In your country, what is the standard weapons used there by infantry?
Here in the Philippines, I think we used the M16 the most followed by the M14. Thanks
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shonen_red
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matt
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This website should Help: US Land Warfare Systems It has everything from personal weapons (Guns) to Tanks & Trucks.
HTH
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Linz
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Posted: Monday, April 21, 2003 - 09:23 PM UTC
Standard rifle for the ADF is the F88 Austyer with the F89 Minimi as the LSW.
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Linz
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leogunner
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 07:04 AM UTC
Here is the DND website for Canada covering small arms. If you browes around a little you will see just about eveything we use.
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/LF/equip/wpn/equip_wpn_index_e.html
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/LF/equip/wpn/equip_wpn_index_e.html
Manchu34
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 06:12 PM UTC
Here in America its the M16A2, the 9mm Brettia (spell). A lot of the Speical Ops, use the carbine version of the M16A2
lonewolf
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Posted: Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 04:15 PM UTC
Yup.. Agree with Shonen Red...
M-16's, M-14's, and even the old classic M1 Garand is still used here in our country...
Not to forget the M-60 Machine Gun...
These weapons are standard issues of the AFP...
M-16's, M-14's, and even the old classic M1 Garand is still used here in our country...
Not to forget the M-60 Machine Gun...
These weapons are standard issues of the AFP...
shonen_red
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 03:38 AM UTC
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Yup.. Agree with Shonen Red...
M-16's, M-14's, and even the old classic M1 Garand is still used here in our country...
Not to forget the M-60 Machine Gun...
These weapons are standard issues of the AFP...
I don't think the M1 Garand is still in service. They use dummy instead
sgtsauer
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The US issue varies depending on what kind of unit you are in.
The typical infantry rifle is the M4 Carbine (collapsible stock, shortened version of the M16A2). You will find full size M16A2's anywhere that the M4 isn't used.
I have been reassigned to a Combat Engineer unit for Operation Iraqi Freedom and our weapon assignments are as follows:
Company Command Staff
-Commander- M9 Beretta 9mm Pistol
-First Sergeant-M4
-Executive Officer-M4
-Operations Sergeant-M16A2
-Supply Sergeant-M16A2
Platoon Sergeants and Platoon Leaders have M4's
Squad Leaders(staff sergeant E-6)-M16A2
Team Leaders(sergeant E-5) have M16A2's with M203 grenade launchers
Each squad has one M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) also known as the Minimi
The remaining company personnel have M16A2's
The company has one .50 cal machine gun and one MK. 19 Mod III 40mm grenade machine gun.
AT-4 anti-armor weapons are issued on an as needed basis. There are not any M240 7.62mm machine guns in the company Table of Organization and Equipment at this time.
The typical infantry rifle is the M4 Carbine (collapsible stock, shortened version of the M16A2). You will find full size M16A2's anywhere that the M4 isn't used.
I have been reassigned to a Combat Engineer unit for Operation Iraqi Freedom and our weapon assignments are as follows:
Company Command Staff
-Commander- M9 Beretta 9mm Pistol
-First Sergeant-M4
-Executive Officer-M4
-Operations Sergeant-M16A2
-Supply Sergeant-M16A2
Platoon Sergeants and Platoon Leaders have M4's
Squad Leaders(staff sergeant E-6)-M16A2
Team Leaders(sergeant E-5) have M16A2's with M203 grenade launchers
Each squad has one M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) also known as the Minimi
The remaining company personnel have M16A2's
The company has one .50 cal machine gun and one MK. 19 Mod III 40mm grenade machine gun.
AT-4 anti-armor weapons are issued on an as needed basis. There are not any M240 7.62mm machine guns in the company Table of Organization and Equipment at this time.
Lis
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Posted: Monday, May 12, 2003 - 06:02 AM UTC
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In your country, what is the standard weapons used there by infantry?
Here in the Philippines, I think we used the M16 the most followed by the M14. Thanks
Of course it's Kalashnikov! Since the middle of 90-s we have the nev version in service -- AK-74M. They received the new handguapd and buttstock made from black plastik. Also we have the new AN-94 assault rifle but it's still in test use by some our units. I don't like that thing -- it's too complex in construction, assembly/disassembly procedures are unconvinious... Any course I cpent more than 15 years in Soviet/Russian military with my AKS-74 and need nothing more
Other things are GPMG PKM, LMG RPK-74 (hate it -- it's nothing more than long-barreled Kalashnikow, too light to be an MG and too long and bulky for the use as a rifle...)
Mar-74
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hi,
over here in the uk, the standards are the SA80 a2 (had a lot of bad press but usually from those that dont use it), LSW, gpmg, l98 sniper rifle, browning pistol and various mortars and anti tank weapons.
Martin
over here in the uk, the standards are the SA80 a2 (had a lot of bad press but usually from those that dont use it), LSW, gpmg, l98 sniper rifle, browning pistol and various mortars and anti tank weapons.
Martin
jimbrae
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2003 - 05:52 AM UTC
In addition, special forces use the Garand light 50, and various versions of the M16. The SA80, in its first generation was a piece of junk. The A2 version is infinitely better. Minimi is gradually getting adopted as the squad weapon, although with the lack of defence spending I'm sure there are still Lewis guns around......Jim #:-)
shonen_red
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Posted: Saturday, May 17, 2003 - 03:24 AM UTC
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hi,
over here in the uk, the standards are the SA80 a2 (had a lot of bad press but usually from those that dont use it), LSW, gpmg, l98 sniper rifle, browning pistol and various mortars and anti tank weapons.
Martin
SA80! I really love that gun! Wish I could touch one of these beauties!
Mindless
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Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:15 PM UTC
Ok, here comes the Swedish weapons:
AK-4 (H&K G-3)
AK-5 (FNc 80)
Pistol 88 (Glock 17)
Ksp 58B, (FN MAG 58)
Ksp 90 (Fabrique Nationale Minimi, M-249 SAW)
That's what the Swedish army have to play with...
AK-4 (H&K G-3)
AK-5 (FNc 80)
Pistol 88 (Glock 17)
Ksp 58B, (FN MAG 58)
Ksp 90 (Fabrique Nationale Minimi, M-249 SAW)
That's what the Swedish army have to play with...
lonewolf
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Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:23 PM UTC
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Of course it's Kalashnikov! Since the middle of 90-s we have the nev version in service -- AK-74M. They received the new handguapd and buttstock made from black plastik. Also we have the new AN-94 assault rifle but it's still in test use by some our units. I don't like that thing -- it's too complex in construction, assembly/disassembly procedures are unconvinious... Any course I cpent more than 15 years in Soviet/Russian military with my AKS-74 and need nothing more
Other things are GPMG PKM, LMG RPK-74 (hate it -- it's nothing more than long-barreled Kalashnikow, too light to be an MG and too long and bulky for the use as a rifle...)
The Kalashnikov is the world's most popular assault rifle, right?
Plastic parts? Hmm..So the AK-74M is lighter in weight?
Just curious..^__^
Noodles
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Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 07:26 AM UTC
Plastic bands and chewing gum............. 
Savage
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SADF (South African Defence Force) uses:
Star Model B and Berretta 92 Pistols
R4 and R5 (Israeli Galil copy) Assault rifles
FN Mag and SS77 (trial use) Lmg
A few units used to use AKs.
Star Model B and Berretta 92 Pistols
R4 and R5 (Israeli Galil copy) Assault rifles
FN Mag and SS77 (trial use) Lmg
A few units used to use AKs.
shonen_red
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Posted: Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 12:41 AM UTC
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Plastic bands and chewing gum.............
Hahahaha! Now that's funny!
Lis
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Posted: Friday, June 06, 2003 - 08:26 PM UTC
The Kalashnikov is the world's most popular assault rifle, right?
Plastic parts? Hmm..So the AK-74M is lighter in weight?
Just curious..^__^
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Not really -- maybe just for some couple of gramms. And I don't like that plastic parts. Especially that ugly forward handguard -- the wooden one was much more comfortable...
Cheers
Plastic parts? Hmm..So the AK-74M is lighter in weight?
Just curious..^__^
[/quote]Not really -- maybe just for some couple of gramms. And I don't like that plastic parts. Especially that ugly forward handguard -- the wooden one was much more comfortable...
Cheers
beachbm2
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Posted: Monday, August 11, 2003 - 07:28 PM UTC
Dang I been retired so long it feels like I was Issued a Flintlock and a Scalping knife instead of the M21 I used to use!
Jeff aka beachbm2
Jeff aka beachbm2
mikeli125
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Posted: Monday, August 11, 2003 - 09:42 PM UTC
the golden oldie gpmg is still in use was withdrawn then made a come back as the lsw didn't give enough support same with the 50 cal bet the MOD wishes the'd kept the ones
from ww2, browing hp still in use the only reason the sa80 got into service as at the time
cause it was a case of it's not invented here syndrome could have had te fal 5.56 did you
know that SA80 was around in 1949 the army even looked at it but for some reason didnt take it up looked a little different but the design was enhanced from the 49 model
and as for still having lewis guns well in 1994 my unit still had the bren/lmg think we were
the last unit to still have them and stirling smgs
I've seen some picutes of the usmc using gpmgs why is this do they think it's a better weapon than the m60?
:-) :-)
from ww2, browing hp still in use the only reason the sa80 got into service as at the time
cause it was a case of it's not invented here syndrome could have had te fal 5.56 did you
know that SA80 was around in 1949 the army even looked at it but for some reason didnt take it up looked a little different but the design was enhanced from the 49 model
and as for still having lewis guns well in 1994 my unit still had the bren/lmg think we were
the last unit to still have them and stirling smgs
I've seen some picutes of the usmc using gpmgs why is this do they think it's a better weapon than the m60?
:-) :-)
Holdfast
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:-) You are right Mike, although of course it wasn't the "SA80" but the "bullpup" version of the SLR. IE, the magazine and feed mechanism, behind the pistol grip. This design allows for the same length barrel but an overall shorter weapon. Believe it or not the reason that the SLR was adopted in favour of the "bullpup" design was purly on the basis of ease of drill, crazy.
The SA 80 is very accurate, originally it was of 4.48 calibre and was even more accurate. It had to be re-designed as 5.56 because it was beating everything in the tests to find a standard weapon for NATO so the Americans insisted that any standard rifle had to be 5.56.
The SA 80 is very accurate, originally it was of 4.48 calibre and was even more accurate. It had to be re-designed as 5.56 because it was beating everything in the tests to find a standard weapon for NATO so the Americans insisted that any standard rifle had to be 5.56.
Guarnere
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Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 02:59 PM UTC
Back home (Israel) we mainly used M16 and Glilon (and Israeli version of the ak-47 and M16 safety). prior to that we used the infamous Uzi.
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druid
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Posted: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 06:28 AM UTC
The standard issue weapon every grunt in The Finnish Defence Forces knows is the Kalashnikov based RK-62 (and its successors). For some reason none of the pictures on the page look exactly like the "fiancee" I used. Overall it's a very nice and simple rifle.
Leopold
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Posted: Monday, January 26, 2004 - 10:59 PM UTC
in singapore is the good old M16S1 singapore version and the SAR 21 which is slowly replecing the M16..there are the Ultimax 100 SAW..
shonen_red
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Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 - 01:10 AM UTC
BTW, when I last visited Singapore, (around December of 2003), I saw some soldiers in the airport carrying a weapon similar to the SA-80 or was it the SA-80, since British once invaded that place?
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