BGM-71 TOW

BGM-71 TOW (Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided, Anti-tank missile) – 3088

In service: 1970-present

Designer: Hughes Aircraft Company

Designed: 1963-1968

Number built: ~700,000

Length:

BGM-71B – 1.16 m;

BGM-71C – 1.41 m (probe extended), 1.17 m (probe folded);

BGM-71D – 1.51 m (probe extended), 1.17 m (probe folded);

BGM-71E – 1.168 m

Diameter: 152mm

Launch weight:

BGM-71B – 18.9 kg;

BGM-71C – 19.1 kg;

BGM-71D – 21.5 kg;

BGM-71E – 22.6 kg

Warhead weight: 3.9-6.14 kg

Wingspan: 0.46 m

Operational range:

BGM-71B, BGM-71C, BGM-71D, BGM-71E – 65-3,750 m;

BGM-71F – 65-4,200 m;

BGM-71G, BGM-71H – 65-3,750 m;

Speed: 278-320 m/s

Armor penetration (est.):

BGM-71B – 430 mm (exact value);

BGM-71C – 630 mm (exact value);

BGM-71D – 900 mm;

BGM-71E – 900 mm (behind a layer of ERA)

Guidance system: Optically-tracked, wire-guided

BGM-71B: BGM-71A variant; improved range

BGM-71C: BGM-71B variant; Improved TOW (ITOW) w/improved shaped-charge warhead

BGM-71D: BGM-71C variant; TOW-2, improved guidance, motor and enlarged main warhead

BGM-71E: BGM-71D variant; TOW-2A optimized to defeat reactive armor with tandem warheads

BGM-71F: BGM-71D variant; TOW-2B top-down attack variant using explosively formed penetrators

BGM-71G: BGM-71F variant; different AP warhead; not produced

BGM-71H: BGM-71E variant; «bunker buster» variant for use against fortified structures

M110 SASS

M110 SASS (Semi-Automatic Sniper System)

In service: 2008-present

Designed: 2007

Manufacturer: Knight's Armament Company

Number built: 4,492

Specifications

Weight: 6.94 kg with scope, bipod and a loaded 20-round detachable box magazine

Length:

1,029 mm – buttstock fully retracted;

1,181 mm – buttstock fully retracted and suppressor attached

Barrel length: 508 mm

Cartridge: 7.62×51mm NATO

Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt

Rate of fire: Semi-automatic

Muzzle velocity: 783 m/s with 175 gr. M118LR

Effective firing range: 800 m (point targets)

Feed system: 10 or 20-round detachable box magazine

Accuracy: Capable of 1.3 minute of angle dispersion or better with match ammunition

Grip: A modular, adjustable pistol grip

Trigger: A non-adjustable match style trigger

Hand guard: A forend that includes a fixed 12 o’clock rail with configurable 3, 6, 9 o’clock rails

Sound suppressor: A muzzle mounted, detachable sound suppressor

Muzzle device: A compensator/muzzle brake compatible with the sound suppressor

Bipod: Tool-less detachment featuring cant and pan/track capability

Day optic: An Army specified variable power day optic and compatible rings

Back up sights: Iron sights offset 45 deg from the DOS

Sling attachment: Flush cup, quick detach sling attachment points

Other: The upgraded M110 must meet the operational and environmental requirements that were fulfilled by the original M110 SASS

FIM-92 Stinger

FIM-92 Stinger (Man-portable surface-to-air missile)

In service: 1981-present

Designer: General Dynamics

Designed: 1967

Manufacturer: Raytheon Missile Systems

Unit cost: $38,000

Produced: since 1978

Variants: FIM-92B, FIM-92C, FIM-92D, FIM-92E, FIM-92F, FIM-92G, FIM-92H, FIM-92J

Specifications

Weight: 15.19 kg

Length: 1.52 m

Diameter: 70.1mm

Crew: 1

Effective firing range: 4.8 km (FIM-92C Stinger-RMP Block II)

Warhead weight: 3 kg

Engine: Solid rocket motor

Guidance system: Infrared homing

Launch platform: MANPADS, M6 Linebacker, Eurocopter Tiger, AN/TWQ-1 Avenger, MQ-1 Predator, AH-64 Apache, T-129 ATAK

Variants

FIM-92C, Stinger RMP: The resistance to interference was increased again by adding more powerful digital computer components. Moreover, the software of the missile could now be reconfigured in a short time in order to respond quickly and efficiently to new types of countermeasures. Until 1991, some 20,000 units were produced for the U.S. Army alone.

FIM-92E: Stinger RMP Block I: By adding a new rollover sensor and revised control software, the flight behavior was significantly improved. Additionally, the performance against small targets such as drones, cruise missiles and light reconnaissance helicopters was improved. The first deliveries began in 1995. Almost the entire stock of U.S. Stinger missiles was replaced by this version.

FIM-92J, Block 1 missile upgrade to replace aging components to extend service life and additional 10 years. The warhead is also equipped with a proximity fuse to increase effectiveness against unmanned aerial vehicles.

M2A1

M2A1 (Heavy machine gun) – 45 000

In service: 1933-present

Manufacturer:

General Dynamics;

Fabrique Nationale;

U.S. Ordnance;

Manroy Engineering (UK)

Produced: 1921-present (M2HB)

Number built: 3 million

Weight:

38 kg;

58 kg with tripod and T&E

Length: 1,654 mm

Barrel length: 1,143 mm

Cartridge: .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)

Action: Short recoil-operated

Rate of fire:

485-635 rounds/min (M2HB);

750-850 rounds/min (AN/M2);

1,200 rounds/min (AN/M3)

Muzzle velocity: 890 m/s for M33 ball

Effective firing range: 1,800 m

Maximum firing range: 6,800 m

Feed system: Belt-fed (M2 or M9 links)

The XM213/M213 was a modernization and adaptation of existing .50 caliber AN/M2s in inventory for use as a pintle mounted door gun on helicopters using the M59 armament subsystem.

The XM296/M296 is a further development of the AN/M2 machine gun for the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter.

The GAU-15/A is a lightweight member of the M2/M3 family.

The GAU-18/A, is a lightweight variant of the M2/M3, and is used on the USAF's MH-53 Pave Low and HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters.

UH-60L Black Hawk

UH-60L Black Hawk (Utility helicopter) – 967

Manufacturer: Sikorsky Aircraft

First flight: 17 October 1974

Introduction: 1979

Produced: 1974-present

Number built: about 4,000

Unit cost: $21.3 million (avg. U.S. procurement, 2012)

Developed from: Sikorsky S-70

Crew: 2 pilots (flight crew) with 2 crew chiefs/gunners

Capacity:

1,200 kg of cargo internally, including 11 troops or 6 stretchers, or 4,100 kg of cargo externally

Length: 19.76 m

Fuselage width: 2.36 m

Rotor diameter: 16.36 m

Height: 5.13 m

Disc area: 210 m²

Empty weight: 4,819 kg

Loaded weight: 9,980 kg

Max. takeoff weight: 10,660 kg

Powerplant: 2× General Electric T700-GE-701C turboshaft, 1,890 hp (1,410 kW) each

Performance

Never exceed speed: 357 km/h

Maximum speed: 295 km/h

Cruise speed: 278 km/h

Combat radius: 590 km

Ferry range: 2,200 km with ESSS stub wings and external tanks

Service ceiling: 5,790 m

Rate of climb: 4.5 m/s

Disc loading: 35.4 kg/m²

Power/mass: 158 W/kg

Armament

Guns:

2× 7.62 mm M240H machine guns; or

2× 7.62 mm M134 minigun; or

2× Browning .50 in (12.7 mm) GAU-19 gatling guns

Hardpoints: 4, 2 per ESSS stub wings and provisions to carry combinations of

Rockets: 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 rockets

Missiles: AGM-114 Hellfire laser guided missiles, AIM-92 Stinger air-to-air missiles

Other: 7.62 mm, 12.7 mm, 20 mm, or 30 mm M230 gunpods

Bombs: Can be equipped with VOLCANO minefield dispersal system

UH-60M Black Hawk

Improved design wide chord rotor blades, T700-GE-701D engines (max 2,000 shp or 1,500 kW each), improved durability gearbox, Integrated Vehicle Management Systems (IVHMS) computer, and new glass cockpit. Production began in 2006. Planned to replace older U.S. Army UH-60s.

M120 / M121

M120 / M121 (Mortar System)

Caliber: 120 mm

Maximum range: 7,240 m

Minimum range: 200 m

Weight:

144.7 kg without ammunition

326.1 kg when mounted on trailer

Rate of fire: 16 rounds/min first minute, 4 rounds/min sustained

Crew: 5

Feed system: manual

The M120 mortar system consists of the following major components:

M298 cannon assembly (50 kg)

M190 bipod assembly (32 kg)

M9 baseplate (62 kg)

M1100 trailer (181 kg)

M67 sight unit (1.1 kg)

The M120 is capable of firing the following munitions:

XM395 precision guided munition

M929 smoke cartridge

XM930 illumination round

XM930E1 illumination round

XM931 practice round

M933 high explosive round

M934 high explosive round

M934A1 high explosive round

XM983 illumination round

The M120 is transported on the M1100 Trailer by the M998 Humvee

The version that is mounted on the M1064 and M1129 mortar carriers is known as the M121

M9A1

M9A1 (Semi-automatic pistol)

In service: 1985-present

Manufacturer: Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta

Specifications

Weight            :

952 g

1,162 g

Length: 217 mm

Barrel length: 125 mm

Cartridge: 9×19mm Parabellum

Action: Short recoil

Muzzle velocity: 381 m/s

Effective firing range: 50 m

Feed system: 15 round detachable box magazine

Sights: Iron sights

The M9 was updated to the M9A1 in 2006. It added – among other things – a Picatinny rail for the attachment of lights, lasers, and other accessories to the weapon. The M9A1 has more aggressive front and backstrap checkering and a beveled magazine well for easier reloading of the weapon. M9A1 pistols are sold with physical vapor deposition (PVD) coated magazines developed to better withstand the conditions in the sandy environments in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Beretta M9 General Officer's Model is a special model issued to General Officers in the Army and Air Force that replaced the special issue RIA M15 General Officer's Pistol and Colt M1911A1 beginning in 1986. It is identical to the standard M9 sidearm, with standard Bruniton-polymer finish and black composite grips, except it has a «GO»-prefix to its serial number range, starting with GO-001. It comes with a metal belt buckle that comes in gold metal for Army generals and silver metal for Air Force generals.

Upgrading the M9

Program officials say buying a new pistol is the better option due to advances in handgun designs, the difficulty in addressing all of the M9's issues, other pistols being less expensive to produce and maintain, and the low confidence soldiers have in the M9.

Beretta USA announced the presentation of the M9A3 to the US Army

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