Weapons Used in War

 

 

M-249 SAW

Type: Squad automatic weapon

Entered Army service: 1987

Specifications:

Caliber: 5.56mm

Length:100 cm

Weight:16.3 lbs

Range: 800 meters

Rate of fire: 750 rounds per minute

 

M-9 PISTOL

Type: Semiautomatic pistol

Entered Army service: 1990

Specifications:

Caliber: 9mm

Length: 217mm

Barrel length: 125mm

Weight: 850 g

Magazine capacity: 15 rounds

Range: 50 m

 

                                                           
                                                           
                       

 

 

 

M-240B MACHINE GUN

Type: Medium machine gun

Entered Army service: 1997

Specifications:

Caliber: 7.62mm

Weight: 27.6 lbs

Range: 1,100 m

Rate of fire: 200-600 rounds per minute

 

M-4 CARBINE

Type: Compact assault rifle

Entered Army Service: 1997

Specifications:

Caliber: 5.56mm

Weight: 5.65 lbs

Range: 500 m

Rate of fire: variable, depending on rate selected

 

 

                                               
           

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