt fed, 1000rd/min magazine fed
 Muzzle Velocity: 915m/s
 Effective Firing Range: 800m K3 K100, 460m K3 KM193, 600m K3KM100
Maximum Firing Range: 3600m K3 K100, 2650m K3 KM193
 Feed System: 200 round disintegrating, 70 round (rare) or 30-round NATO
G. Grenade Launcher, M203, 40mm
 Attachment to M16A1
 Single shot weapon
 Fires a 40-mm grenade
 Has a leaf sight and a quadrant sight.
PARTS 6. Quadrant sight
1. Barrel Stop (inside handguard) 7. Barrel
2. Leaf sight 8. Receiver
3. Handguard 9. Safety
4. Barrel Latch 10. Trigger
5. Serial Number
SPECS
 Weight Launcher: 1.36kg
 Rifle M16A2: 3.99kg
 Total including 30 rds: 5.35kg
 Bore diameter: 40mm
 Maximum Effective Range: 150m point target, 350m area target
 Maximum Range: 400m
 Minimum Safe Range: 130m training, 31m combat
H. Automatic Shotgun, USAS-142
 Gas-operated
 Selective fire weapon
 Sustained firepower in close combat scenarios
 Accepts detachable 10-round box magazines or 20-round drum magazines
 Both magazines are made of polymer and drum magazines have their rear side made
from translucent polymer for quick determination of the number of shot shells left
 Effective range of 40m
 Early 1990s, new CQ model of USAS-12 was created, it lacks front sight and re-
modeled carry handle.
SPECS
 Mass: 5.45kg, 6.2kg loaded with 10 rds
 Length: 960mm
 Barrel Length: 460mm
 Caliber: 12-gauge
 Rate of fire: 400-450 rd/min
 Muzzle Velocity: 400m/s
 Effective firing range: 30-40m
 Maximum firing range: 50m
 Feed system: Round detachable box magazine or 20-round drum magazine
Small Arms Ammunition – caliber ammunition, describes a cartridge or families of cartridges
intended for use in various types of weapons through 30mm. Within a caliber designation, these
weapons may include one or more of the following: rifles (except recoilless), carbines, pistols,
revolvers, machine guns and shotguns.

Crew Serve Weapons

 Larger than personal weapons


 Requires more than one crew member to operate correctly

A. Machine Gun, M60, 7.62mm

 Type classified in 1957 by the US Army


 Fires NATO 7.62mm round
 Used as general support crew-served weapon
 Removable barrel to prevent overheating
 Integrated folding bipod and can also be mounted on a folding tripod
PARTS
1. Flash Suppressor
2. Barrel
3. Carrying Handle
4. Hinged Shoulder Rest
5. Gas System
6. Feedway
7. Safety Lever
8. Bipod Leg
9. Shoulder Gun Stock
10. Cover Latch
11. Cover
12. Rear Sight
13. Barrel-Locking Lever
14. Front Sight
15. Bipod Folded
16. Tripod
17. Trigger Mechanism
18. Traversing and Elevating Mechanism
19. Pintle
SPECS

 Mass: 10.5kg
 Length: 1105mm
 Barrel Length: 560mm
 Cartridge: 7.62x51mm NATO
 Caliber: 7.62mm
 Action: Gas operated, short-stroke, gas piston, open bolt
 Rate of Fire: 550-650 RPM
 Muzzle Velocity: 853m/s
 Effective firing range: 1100m
 Feed system: Disintegrating belt with M13 links
 Sights: Iron Sights

B. Machine Gun, M1919A6, Cal .30


 Browning Machine gun are web or link belt feed
 Recoil operated
 Water or air cooled
 Designed to fire at materiel, aircraft, personnel, or vehicles
 Fire from tripod, bipod, antiaircraft mount or various vehicle mounts or aircraft
 Can be adapted to either fixed or flexible mountings
PARTS
1. Rear Sight
2. Receiver
3. Latch
4. Cover
5. Belt Feed slide
6. Cover Bolt
7. Front Sight
8. Barrel Jacket
9. Bearing
10. Front Barrel and Plug
11. Front Leg
12. Tripod Head
13. Gun Pintle Latch Lever
14. Elevating Handwheel
15. Bolt Handle
16. Traversing Bar Sleeve Latch
17. Shoe
18. Trail Legs
SPECS
 Mass: 14kg M1919A4
 Length: 964mm M1919A4, 1346mm M1919A6
 Rate of fire: 400-600rd/min
 Muzzle velocity: 850m/s
 Effective firing range: 1400m
 250 round belt

C. Machine Gun, M2, Cal .50


 Automatic
 Recoil operated
 Air cooled machine gun
 Adjustable headspace
 Crew transportable with limited amounts of ammunition over short distances
 Disintegrating metallic link0belt

Receiver
Barrel support

Length: 1560mm
Gun weight: 38kg
Complete tripod weight: 19.98kg
Total 58 kg
With tripod Effective 2000m
Max 6.8km
Max effect range 1830m
Rof 550 rds/min

M240
7.62mm
“M240 Bravo”
Mitrailleuse d’Appui General
Belt-fed
Gasoperated
Medium machine guns
7.62x51mm NATO
Mass12.5kg
Length: 1260mm
Barrel length: 630mm, 550m for m240b m240g m240l
Width: 120mm
Height: 260mm
Rof:

M240L
18% weight savings

Mark 48/Mk 48/ Maximi


Lightweight belt fed machine gun
7.62x51mm NATO
Fabrique Nationale Manufacturing Inc
Mass 8.2kg
800m eff range
Max range 3600m
Rof 710+-50rd/min

Mortar
An artillery weapon which fires explosive shells/mortar bombs
4 main components: Barrel, Base plate, Bipod, Sight
GUN SAFETY
4 Rules of Gun Safety:
1. Consider every gun as loaded.
2. Never let a muzzle of gun point at anything you did not intend to shoot.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger unless you are ready to fire.
4. Make sure of your target at what lies around it.

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