A crew-served weapon is any weapon system that is issued to a crew of two or more individuals performing the same or separate tasks to run at maximum operational...
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The XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon (ACSW) was a developmental 25 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher with programmable airburst capability. It is...
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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...
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cartridges but are also crew-served and typically also require a mounting platform to be operable. One of the first weapons used in this role was the...
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is a list of weapons served individually by the United States armed forces. While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than...
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PLL-05/PLZ-10 self-propelled gun-mortars, AFT-8 missile carrier, MANPADS, and crew-served weapon systems such as QJG-85 heavy machine gun, PP-87 or newer PBP-172 mortar...
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OCSW (redirect from Objective Crew Served Weapon)
The OCSW (Objective Crew Served Weapon) was a U.S. Military arms program started in the 1980s that led to a hybrid smaller prototype automatic autocannon...
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United States Army (section Crew-served weapons)
Rifle. The army employs various crew-served weapons to provide heavy firepower at ranges exceeding that of individual weapons. The M240 is the U.S. Army's...
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fortifications) to operate Crew-served weapon, a weapon that requires more than one person to transport or operate Heavy weapons platoon, an infantry platoon...
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Barrett XM109 (redirect from Objective Sniper Weapon)
for the cancelled XM307, product of the Objective (later Advanced) Crew Served Weapon program (OCSW / ACSW). As with the XM307, the XM109 can be reconfigured...
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Submachine gun / personal defense weapon Squad automatic weapon / light machine gun Grenade launcher Crew-served weapon Medium machine gun / general purpose...
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A gun truck is an armored vehicle with one or more crew-served weapons, typically based on a military truck. Gun trucks often have improvised vehicle...
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Urgent Material Release. The M3E1 is part of the Product Manager Crew Served Weapon portfolio. A key benefit of the M3E1 is that it can fire multiple...
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operate by themselves for combat, generally a crew-served weapon. Heavy weapons platoons are grouped into a weapons company or maneuver support company, which...
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heavy machine gun, and as a complement to the heavier XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon grenade launcher. It is capable of being converted quickly into an...
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(or sometimes curved) piece of armor designed to be mounted on a crew-served weapon such as a machine gun, automatic grenade launcher, or artillery piece...
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Multipurpose Assault Weapon. SMAW – Global Security SMAW at FAS United States Marine Corps Introduction to Crew Served Weapons U.S. Marine Corps Technical...
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post carrier. Requirements are for 2 crew, 2 operators, and a mount for a crew served weapon. The task is to serve as a command post and 993 vehicles are...
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ammo can. It was used in the Vietnam War as a tripod mounted crew-served weapon and as a weapon mounted on various vehicles and aircraft. The XM174 has the...
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operate. Heavy weapons – artillery and similar weapons larger than light weapons (see SALW). Crew served weapons – larger than personal weapons, requiring...
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unexploded ordnance, small watercraft, communications equipment, crew-served weapons and similar targets. Their value lies in their ability to precisely...
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Moroccan Army employs various individual weapons to provide light firepower at short ranges. The main weapons used by the army are the M16A2 and AK-47...
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of the United States Army List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces "Army is saying goodbye...
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Grenade launcher (category Explosive weapons)
common type are man-portable, shoulder-fired weapons issued to individuals, although larger crew-served launchers are issued at higher levels of organization...
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Barrett M82 (category Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1982)
high-explosive shells developed for the 25×59 mm OCSW (Objective Crew Served Weapon) automatic grenade launcher. The experimental OSW showed an increased...
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(Germany) List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces List of crew served weapons of the US Armed Forces List of modern infantry related terms and...
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K11 QTS-11 25 mm grenade: XM25 Individual Airburst Weapon System XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon Barrett XM109 30 mm Shipunov 2A42 2A72 Mk44 Bushmaster...
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M18 recoilless rifle (category World War II infantry weapons of the United States)
anti-tank weapons that used unguided rockets, and almost entirely without recoil. The M18 was a breech-loaded, single-shot, man-portable, crew-served weapon. It...
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Panama Defense Forces (section Crew Served Weapons)
299–300. ISBN 0811722805. Weeks, John (1980). Jane's Infantry Weapons 1980-1981. Infantry Weapons. Vol. Sixth. Jane's Publishing Company. p. 676. ISBN 0710607024...
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FN P90 (category Bullpup personal defense weapons)
designed as a compact but powerful firearm for vehicle crews, operators of crew-served weapons, support personnel, special forces, and counter-terrorist...
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