U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aldridge, of the 10th Mountain Division's Special Troops Battalion, pulls security as his fellow soldiers, Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen of the 755th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit move to an enemy weapons cache point on the side of a mountain in Mandikowl, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aldridge, of the 10th Mountain Division's Special Troops Battalion, pulls security as his fellow soldiers, Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen of the 755th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit move to an enemy weapons cache point on the side of a mountain in Mandikowl, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aldridge, of the 10th Mountain Division's Special Troops Battalion, pulls security as his fellow soldiers, Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen of the 755th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit move to an enemy weapons cache point on the side of a mountain in Mandikowl, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman
The launcher :
The lightweight, shoulder-fired, four-tube launcher is equipped with front and rear hinged protective covers. A folding sight and trigger handle assembly provide compact carrying and storage capabilities. An adjustable sling is used to carry the launcher over the shoulder.
The launcher is loaded with a clip (M74), which contains four 66mm rockets. It can fire one to four rockets semi-automatically at a rate of one rocket per second and can be reloaded with a new clip. The basic load for each launcher is three M74 rocket clips
I have found information about this strange weapon, M202 Multi-Short portable flame weapon.
The M202A1 multishot rocket launcher (Flash) is a lightweight, reusable, four-tube rocket launcher. It is half as heavy as the M9A1-7 and M2A1-7 portable flamethrowers, has five times the range against point targets, and requires less servicing and maintenance.
The Flash can be used in both an offensive and defensive role because it is lightweight, has an extended range, and has a minimal maintenance requirement. Due to the weapon's accuracy and the trajectory of the rocket, it can get into areas and enclosures which other weapons cannot enter. It can produce personnel casualties in bunkers, buildings, and covered or open foxholes, as well as damage unarmored vehicles and destroy combustible supplies, ammunition, and materiel.
The M202A1 produces a psychological effect -- the brilliant splash of the bursting warhead makes it an excellent weapon to suppress RPG and Sagger missile firing sites and when fired near armored vehicles, will normally make the crew button-up.
The Flash may be employed like other direct fire weapons with the assault element or with a supporting element as a supporting or covering weapon. The M74 rocket is normally employed by infantry elements in the assault for the same purpose as flamethrowers; however, targets can be engaged at a greater range and with greater accuracy with this weapon than with the portable flamethrowers. Thus, the M202A1 gunner is less vulnerable to enemy fire than flamethrower operators.
Rocket :
Ammunition for the M202A1 rocket launcher is issued in rocket clips of fixed ammunition (the rocket motor propelling charge is not adjustable). The rocket clip consists of four aluminum tubes each preloaded with one 66mm rocket.
Each rocket consists of an M235 warhead, containing approximately 1.34 pounds (0.61 kg) of thickened pyrophoric agent (TPA), an M434 fuze, and an adapter, which adapts an M54 rocket motor to the warhead.
The TPA is triethylaluminum (TEA), a substance similar to white phosphorus, which burns spontaneously when exposed to air at temperatures between 1400-2200 degrees Fahrenheit.
The M434 fuze is a basedetonating (BD), nondelay-action type. It incorporates a graze functioning element which, upon deceleration due to impact, causes the fuze to detonate the burster in the warhead.
The lightweight, shoulder-fired, four-tube launcher is equipped with front and rear hinged protective covers. A folding sight and trigger handle assembly provide compact carrying and storage capabilities. An adjustable sling is used to carry the launcher over the shoulder.
The launcher is loaded with a clip (M74), which contains four 66mm rockets. It can fire one to four rockets semi-automatically at a rate of one rocket per second and can be reloaded with a new clip. The basic load for each launcher is three M74 rocket clips
I have found information about this strange weapon, M202 Multi-Short portable flame weapon.
The M202A1 multishot rocket launcher (Flash) is a lightweight, reusable, four-tube rocket launcher. It is half as heavy as the M9A1-7 and M2A1-7 portable flamethrowers, has five times the range against point targets, and requires less servicing and maintenance.
The Flash can be used in both an offensive and defensive role because it is lightweight, has an extended range, and has a minimal maintenance requirement. Due to the weapon's accuracy and the trajectory of the rocket, it can get into areas and enclosures which other weapons cannot enter. It can produce personnel casualties in bunkers, buildings, and covered or open foxholes, as well as damage unarmored vehicles and destroy combustible supplies, ammunition, and materiel.
The M202A1 produces a psychological effect -- the brilliant splash of the bursting warhead makes it an excellent weapon to suppress RPG and Sagger missile firing sites and when fired near armored vehicles, will normally make the crew button-up.
The Flash may be employed like other direct fire weapons with the assault element or with a supporting element as a supporting or covering weapon. The M74 rocket is normally employed by infantry elements in the assault for the same purpose as flamethrowers; however, targets can be engaged at a greater range and with greater accuracy with this weapon than with the portable flamethrowers. Thus, the M202A1 gunner is less vulnerable to enemy fire than flamethrower operators.
Rocket :
Ammunition for the M202A1 rocket launcher is issued in rocket clips of fixed ammunition (the rocket motor propelling charge is not adjustable). The rocket clip consists of four aluminum tubes each preloaded with one 66mm rocket.
Each rocket consists of an M235 warhead, containing approximately 1.34 pounds (0.61 kg) of thickened pyrophoric agent (TPA), an M434 fuze, and an adapter, which adapts an M54 rocket motor to the warhead.
The TPA is triethylaluminum (TEA), a substance similar to white phosphorus, which burns spontaneously when exposed to air at temperatures between 1400-2200 degrees Fahrenheit.
The M434 fuze is a basedetonating (BD), nondelay-action type. It incorporates a graze functioning element which, upon deceleration due to impact, causes the fuze to detonate the burster in the warhead.
Combat Camera: Live-Fire Excercise
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Walls, assigned to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, takes aim with a rocket propelled grenade-7 weapon system during a joint-live fire training exercise in Ad-Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Walls, assigned to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, takes aim with a rocket propelled grenade-7 weapon system during a joint-live fire training exercise in Ad-Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Walls from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, fires an M-4 during a live-fire exercise in Ad-Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Walls from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, fires an M-4 during a live-fire exercise in Ad-Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Walls, assigned to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, takes aim with a rocket propelled grenade-7 weapon system during a joint-live fire training exercise in Ad-Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Walls, assigned to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, takes aim with a rocket propelled grenade-7 weapon system during a joint-live fire training exercise in Ad-Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Walls from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, fires an M-4 during a live-fire exercise in Ad-Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Walls from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, fires an M-4 during a live-fire exercise in Ad-Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price
US Army Patents Illegal WMD Delivery System
US Army Patents Biological Weapons Delivery System,
Violates Bioweapons Convention
Austin and Hamburg (8 May 2003) - The United States Army has developed and patented a new grenade that it says can be used to wage biowarfare. This is in violation of the Biological Weapons Convention, which explicitly prohibits development of bioweapons delivery devices.
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US Patent #6,523,478, granted on February 25th 2003, covers a "rifle launched non lethal cargo dispenser" that is designed to deliver aerosols, including – according to the patent’s claims - “crowd control agents, biological agents, [and] chemical agents...”
The development of biological weapons delivery devices is absolutely prohibited - “in any circumstance” - by Article I of the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, to which the US is a party. There is no exemption from this prohibition, neither for defensive purposes nor for so called non-lethal agents.
“The development of weapons for biological payloads produces great uncertainty about the US commitment to the Biological Weapons Convention.” says Edward Hammond of the Sunshine Project US, “Thirty four years after the US renunciation of biological weapons, the Pentagon is back in the bioweapons business.”
"Hans Blix might have an easier time finding illegal weapons if he were inspecting near Baltimore instead of Baghdad," says biologist Jan van Aken from the Sunshine Project Germany, referring to the fact that two of the inventors work at the Army’s Edgewood Arsenal north of Baltimore, Maryland. Other inventors work at an engineering firm in Orlando, Florida, where the US Special Forces operate from MacDill Air Force Base.
This grenade is yet another indication of prohibited biological and chemical weapons development projects in the US. It stands in a row with an illegal chemical weapons program focusing on so called non-lethal agents (see below), uncovered last September by the Sunshine Project, with research activities on material degrading microorganisms by the US armed forces (see below), and with a range of questionable biodefense activities that may well suit offensive purposes (see New York Times, 4 September 2001).
http://www.sunshine-project.org/publications/pr/pr080503slide1.html
http://www.sunshine-project.org/publications/pr/pr080503slide2.html
Slides: "Rifle Launched Non-Lethal Cargo Dispenser"
Eroding Prohibition: So-called non-lethal weapons are blurring the lines between permissable and illegal weapons research. The Army says the new grenade is for the dispersal of “non-lethal” agents. Claims are the legally crucial and most carefully crafted part of a patent. The Army is fully aware of its obligations under the BWC, yet a new bioweapons device was patented. This underscores why "non-lethal" weapons pose such a serious threat. The Pentagon now considers bioweapons work that has been off limits for three decades to be acceptable - if the word “non-lethal” is appended. But not only do many 'non lethal' agents violate treaties themselves, it is worse: US "non-lethal" research is creating and testing hardware that can deliver the full spectrum of biological and chemical weapons.
Pre-emptive Diplomacy: US diplomatic-military policy coordination on “non-lethal” weapons can be seen in its firm resistance to efforts to place the subject on the international arms control agenda. In September 2002, US diplomats vetoed the Sunshine Project’s accreditation to a Chemical Weapons Convention meeting because the Project wanted to discuss “non-lethal” chemical (and biological) weapons. Last week, US diplomats again pre-empted discussion of “non-lethal” weapons, when they blocked the International Committee of the Red Cross from making a speech at the Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference.
“This grenade is another example of how the Pentagon's so called 'non lethal' weapons programs are consistently chipping away at restrictions on two of the most deadly kinds of arms, biological and chemical weapons. Programs that develop so called non-lethal chemical and biological weapons should simply be abolished,” says Hammond.
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US Army Patents Biological Weapons Delivery System,
Violates Bioweapons Convention
Austin and Hamburg (8 May 2003) - The United States Army has developed and patented a new grenade that it says can be used to wage biowarfare. This is in violation of the Biological Weapons Convention, which explicitly prohibits development of bioweapons delivery devices.
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US Patent #6,523,478, granted on February 25th 2003, covers a "rifle launched non lethal cargo dispenser" that is designed to deliver aerosols, including – according to the patent’s claims - “crowd control agents, biological agents, [and] chemical agents...”
The development of biological weapons delivery devices is absolutely prohibited - “in any circumstance” - by Article I of the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, to which the US is a party. There is no exemption from this prohibition, neither for defensive purposes nor for so called non-lethal agents.
“The development of weapons for biological payloads produces great uncertainty about the US commitment to the Biological Weapons Convention.” says Edward Hammond of the Sunshine Project US, “Thirty four years after the US renunciation of biological weapons, the Pentagon is back in the bioweapons business.”
"Hans Blix might have an easier time finding illegal weapons if he were inspecting near Baltimore instead of Baghdad," says biologist Jan van Aken from the Sunshine Project Germany, referring to the fact that two of the inventors work at the Army’s Edgewood Arsenal north of Baltimore, Maryland. Other inventors work at an engineering firm in Orlando, Florida, where the US Special Forces operate from MacDill Air Force Base.
This grenade is yet another indication of prohibited biological and chemical weapons development projects in the US. It stands in a row with an illegal chemical weapons program focusing on so called non-lethal agents (see below), uncovered last September by the Sunshine Project, with research activities on material degrading microorganisms by the US armed forces (see below), and with a range of questionable biodefense activities that may well suit offensive purposes (see New York Times, 4 September 2001).
http://www.sunshine-project.org/publications/pr/pr080503slide1.html
http://www.sunshine-project.org/publications/pr/pr080503slide2.html
Slides: "Rifle Launched Non-Lethal Cargo Dispenser"
Eroding Prohibition: So-called non-lethal weapons are blurring the lines between permissable and illegal weapons research. The Army says the new grenade is for the dispersal of “non-lethal” agents. Claims are the legally crucial and most carefully crafted part of a patent. The Army is fully aware of its obligations under the BWC, yet a new bioweapons device was patented. This underscores why "non-lethal" weapons pose such a serious threat. The Pentagon now considers bioweapons work that has been off limits for three decades to be acceptable - if the word “non-lethal” is appended. But not only do many 'non lethal' agents violate treaties themselves, it is worse: US "non-lethal" research is creating and testing hardware that can deliver the full spectrum of biological and chemical weapons.
Pre-emptive Diplomacy: US diplomatic-military policy coordination on “non-lethal” weapons can be seen in its firm resistance to efforts to place the subject on the international arms control agenda. In September 2002, US diplomats vetoed the Sunshine Project’s accreditation to a Chemical Weapons Convention meeting because the Project wanted to discuss “non-lethal” chemical (and biological) weapons. Last week, US diplomats again pre-empted discussion of “non-lethal” weapons, when they blocked the International Committee of the Red Cross from making a speech at the Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference.
“This grenade is another example of how the Pentagon's so called 'non lethal' weapons programs are consistently chipping away at restrictions on two of the most deadly kinds of arms, biological and chemical weapons. Programs that develop so called non-lethal chemical and biological weapons should simply be abolished,” says Hammond.
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FIM-92A Stinger Weapons System
Designed by the US Army for short-range air defense, this is an ideal weapon to bring down low-altitude airborne targets like planes, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, and even cruise missiles. It can be shoulder-fired or launched from a Bradley Fighting Vehicle or even a helicopter. The guidance system is "fire-and-forget," using an infrared seeker and navigation system to lock onto targets and eliminate them. First used in Grenada in 1983, this missile system was sold wholesale to mujahedeen fighting the Soviets, and it effectively tipped the balance of power in Afghanistan. [show more...]
Designed by the US Army for short-range air defense, this is an ideal weapon to bring down low-altitude airborne targets like planes, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, and even cruise missiles. It can be shoulder-fired or launched from a Bradley Fighting Vehicle or even a helicopter. The guidance system is "fire-and-forget," using an infrared seeker and navigation system to lock onto targets and eliminate them. First used in Grenada in 1983, this missile system was sold wholesale to mujahedeen fighting the Soviets, and it effectively tipped the balance of power in Afghanistan. [show more...]
Barrett M107
M82 to M107
The XM107 was originally intended to be a bolt-action sniper rifle, and in fact it was selected by the U.S. Army in a competition between such weapons. However, the decision was made that the US Army did not, in fact, require such a weapon. The rifle originally selected under the trials to be the XM107 was the Barrett M95.
When the Army decided it no longer needed these weapons, it found that it had money already allotted for “XM107 rifles,” and rather than deal with this complication, the decision was made to change the M82’s designation to M107, and use the money to purchase those type of rifles instead. In summer 2005, the M82 finally emerged from its Army trial phase and was approved for “full materiel release”, meaning it was officially adopted as the Long Range Sniper Rifle, Caliber .50, M107.
M4 SOPMOD (Special Operations Peculiar Modification)
Specifications
Game Relevancy
Weapon Recognition Image
Ammunition:
5.56x45mm NATO
Max Effective Rate Of Fire:
45 rounds per minute (semi-auto)
700-950 rounds per minute (auto)
Range:
274m (max)
Muzzle Velocity:
924m/s
Length:
29.9in with stock extended, 26.8 with stock collapsed
Firing Modes:
Semiautomatic (single round per trigger depress)
Automatic (unlimited rounds per trigger depress)
Ammo Capacity:
30-round magazines
Special Features / Attachments:
Iron Sights
ACOG Reflex Sight
M68 Aimpoint
M203 40mm Grenade Launcher
Suppressor
Harris Bipod
Mission Role / Assignment:
Infantry Squad Leader
Infantry Fire Team Leader
Ranger Rifleman
Special Forces Weapon Sergeant (18C)
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U.S. Army M24 SWSU.S. Army M24 SWS
KATE Here is a picture of KATE, my (formerly) issued M24, in all her glory.
US Army Pic 1 An official US Army picture
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US Army Pic 3
US Army Pic 4 The complete system
M144 Pic of the M144 spotting scope that is part of the M24SWS
Calibre: 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 win)
Operation: Bolt Action
Feed: 5-Round internal magazine
Weight: 12.1 lb (5.49 kg) empty without telescope
Length: 43in (1092mm)
Sights: 10x42 Leupold Ultra M3A telescope sight (Mil-Dots),
plus detachable emergency iron sights. (Redfield Palma International)
Barrel: 416R Stainless Steel, 24" length, 1:11.2" twist, 5 radial land grooves
Stock: HS Precision - adjustable length.
Max Effective Range: 800 meters (875 yards)
Expected Accuracy: 1 MOA with M118
.5 MOA with M118LR
Thanks to Major John Mende (Ret.) who provided much of the development history of the M24 for this article.
The M24 Sniper's Weapon System (SWS) represents a return to bolt action sniper rifles by the US Army. As in the USMC M40A1, the M24 uses the Remington 700 action, although the reciever is a long action made for adaptation to take the .300 Winchester Magnum round. The stock (HS Precision) is made of a composite of Kevlar, graphite and fibreglass bound together with epoxy resins, and features an aluminium bedding block and adjustable butt plate. A detachable bipod (Harris) can be attached to the stocks fore-end. The metal finish is powder coated for extreme durability
The rifle had a very quick development cycle as the US Army had decided it wanted to get snipers back into the US Army and was in the process of developing the B4 identifier and the school to award it. There was a major short fall of M21's which was the standard sniper rifle at that point of time and the Army figured it would need 10,000 sniper rifles of which they didn't have nearly that many M21's. So a new sniper rifle was developed at the same time and it was done in a record 22 months. The Weapon System Matrix Manager for the M24 was Major John Mende and he explains that the long action actually had nothing to do with the ability to convert to a .300 Win Mag but was a product of that quick development time. The rifle was intended to be chambered in the .30-06 as the -06 was a type classified munition for the Army unlike the .300 WM at the time. They wanted to have a high power load for the .30-06 eventually developed. As development of the system was moving forward they discovered that there was not enough .30-06 ammo in a single lot in the Army's inventory to test and develop the system so they quickly changed to the 7.62x51mm NATO (308 Win) and left the action the same as there was not enough time for the manufacturers of the stock and floorplate to make the change to short action. They also fully believed they would later do a product improvement update and convert all the M24's to .30-06. The fact that they could convert them to .300 Win Mag was an unexpected benefit to the SF groups and was never actually designed into the system.
The actual rifle requirements for accuracy were .35 MOA from a machine rest and according to Major John Mende (ret.) this accuracy had to be maintained to 10,000 rounds. He stated, "Interesting side note was there was a 10,000 round requirement for the barrel to maintain the original accuracy. In fact after some 10,000 round tests we discovered the accuracy improved. A few barrels were tested past 20,000 and accuracy never went below the original accuracy requirement." I would have to say that is very impressive! The US Army barrel life states 5000 rounds and that sounds like they are being conservative. Based off of the experience I have, the rifles do shoot quite well if the shooter does his part. Apparently there were several other rifle makers who said they could build a better rifle for the required price, but they were not interested once they heard it would be 10,000 rifles and that they would be required to provide maintenance on those rifles for at least 5 years and with an Army option for 2 additional procurements. Remington was able to do it.
This is the one that I have a lot of experience with. I have used the M24 SWS extensively while a sniper in the US Army National Guard and find the rifle to be of very good quality. The entire system as a whole is very functional. I do NOT like the fact that it has a long action (even if it is adaptable to .300 Win, which the Army has no plan of doing beyond the few Special Forces groups that have done so) it causes feeding problems with the M118 & M118LR (7.62x51mm) if the rounds are not pushed all the way to the rear of the magazine. Throughout all of my use of this system, I have consistently maintained 1 MOA with M118, which is saying a lot when all we use is M118 ammo. The M118LR (175gr BTHP) performs considerably better and shoots about .5 MOA in the M24. I whole-heartedly believe that we have one of the best sniping SYSTEMS in the world.
UPDATE (03/11/06)
The M24 & M118LR combination has proven itself very effective during OIF and Afghanistan. There have been kills made beyond 1100 meters, though those are not standard fair. But under 800 meters the system has proven everything that was hoped for. The US Army has accepted a new sniper rifle known as the XM110 which is a 308 semi auto built by Knights Armament. It is unclear whether this rifle is intended to replace the M24 or not, as there have been conflicting reports. One thing is clear, the field reports on the M24 have been very good and there was a strong outpouring of support for the M24 from field snipers when news of the XM110 was spread.
A second contract for the M24 was issued to Remington around 2001 (give or take a year) for some more systems with some minor changes. These changes included two piece leupold mk4 bases instead of the one piece on the first series rifles, and a swtich from Redfield international palma aux sights to another manufacturer (perhaps OK Webber?). Redfield was out of business by then, so a change had to happen. One important thing that happened when Remington redid this contract, and that was that there was no exclusion clause and Remington was and is now able to sell the M24 to others without US Army approval. So, the M24 can now be purchased by Law Enforcement agencies, and even civilians. They are expensive, but they are available. It is also worth noting that in the 1990's, Isreal purchased and used M24's. I believe they are still in Isreali use today.
Knight’s Armament Delivering on $110.8M Contract for M4-M16 MWS
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Small business qualifier Knight’s Armament Co. in Titusville, FL received a delivery order amount of $31 million as part of a $110.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Modular Weapon System in support of the M16A4 Rifle and M4 Carbine. The U.S. Army Field Manual specifies for the Army that adding the Rail Accessory System (RAS) turns the weapon into the M4 MWS or Modular Weapon System.
Work will be performed in Titusville, FL and is expected to be complete by the end of the fiscal year – Sept. 30, 2006. This was a sole source contract initiated on Feb. 1, 2006 by the Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command at Rock Island, IL (W52H09-05-D-0073).
United States Army Weapons & Equipment
M24 Sniper Weapons System (SWS)
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 win)
Operation: Bolt Action
Feed: 5-Round internal magazine
Weight: 12.1 lb (5.49 kg) empty without telescope
Length: 43in (1092mm)
Sights: 10x42 Leupold Ultra M3A telescope sight (Mil-Dots), plus detachable emergency iron sights. (Redfield Palma International)
Barrel: 24" length, 1 twist in 11.2", 5 lands & grooves.
Stock: HS Precision - adjustable length.
Max Effective Range: 800 meters (875 yards)
Expected Accuracy: 1 MOA with M118 (Ammo is limiting factor)
The M24 Sniper's Weapon System (SWS) represents a return to bolt action sniper rifles by the US Army. As in the USMC M40A1, the M24 uses the Remington 700 action, although the receiver has been made for adaptation to take the .300 Winchester Magnum round. The stock (HS Precision) is made of a composite of Kevlar, graphite and fiberglass bound together with epoxy resins, and features aluminum bedding block and adjustable butt plate. A detachable bipod (Harris) can be attached to the stock's fore-end.
M24 Sniper Weapons System (SWS)
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 win)
Operation: Bolt Action
Feed: 5-Round internal magazine
Weight: 12.1 lb (5.49 kg) empty without telescope
Length: 43in (1092mm)
Sights: 10x42 Leupold Ultra M3A telescope sight (Mil-Dots), plus detachable emergency iron sights. (Redfield Palma International)
Barrel: 24" length, 1 twist in 11.2", 5 lands & grooves.
Stock: HS Precision - adjustable length.
Max Effective Range: 800 meters (875 yards)
Expected Accuracy: 1 MOA with M118 (Ammo is limiting factor)
The M24 Sniper's Weapon System (SWS) represents a return to bolt action sniper rifles by the US Army. As in the USMC M40A1, the M24 uses the Remington 700 action, although the receiver has been made for adaptation to take the .300 Winchester Magnum round. The stock (HS Precision) is made of a composite of Kevlar, graphite and fiberglass bound together with epoxy resins, and features aluminum bedding block and adjustable butt plate. A detachable bipod (Harris) can be attached to the stock's fore-end.
M4 SOPMOD (Special Operations Peculiar Modification)
Specifications Game Relevancy
Ammunition:
5.56x45mm NATO
Max Effective Rate Of Fire:
45 rounds per minute (semi-auto)
700-950 rounds per minute (auto)
Range:
274m (max)
Muzzle Velocity:
924m/s
Length:
29.9in with stock extended, 26.8 with stock collapsed
Firing Modes:
Semiautomatic (single round per trigger depress)
Automatic (unlimited rounds per trigger depress)
Ammo Capacity:
30-round magazines
Special Features / Attachments:
Iron Sights
ACOG Reflex Sight
M68 Aimpoint
M203 40mm Grenade Launcher
Suppressor
Harris Bipod
Mission Role / Assignment:
Infantry Squad Leader
Infantry Fire Team Leader
Ranger Rifleman
Special Forces Weapon Sergeant (18C)
Specifications Game Relevancy
Ammunition:
5.56x45mm NATO
Max Effective Rate Of Fire:
45 rounds per minute (semi-auto)
700-950 rounds per minute (auto)
Range:
274m (max)
Muzzle Velocity:
924m/s
Length:
29.9in with stock extended, 26.8 with stock collapsed
Firing Modes:
Semiautomatic (single round per trigger depress)
Automatic (unlimited rounds per trigger depress)
Ammo Capacity:
30-round magazines
Special Features / Attachments:
Iron Sights
ACOG Reflex Sight
M68 Aimpoint
M203 40mm Grenade Launcher
Suppressor
Harris Bipod
Mission Role / Assignment:
Infantry Squad Leader
Infantry Fire Team Leader
Ranger Rifleman
Special Forces Weapon Sergeant (18C)
M4A1 Carbine
Specifications
Game Relevancy
Weapon Recognition Image
Ammunition:
5.56x45mm NATO ball rounds
Max Effective Rate of Fire:
45 rounds per minute (semi-auto)
700-950 rounds per minute (auto)
Weight:
6.49 lbs (no sling or magazine)
7.50 lbs (30-round magazine)
Length:
29.35 inches (buttstock closed)
33.0 inches (buttstock open)
Range:
3,600 meters (maximum)
500 meters (max effective point target)
800 meters (max effective area target)
Firing Modes:
Semiautomatic (single round per trigger depress)
Automatic (unlimited rounds per trigger depress)
Ammo Capacity:
30-round magazines
Special Features / Attachments:
Iron Sights
ACOG Reflex Sight
M68 Aimpoint
M203 40mm Grenade Launcher
Suppressor
Harris Bipod
Mission Role / Assignment:
Infantry Squad Leader
Infantry Fire Team Leader
Ranger Rifleman
Special Forces Weapon Sergeant (18B)
M16A2 Assault Rifle
M16A2 Assault Rifle
Specifications
Game Relevancy
Weapon Recognition Image
Ammunition:
5.56x45mm NATO ball rounds
Max Effective Rate of Fire:
45 rounds per minute (semi-auto)
90 rounds per minute (3-round burst) 800 rounds per minute (Cyclic)
Weight:
7.78 lbs (no sling or magazine)
8.79 lbs (30-round magazine)
Length:
39.63 inches
Range:
3,600 meters (maximum)
550 meters (max effective point target)
800 meters (max effective area target)
Firing Modes:
Semiautomatic (single round per trigger depress)
Burst (3-rounds per trigger depress)
Ammo Capacity:
30-round magazines
Special Features / Attachments:
Iron Sights
Mission Role / Assignment:
Infantry Rifleman
M16A2 Assault Rifle
Specifications
Game Relevancy
Weapon Recognition Image
Ammunition:
5.56x45mm NATO ball rounds
Max Effective Rate of Fire:
45 rounds per minute (semi-auto)
90 rounds per minute (3-round burst) 800 rounds per minute (Cyclic)
Weight:
7.78 lbs (no sling or magazine)
8.79 lbs (30-round magazine)
Length:
39.63 inches
Range:
3,600 meters (maximum)
550 meters (max effective point target)
800 meters (max effective area target)
Firing Modes:
Semiautomatic (single round per trigger depress)
Burst (3-rounds per trigger depress)
Ammo Capacity:
30-round magazines
Special Features / Attachments:
Iron Sights
Mission Role / Assignment:
Infantry Rifleman
The BLU-82 Seismic Bomb (aka "Daisy Cutter").
Was used to create landing zones in the jungle - it can clear an area of 100m diameter (some sources say 100m radius) and inflicts damage over an area of 3km diameter. Still in use today as a 'shock and awe' weapon, the atmospheric impact and seismic effects inflict terror (as well as physical damage) to all people in the vicinity.
Was used to create landing zones in the jungle - it can clear an area of 100m diameter (some sources say 100m radius) and inflicts damage over an area of 3km diameter. Still in use today as a 'shock and awe' weapon, the atmospheric impact and seismic effects inflict terror (as well as physical damage) to all people in the vicinity.
RECOVERING WEAPONS
.S. Army National Guard soldiers of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry from New York recovered a cache of more than 2,200 weapons on the outskirts of Samara, Iraq, on April 10, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brandi Marshall
Present, Future Weapons Displayed on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON: Some of the Army's most high-tech future weapons were recently on display on Capitol Hill as part of the "Empowering Soldiers Through High Technology" exhibit sponsored by the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology.
Last week, Congressmen got a sneak peak at the future of Soldiers' personal weapons, including the M-26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System and the XM-25 Individual Airburst Weapon System.
Making its way onto the field in fiscal 2009, 35,000 M-26 12-guage MASSs will be a new addition to arms carried by infantry, military police and Special Forces operators and will reduce the number of weapons a Soldier carries. Designed to be mounted on an M-4 or M-16 rifle, the combination rifle/shotgun also has a collapsible butt stock for use as a stand-alone weapon.
"Right now if a Soldier wants to use a shotgun, he uses a shotgun and slings his rifle and when he uses his rifle he has to sling the shotgun and then get out the rifle," said Maj. Lawrence Dring, assistant program manager for individual weapons at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J. "With the M-26, it's an all-in-one piece. It has a door-breaching attachment which goes flush against a door lock and allows the 12-guage shell to blow the lock off a door and the Soldier to room clear without changing weapons."
The Army's futuristic-looking 2.5 pound XM25 Individual Airburst Weapon System is in development as a means to defeat defilade targets.
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The M-26 can also be used in non-lethal operations by using rubber buckshot or slugs in the shotgun while the rifle or carbine carries live rounds. This way if the situation changes and becomes deadly for Soldiers, they can place their primary weapon on "fire" mode.
The futuristic-looking XM-25 IAWS is under development and will eventually be used to address the defeat of defilade targets - those targets protected by obstacles such as hills or ridges.
The 2.5 pound, lightweight material composite system will come with a target acquisition/fire control that integrates a thermal capability with direct-view optics, laser rangefinder, compass, fuze setter, ballistic computer and an internal display.
Firing 25mm munitions that include high-explosive airburst, armor-piercing, anti-personnel, non-lethal, training and breaching rounds, a Soldier places the aim point on the target and activates the laser rangefinder. The fire control system will then provide an adjusted aim point that the Soldier adjusts for distance. The range data is communicated to the round which when fired will explode over the target at a precise programmed distance. The Army expects the XM-25 to be fielded by 2013.
Military Tuesday : Modern US Infantry Equipment and Weapons - Official US Army Photos & Factsheets
An invaluable resource for scale modellers, game modders or 1/6th scale collectors who require high resolution photo references for that extra touch of authenticity in their modern/near future US soldier and weapon models.
The Program Executive Office Soldier (PEOS) multimedia page (WARNING: .mil domain!) has a good collection of unclassified public domain photos and videos of current US individual equipment and weapons as well as prototype stuff from the Air Warrior, Land Warrior and Mounted Warrior programs.
Aimpoint AB - High Performance Red Dot Reflex Sights
Aimpoint's well-known CompM2 and ML2 red dot sights are meant for small calibre weapons. CompM2 (M68) is NVD compatible and is the official red dot sight of the US Army.
Aimpoint's well-known CompM2 and ML2 red dot sights are meant for small calibre weapons. CompM2 (M68) is NVD compatible and is the official red dot sight of the US Army.
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