Revision as of 11:18, 16 July 2006

Medium Machineguns

FN MAG

Caliber: 7.62x51mm
Action: Gas-Operated
Weight: 10.5kg
Overall Length: 1,250mm
Barrel length: 546mm Rate of fire: 850 rounds/min
Magazine: Belt

Heavy Machineguns

M2

Caliber: 12.7mm
Feed system: Belt-fed
Action: Recoil-operated; short recoil
Length: 1,650mm
Barrel length: 1,140mm
Weight: 38kg (58kg w/ tripod)
Rate of fire: 550 round/min
Muzzle velocity: 930m/s
Effective range: 2,000m

Antitank Guided Missile Launchers

FGM-148 Javelin

Primary Function: Man-portable anti-tank guided missile
Contractor: Lockheed Martin, Raytheon
Powerplant: Solid fuel rocket
Length:

• 1.1m missile.
• 1.2m launch tube.

Diameter:

• 127mm missile.
• 142mm launch tube.

Weight:

• 11.8kg (26.0 lb) missile.
• 6.4kg (14.1 lb) CLU.

Warhead:

• 8.4kg tandem shaped charge HEAT.
• Armour penetration >600mm RHA.

Range: <75m to >2500m
Guidance system: Imaging infra-red guidance, fire and forget. Command Launch Unit:

• Passive target acquisition/fire control with integrated day/thermal sight.
• Magnification 4x day and 4x or 9x thermal.

Rocket Launchers

M202A1 FLASH

Length (Closed): 686mm
Length (Clip Extended): 883mm
Weight with full clip: 12.07kg
Weight Unloaded: 5.22kg
Sight: Reflex

M74 Rocket Clip

Caliber: 66mm
Length: 546mm
Weight: 6.85kg
Rocket Warhead: M235 Incendiary (TPA)
Muzzle Velocity: 114 m/s
Bursting Radius: 20m
Arming Radius: 5-13m
Minimum Safe Range: 20m
Maximum Range: 750m
Range at which 50% probability of hit can be expected (firing one rocket clip):
Bunker Aperture: 50m
Windows: 125m
Uncovered weapons positions and Stationary vehicles: 200m
Squad-size troop formations: 500m