List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces

Summary

This list contains weapons that are classified as crew-served, as the term is used in the United States military.

While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case of both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles. Within the table of organization and equipment for both the United States Army and the U.S. Marine Corps, these two classes of weapons are understood to be crew-served, as the operator of the weapon has an assistant, who carries additional ammunition and associated equipment, acts as a spotter, and is also fully qualified in the operation of the weapon.

Light and medium machine guns edit

In active service edit

General purpose machine guns edit

In active service (some branches, secondary or limited roles) edit

General purpose machine guns edit

Out of service edit

Experimental edit

Sniper and anti-materiel rifles edit

In active service (some branches, secondary or limited roles) edit

Bolt action sniper rifle edit

Semi-automatic sniper rifle edit


Anti-materiel rifle edit

Out of service edit

Semi-automatic sniper rifles edit

Bolt action sniper rifles edit

Anti-materiel rifle edit

  • M82A1/A1A (Semi-Automatic Anti-Materiel Rifle) (.50 BMG)
  • M82A2 (Semi-Automatic Anti-Materiel Rifle) (.50 BMG)
  • Robar RC-50 (Bolt-Action Anti-Materiel Rifle) (.50 BMG)

Experimental edit

  • XM109 (Semi-Automatic Anti-materiel rifle) (25×59 mm)
  • XM500 (Bullpup Semi-Automatic Anti-materiel rifle ) (.50 BMG)

Machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, and automatic cannons edit

In active service edit

Light machine guns edit

Medium machine guns edit

Heavy machine guns edit

Automatic cannons edit

Automatic grenade launchers edit

Out of service edit

Light machine guns edit

  • XM214 (Rotary-Barreled Machine Gun) (5.56×45mm NATO)

Medium machine guns edit

Heavy machine guns edit

  • M85/M85C (Heavy Machine Gun) (.50 BMG)
  • XM312 (Heavy Machine Gun) (.50 BMG)
  • XM806 (Lightweight Heavy Machine Gun) (.50 BMG) (US Army)

Automatic cannons edit

  • M1/AN/M2/M3/M24 (Automatic Cannon, 20×110mm USN)
  • Mk 16 Mod 4/5 (Automatic Cannon, 20×110mm USN; deck mount versions of the M3 and M24)
  • M39A1/A2/A3 (Automatic Cannon, 20×102mm; based on the Mauser MG 213C Cannon)
  • Mk 11 Mod 0/5 (Twin-Barrel Automatic Cannon, 20×110mm USN)
  • Mk 12 Mod 0 (Automatic Cannon, 20×110mm USN)
  • M195 (Rotary-Barreled Automatic Cannon, 20×102mm)
  • M140/E3/E5 (Automatic Cannon, 30×100mm)
  • M188/E1 (Automatic Cannon, 30×113mm)
  • Marlin machine gun

Automatic grenade launchers edit

  • XM307 (Grenade machine gun, 25 mm HV Airburst)
  • M75/M129 (Automatic Grenade Launcher, 40×53mm)
  • M174 grenade launcher (Automatic Grenade Launcher, 40×46mm)
  • M175 grenade launcher (Automatic Grenade Launcher, 40×53mm)
  • Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher (Manually Operated, Belt-Fed Grenade Launcher, 40×46mm)
  • Mk 20 Mod 0 (Automatic Grenade Launcher, 40×46mm)

Experimental edit

Missile launchers edit

In active service edit

In active service (some branches, secondary or limited roles) edit

Out of service edit

Recoilless rifles edit

In active service edit

Out of service edit

Mortars edit

In active service edit

Out of service edit

Experimental edit

  • Dragon Fire 120 mm automated mortar
  • MFSS 120 mm mortar

Artillery edit

In active service edit

  • M119 (105 mm Towed Howitzer)
  • M777 (155 mm Towed Howitzer)

In active service (some branches, secondary, or limited roles) edit

  • M102 (105 mm Towed Howitzer) (used on USAF AC-130J gunships)

Out of service edit

Munitions systems edit

In active service edit

Experimental edit

Mine dispenser edit

In active service edit

Out of service edit

Mine-clearing systems edit

In active service edit

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ M60D
  3. ^ "M60E3 & Mk43 Mod 0". Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  4. ^ M60E4/M43 Mod 1 Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Mk 48 Mod 1 Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b "USSOCOM Completes Safety Certification and Purchase of SIG SAUER MG 338 Machine Guns, Ammunition, and Next Generation Suppressors | Sig Sauer". Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  7. ^ Browning Automatic Rifle Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Modern Firearms - Johnson M1941 and M1944 light machine gun". Archived from the original on 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  9. ^ First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Lewis Gun
  10. ^ First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Chauchat Gun
  11. ^ Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gun