The Marine Corps uses a variety of direct-fire rockets and missiles to provide infantry with an offensive and defensive anti-armor capability. The SMAW and AT4 are unguided rockets that can destroy armor and fixed defenses (e.g. bunkers) at ranges up to 500 meters.

2015年5月7日 · The M249 light machinegun 5.56mm is a result of a Marine Corps and Army development program to provide combat units with an automatic weapon of extended range and greater accuracy than the...

The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) is a 5.56mm, select-fire assault rifle / squad automatic weapon developed from the HK416 by Heckler & Koch.

The light machine gun (LMG) classification generally includes .22 to .250 caliber (5.45mm to 6mm) auto-matic weapons. An LMG typically weighs between 15 and 30 pounds, complete.

The M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), [4][5][6] formally the Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is the United States Armed Forces adaptation of the Belgian FN Minimi, a light machine gun manufactured by FN Herstal (FN).

2023年2月2日 · It’s easy to see why when you look at the specs: It fires the 5.56x45mm NATO round and can use a box with 200 rounds in a belt, or it can use the same 30-round …

Whether organic to the unit or attached, machine guns provide the heavy volume of close and continuous fire needed to achieve fire superiority. They are the Infantry platoon’s most effective...

2024年7月19日 · SOCOM and the Marine Corps are targeting a new machine gun that provides their elite troops with several features, including: 2000 meters effective range on area targets; .338 Norma Magnum chambering; 24-inch barrel; weigh less than 24 pounds; fire rate between 500 and 600 RPM; have a suppressed and unsuppressed barrel; have a lightweight ...

2012年11月14日 · FORWARD OPERATING BASE SABIT QADAM, Afghanistan -- As full integration of the Infantry Automatic Rifle into the Marine Corps’ arsenal becomes complete, the M249 Light Machine Gun, formerly the...

2020年2月3日 · Which is precisely how a few United States Marines designed and built the “Stinger” light machine gun (LMG) during the lead-up to the invasion of Iwo Jima in 1945. The Stinger was a Browning .30...