Weapons

M16

The M16 rifle is the primary infantry weapon of the US Army soldier. The M16A1 was designed with two fire modes, semiautomatic and fully automatic. The M16 was redesigned after a study found that in the fully automatic mode only the first three rounds hit the target. The M16A2 was then born with the main difference being that instead of having a fully automatic setting the weapon now had a three round burst position which fires three rounds when the trigger is pulled.

M16 Specifications

M249 SAW

The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) is an air-cooled, belt-fed, gas-operated, automatic weapon that fires from the open bolt position. The SAW fires a 200 round belt of 5.56mm amunition. This amunition is the same as M16 allowing the use of a standard 20 or 30 round M16 magazine inserted in the weapons magazine well. In Bravo Company, there are two SAW's per squad. The role of the SAW in each squad is to provide supressinve fire in three to five round burst keeping the enemy's head down to prevent them from firing back.

M249 Specifications

M2 .50CAL

The Browning M2 .50 caliber is a World War II era belt-fed, recoil operated, air-cooled, crew operated machine gun. Ammunition is belt-fed and the weapon is capable of single shot and automatic fire. In Bravo Company there is one M2 per platoon and is used to guard roads and pathways around the companies perimeter.

M2 Specifications

MK19

The MK19 40mm Gernade Machine Gun is an air-cooled, belt-fed, blowback operated, fully automatic weapon. The MK19 is a crew served weapon requiring one soldier to fire while the other guides the belt of 40mm gernades into the weapon. The weapon is capable of being mounted on a tripod or vehicle mount depending on the situation. In Bravo Company there is one MK19 per platoon which is used to provide protection across fields and other open areas.

MK19 Specifications