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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

In active service

General purpose machine guns

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

General purpose machine guns

  • M27 IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle) M27 IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle)
  • M240L/M240E6 M240L/M240E6
  • Navy SEAL fires an M60E3 from the shoulder Navy SEAL fires an M60E3 from the shoulder
  • M60E4/Mk 43 Mod 0/1 M60E4/Mk 43 Mod 0/1
  • U.S. Army Ranger equipped with a Mk 46 Mod 1 U.S. Army Ranger equipped with a Mk 46 Mod 1
  • Mk 48 Mk 48

Out of service

Experimental

  • LSAT LMG LSAT LMG

Sniper and anti-materiel rifles

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

Bolt action sniper rifle

Semi-automatic sniper rifle


Anti-materiel rifle

  • Soldiers with SDMRs Soldiers with SDMRs
  • M39 EMR (Enhanced Marksman Rifle) M39 EMR (Enhanced Marksman Rifle)
  • M40A3 M40A3
  • M107 M107
  • M110 SASS (Semi-Automatic Sniper System) M110 SASS (Semi-Automatic Sniper System)
  • Mk 11 Mk 11
  • Mk 12 Mod 0 SPR (Special Purpose Rifle) Mk 12 Mod 0 SPR (Special Purpose Rifle)
  • Mk 13 Mod 5 AWM (Arctic Warfare Magnum) Mk 13 Mod 5 AWM (Arctic Warfare Magnum)
  • Mk 14 Mod 0 EBR (Enhanced Battle Rifle) Mk 14 Mod 0 EBR (Enhanced Battle Rifle)
  • Mk 15 Mod 0 LRSW (long-range sniper weapon) Mk 15 Mod 0 LRSW (long-range sniper weapon)
  • XM2010 ESR (Enhanced Sniper Rifle) XM2010 ESR (Enhanced Sniper Rifle)

Out of service

Semi-automatic sniper rifles

Bolt action sniper rifles

Anti-materiel rifle

  • 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

  • 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

In active service

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Automatic cannons

Automatic grenade launchers

  • M249 M249
  • M60 M60
  • M240 M240
  • M2 M2
  • M242 Bushmaster M242 Bushmaster
  • M61 Vulcan M61 Vulcan
  • M197 M197
  • GAU-17/A GAU-17/A
  • GAU-8 Avenger GAU-8 Avenger
  • M230 M230
  • Mk 19 Mod 3 Mk 19 Mod 3
  • Mk 47 Mod 0 Mk 47 Mod 0

Out of service

Light machine guns

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

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

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

Automatic cannons

  • 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

  • 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

Missile launchers

In active service

  • FIM-92 Stinger FIM-92 Stinger
  • FGM-148 Javelin FGM-148 Javelin
  • BGM-71 TOW (Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided) BGM-71 TOW (Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided)

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

  • Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW (Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon) Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW (Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon)

Out of service

Recoilless rifles

In active service

  • M3 MAAWS (Multi-role Anti-armor Anti-tank Weapon System) M3 MAAWS (Multi-role Anti-armor Anti-tank Weapon System)

Out of service

Mortars

In active service

  • M120 M120
  • M224 M224
  • M252 M252
  • Cardom Cardom

Out of service

Experimental

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

Artillery

In active service

  • M119 (105 mm Towed Howitzer)
  • M777 (155 mm Towed Howitzer)
  • M119A2 M119A2
  • M777 M777

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

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

Out of service

  • M198 M198

Munitions systems

In active service

Experimental

Mine dispenser

In active service

Out of service

Mine-clearing systems

In active service

See also

References

  1. ^ M240 series Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  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. ^ "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
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