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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 (identified as a marksman or as a SAW gunner) 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 gunsEdit
In active serviceEdit
Light machine gunsEdit
- M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) (5.56×45mm NATO)[1]
General purpose machine gunsEdit
- M240B/M240E4 (7.62×51mm NATO)[2]
- M240G (7.62×51mm NATO) (USMC)
Improved M249
M240B
In active service (some branches, secondary or limited roles)Edit
Light machine gunsEdit
- M27 IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle) (5.56×45mm) (USMC)
- Mk 46 Mod 1 (5.56×45mm NATO) (USSOCOM)[3]
General purpose machine gunsEdit
- M240D/M240E1 and M240H/M240E5 (Vehicle Mountable) (7.62×51mm NATO)[2]
- M240L/M240E6 (7.62×51mm NATO) (US Army)
- M60D (Vehicle Mountable) (7.62×51mm NATO) (USN)[4]
- M60E3 (7.62×51mm NATO) (USN SEALs)[5]
- M60E4/Mk 43 Mod 0/1 (7.62×51mm NATO) (USN)[6]
- Mk 48 Mod 0/1 (7.62×51mm NATO) (USSOCOM)[7]
- MG 338 (.338 Norma Magnum) (USSOCOM)[8]
M27 IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle)
M240L/M240E6
Navy SEAL fires an M60E3 from the shoulder
M60E4/Mk 43 Mod 0/1
U.S. Army Ranger equipped with a Mk 46 Mod 1
Mk 48
Out of serviceEdit
- HK21 (7.62×51mm NATO, Delta Force, Combat Controllers(CCT) and SEALs only)
- XM8 LMG (5.56×45mm NATO)
- EX 27 Mod 0 (Colt CMG-2; 5.56×45mm)
- WAK 'Interim SAW (5.56×45mm)
- XM106 (5.56×45mm)
- XM262 (HK 21E variant, pre-HK 23E; 5.56×45mm)
- XM234 (6x45mm, 5.56×45mm)
- XM233 (6x45mm)
- XM235/XM248 (6x45mm, 5.56×45mm)
- XM223
- CAR-15 HBAR (M1 and M2, 5.56×45mm)
- T161 (7.62×51mm NATO)
- T52 (7.62×51mm NATO)
- T44 (.30-06)
- T24 (.30-06)
- T10/T23 (.30-06)
- M1918A1/A2 BAR (.30-06)[9]
- M1922 BAR (.30-06)
- Johnson M1941 LMG (.30-06, Rangers and Special Operations Forces only)[10]
- M14A1 (7.62×51mm NATO)
- M15 (7.62×51mm NATO)
- M16A1 with bipod (5.56×45mm NATO)
- XM207/E1/Mk 23 Mod 0 (Stoner 63A1 'Commando'; 5.56×45mm NATO)
- M1919A6 (.30-06)
- Lewis Gun (.30-06, Army only)[11]
- Chauchat (.30-06, 8 mm Lebel)[12]
- M1909 Benét–Mercié (Machine Rifle, (.30-06))[13]
ExperimentalEdit
- Mk48 Mod 2
- AAI Corporation LSAT (Lightweight Small Arms Technologies) LMG (5.56 mm Composite-cased, Telescoping Ammunition)
- Knight's Armament Company LAMG
- FN EVOLYS
- Sig Sauer MG 6.8 (SiG 6.8 mm Fury hybrid round)
- General Dynamics RM277 (True Velocity .277 TVCM polimer cased round)
- Next Generation Squad Weapon - Automatic Rifle
- Lightweight Medium Machine Gun (Medium Machine Gun) (.338 Norma Magnum)
LSAT LMG
Marksman, sniper and anti-materiel riflesEdit
In active service (some branches, secondary or limited roles)Edit
Designated marksman rifleEdit
- SEAL Recon Rifle (5.56×45mm NATO) (USN SEALs)
- M16 SDMR (Squad Designated Marksman Rifle) (5.56×45mm NATO) (US Army)
- Mk 12 Mod 0/1 SPR (Special Purpose Rifle) (5.56×45mm NATO) (USSOCOM)
- M38 SDMR (Squad Designated Marksman Rifle) (5.56×45mm NATO) (USMC Designated Marksmen)
- M39 EMR (Enhanced Marksman Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO) (USMC)
- M21A5/M14SE Crazy Horse (7.62×51mm NATO) (US Army and USN)[14]
- M25 SWS (Sniper Weapon System) (7.62×51mm NATO) (USSOCOM)
- M14 Tactical Rifle (7.62×51mm NATO) (USCG)
Bolt action sniper rifleEdit
- M40A3/A5 (7.62×51mm NATO) (USMC)
- M2010 ESR (Enhanced Sniper Rifle) (.300 Winchester Magnum) (US Army)
- Mk 13 Mod 5 AWM (Arctic Warfare Magnum) (.300 Winchester Magnum)
- Mk 21 Mod 0 PSR (Precision Sniper Rifle) (USSOCOM)
- Mk 22 ASR (Advanced Sniper Rifle) (USSOCOM)
Semi-automatic sniper rifleEdit
- Mk 11 Mod 0/1/2 SWS (Sniper Weapon System) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- M110 SASS (Semi-Automatic Sniper System) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- Mk 14 Mod 0/1 EBR (Enhanced Battle Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO) (USN SEALs, US Army and USCG)
- M110A1 CSASS (Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System) (7.62x51 NATO, 6.5 Creedmoore) (US Army, USMC)
- M110K1 SASS (7.62x51 NATO, 6.5 Creedmoore) (US Navy Designated Marksman)
- Mk 20 Mod 0 SSR (Sniper Support Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO, 6.5 Creedmoor) (USSOCOM)
Anti-materiel rifleEdit
- M82A1M/A3 (Anti-Materiel rifle) (.50 BMG)
- M107 (Anti-Materiel rifle) (.50 BMG)
- Mk 15 Mod 0 LRSW (Long-Range Sniper Weapon) (Bolt Action Anti-Materiel Rifle) (.50 BMG) (USN SEALs)
Soldiers with SDMRs
M39 EMR (Enhanced Marksman Rifle)
M40A3
M107
M110 SASS (Semi-Automatic Sniper System)
Mk 11
Mk 12 Mod 0 SPR (Special Purpose Rifle)
Mk 13 Mod 5 AWM (Arctic Warfare Magnum)
Mk 14 Mod 0 EBR (Enhanced Battle Rifle)
Mk 15 Mod 0 LRSW (long-range sniper weapon)
XM2010 ESR (Enhanced Sniper Rifle)
Out of serviceEdit
Designated marksman riflesEdit
- USMC Squad Advanced Marksman Rifle (SAM-R) (Designated Marksman Rifle) (5.56×45mm NATO)
- USMC Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR) (Designated Marksman Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- XM8 Sharpshooter (5.56×45mm NATO)
- Colt Model 655/656 (Selective Fire Marksman Rifle) (5.56×45mm NATO) (Never Standardized)
- EX 16 Mod 0 SCAR-L (SV) (Semi-Auto Rifle) (5.56×45mm NATO)
- M1C/D Garand (Semi-Automatic Rifle) (.30-06)
Semi-automatic sniper riflesEdit
- Mk 11 Mod 1 (Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- EX 17 Mod 0 SCAR-H (SV) (Semi-Automatic Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- M21 Sniper Weapon System (Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- M25 Sniper Weapon System (Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO)
Bolt action sniper riflesEdit
- M24 Sniper Weapon System (Bolt Action Sniper Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- M40 (Bolt Action Sniper Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- M40A1 (Bolt Action Sniper Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- M86 (USN SEALs)
- M1903A4 (Bolt Action Sniper Rifle) (.30-06)
- Winchester Model 70 (Bolt-Action Rifle) (.30-06)
Anti-materiel rifleEdit
- 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)
RandomEdit
- Sharps Rifle (Lever-Action Rifle) (.50-90 Sharps)
- Whitworth rifle (Single-Shot Muzzle-Loaded Rifle) (.451)
ExperimentalEdit
- M110 CSASS (Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System) (Designated Marksman Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- MRGG (Mid-Range Gas Gun) (6.5mm Creedmoor) (USSOCOM)
- Mk 17 Mod 1 (FN SCAR-H) (6.5mm Creedmoor) (USSOCOM)
- LMT MARS-H 6.5 DMR (6.5mm Creedmoor) (USSOCOM)
- LaRue Tactical PredatOBR 6.5 Creedmoor (6.5mm Creedmoor) (USSOCOM)
- XM109 (Semi-Automatic Anti-materiel rifle) (25×59 mm)
- XM500 (Bullpup Semi-Automatic Anti-materiel rifle ) (.50 BMG)
XM500
Machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, and automatic cannonsEdit
In active serviceEdit
Light machine gunsEdit
- M249 Family (Light Machine Gun) (5.56×45mm NATO)
- M27 IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle) (5.56×45mm) (USMC)
Medium machine gunsEdit
- M60 Family (Medium Machine Gun) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- M240 Family (Medium Machine Gun) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- M134D/GAU-17/A (Rotary-Barreled Medium Machine Gun) (7.62×51mm NATO)
- MG 338 (.338 Norma Magnum) (USSOCOM)[8]
Heavy machine gunsEdit
- M2HB/M2A1 (Heavy Machine Gun) (Vehicle and Infantry) (.50 BMG)
- GAU-15/A/GAU-16/A/GAU-18/A (Heavy Machine Gun) (Helicopter Door Mounted) (.50 BMG)
- GAU-21/A (M3M/P) (Heavy Machine Gun) (Helicopter Door Mounted-Faster Firing) (.50 BMG)
- GAU-19/A/B (Rotary-Barreled Heavy Machine Gun) (.50 BMG)
Automatic cannonsEdit
- M61A1/A2 Vulcan/Mk 15 CIWS (Rotary-Barreled Automatic Cannon) (20×102mm) (USAF: F-15C/D, F-15E, F-16C/D, F-22A) (USN: F/A-18A/B/C/D, F/A-18E/F, Nimitz, Ford, Wasp, America, Ticonderoga, Arleigh Burke, Oliver Hazard Perry, Whidbey Island, Harpers Ferry) (USMC: F/A-18A/C/D) (USCG: Hamilton, Legend)
- M197 (Rotary-Barreled Automatic Cannon) (20×102mm) (USMC: AH-1W, AH-1Z)
- GAU-12/U Equalizer (Rotary Barreled Automatic Cannon) (25×137mm) (USAF: AC-130U) (USMC: AV-8B)
- GAU-22/A Equalizer (Rotary Barreled Automatic Cannon) (25×137mm) (USAF: F-35A) (USMC: F-35B) (USN: F-35C)
- M242/Mk 38 Mod 0/2/3 Bushmaster II (Automatic Cannon) (25×137mm) (US Army: Stryker, M2/M3/M6/M7 Bradley) (USMC: LAV-25) (USN: Wasp, Ticonderoga, Arleigh Burke, Oliver Hazard Perry, Cyclone, San Antonio, Whidbey Island, Harpers Ferry) (USCG: Island, Hamilton, Sentinel, USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39))
- Mk 44 Mod 0/GAU-23/A/Mk 46 Mod 2 Bushmaster II (Automatic Cannon) (30×173mm) (USAF: AC-130W, AC-130J) (USN: Zumwalt, Independence, Freedom)
- GAU-8/A Avenger (Rotary Barreled Automatic Cannon) (30×173mm) (USAF: A-10C)
- M230 (Automatic Cannon) (30×113mm) (US Army: AH-64D/E, MH-60L, AH-6M)
- L/60 Bofors (Automatic Cannon) (40x311mm) (USAF: AC-130U)
Automatic grenade launchersEdit
- Mk 19 Mod 3 (Automatic Grenade Launcher) (40×53mm) (US Army, USAF, USN, USMC, USCG, USSOCOM)
- Mk 47 Mod 0 Stryker (Automatic Grenade Launcher) (40×53mm) (USSOCOM)
M249
M60
M240
M2
M242 Bushmaster
M61 Vulcan
M197
GAU-17/A
GAU-8 Avenger
M230
Mk 19 Mod 3
Mk 47 Mod 0
Out of serviceEdit
Light machine gunsEdit
- XM214 (Rotary-Barreled Machine Gun) (5.56×45mm NATO)
Medium machine gunsEdit
- EX 34 Mod 0 (Chain-driven Machine Gun, 7.62×51mm NATO)
- M73/A1 (Co-axial Machine Gun, 7.62×51mm NATO)
- M219 (Co-axial Machine Gun, 7.62×51mm NATO)
- M1917 (Heavy Machine Gun, .30-06 Springfield)
- M1919 Family (including Mk 21 Mod 0/1) (Medium Machine Gun, .30-06 Springfield and 7.62×51mm NATO)
- Colt–Browning M1895/1917
Heavy machine gunsEdit
- M85/M85C (Heavy Machine Gun) (.50 BMG)
- XM312 (Heavy Machine Gun) (.50 BMG)
- XM806 (Lightweight Heavy Machine Gun) (.50 BMG) (US Army)
Automatic cannonsEdit
- 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 launchersEdit
- 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)
ExperimentalEdit
Missile launchersEdit
In active serviceEdit
- FIM-92 Stinger (surface-to-air missile) (70 mm)
- FGM-148 Javelin (anti-tank missile) (127 mm)
- BGM-71 TOW (Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided) (anti-tank missile) (152mm)
FIM-92 Stinger
FGM-148 Javelin
BGM-71 TOW (Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided)
In active service (some branches, secondary or limited roles)Edit
- Mk 153 Mod 0/2 SMAW (Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon) (anti-fortification, anti-armor rocket) (83.5 mm) (USMC)
Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW (Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon)
Out of serviceEdit
Recoilless riflesEdit
In active serviceEdit
- M3 MAAWS (Multi-role Anti-armor Anti-tank Weapon System) (anti-fortification, anti-armor recoilless rifle) (84 mm)
M3 MAAWS (Multi-role Anti-armor Anti-tank Weapon System)
Out of serviceEdit
- M67 recoilless rifle (90 mm)
- M18 recoilless rifle (57 mm)
- M20 recoilless rifle (75 mm)
- M27 recoilless rifle (105 mm, developed into M40)
- M40 recoilless rifle (105 mm, called 106 mm to forestall use of incompatible M27 ammunition)
MortarsEdit
In active serviceEdit
- M120 120 mm mortar/M121 120 mm mortar (Army)
- M224 60 mm mortar
- M252 81 mm mortar
- M327 EFSS (USMC)
- Cardom (Army)
M120
M224
M252
Cardom
Out of serviceEdit
- M1 Mortar (81 mm)
- M2 Mortar (60 mm)
- M19 Mortar (60 mm)
- M29 Mortar (81 mm)
- M30 107 mm Mortar
- Mk 2 Mod 0/1 (Breech-loaded Mortar, 81 mm)
ExperimentalEdit
- Dragon Fire 120 mm automated mortar
- MFSS 120 mm mortar
ArtilleryEdit
In active serviceEdit
M119A2
M777
In active service (some branches, secondary or limited roles)Edit
Out of serviceEdit
- M59 (155 mm Field Gun)
- M114/A1 (155 mm Towed Howitzer)
- M1/M115 (203 mm/8" Towed Howitzer)
- M110 (203 mm/8" Self-Propelled Howitzer)
- M1902 (76.2mm/3" Field Gun)
- M101/A1 (105 mm Towed Howitzer)
- 3 inch Gun M5
- M116 (75 mm Pack Howitzer)
- M198 (155 mm Towed Howitzer)
M198
Munitions systemsEdit
In active serviceEdit
ExperimentalEdit
Mine dispenserEdit
In active serviceEdit
Out of serviceEdit
Mine-clearing systemsEdit
In active serviceEdit
- APOBS Mk 7 Mod 2
- M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge
- MK155 Mine Clearance Launcher
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ M249 series Archived 2009-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b M240 series Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mk 46 Mod 1 Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ M60D
- ^ "M60E3 & Mk43 Mod 0". Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ M60E4/M43 Mod 1 Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mk 48 Mod 1 Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ Browning Automatic Rifle Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Modern Firearms - Johnson M1941 and M1944 light machine gun". Archived from the original on 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- ^ First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Lewis Gun
- ^ First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Chauchat Gun
- ^ Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gun
- ^ M14SE Crazy Horse and MK14 SEI Rifles: Smith Enterprise, Inc.