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Mission 25 - Weapons
Najaf: Mahdi Cemetery Battle

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M16A2 Assault rifle
M16A3 Semiautomatic Rifle
Colt’s M16A3 was designed in the early 90s to replace the M16A2. Essentially the same rifle as its predecessor, the M16A3 is updated with an optional Rail Interface System (RIS) and modular upper receiver, for which various optical sights have been designed. Like the first generation of M16s, the gas-operated M16A3 is capable of fully automatic fire. [show more...]

Factoid: Vietnam-era soldiers referred to the lightweight M16s as “Mattel toys.”

Caliber: 5.56
Loaded weight: 8.8 pounds
Overall length: 40 inches
Rate of fire: 750 rounds per minute


M16A4 Semiautomatic Rifle
The M16A4 is capable of firing with single shots or a 3-round burst. (The lack of automatic firing mode is the single biggest difference between the M16A4 and the A3.) The M16A4 has a flat top upper receiver and integral rail to mount optical devices like the ACOG. Thanks to the M5 Rail Adapter, the M16A4 forms the Modular Weapon System, allowing soldiers to outfit their weapons with accessories tailor-made for individual missions. Varying degrees of necessary firepower are accounted for on the M16A4 and without modification, the M203 Grenade Launcher can be quickly assembled to the rifle barrel. [show more...]

Factoid: : 8 million M16s have been produced and used by military personnel worldwide, more than any other weapons system in history.

Caliber: 5.56
Loaded weight: 8.5 pounds
Overall length: 39.6 inches
Cyclic rate: 175 miles to 625 miles high
Effective range: 600 meters


ACOG
ACOGs (Advanced Combat Optical Gunsights) are designed specifically for M-16 weaponry. The internally-adjustable, compact telescopic sights are ideal for targeting in low light situations and nighttime engagements. Addressing the need for accurate and lethal scopes that don’t require batteries, the ACOG uses daytime fiber-optic reticles that collect ambient light to self-illuminate the scope. For nighttime luminosity, the ACOG uses Tritium, a radioactive gas. A red “chevron” inside the optic guides the soldier when the target is within close range. A black bullet drop compensator tells the gunman how far away the target is situated. [show more...]

Factoid: The ACOG is designed to be used with both eyes open. Your dominant eye focuses on the target while the other eye maintains peripheral vision.

Length: 5.8 inches
Weight: 9.9 ounces
Magnification: 4X


5.56-millimeter M4 carbine with M203 grenade launcher
This weapon was designed as a shorter, lightweight alternative to the M16A2 rifle, to give soldiers the ability to engage the enemy with accurate, lethal fire at close quarters. [show more...]
Gas operated, and air-cooled, it has a collapsible stock and can be fitted with rubber bullets for crowd control. The M4A1, the version made for Special Operations Forces, has a full automatic mode. But the tradeoff for making a shorter, handier version of the M16 has been in penetration, velocity and accuracy over longer ranges.

Primary function: 5.56 mm rifle for close-quarters battle
Weight: 7.92 pounds (3.6 kilograms)
Maximum effective range: area target, 2,624.8 feet (800 meters); point target, 1,650 feet (500 meters)
Rate of fire: 45 rounds per minute, semiautomatic
Other features: Can be fitted with M203 grenade launcher
Used by: Marine Expeditionary Units and U.S. Army units


Enemy
M120 120mm Mortar
M120 120mm Mortar
Although the M120 requires a truck or tracked carrier to move it, it still weighs much less than a field artillery piece and packs excellent explosive power. Using a horseshoe-shaped "cheese charge" to propel it from the tube, it ran reach targets up to 7,000 yards away. [show more...]
Min. Range: 166 yds.
Kill radius: 70 yds.
Cannon Assembly: 110 lbs.
Bipod: 70 lbs.
Baseplate: 136 lbs.
Trailer: 399 lbs.

RPG-7 rocket propelled grenade launcher
RPG-7 rocket propelled grenade launcher
A shoulder-fired, muzzle-loaded, grenade launcher, the RPG-7 fires a variety of grenades from a 40-mm launch tube. It’s light enough to be fired by one person, but an assistant usually stands to the left of the gunner for protection. [show more...]
The launcher first ejects the grenade out 10 meters, and then the grenade’s internal motor ignites and speeds it toward the target with fins that cause it to rotate slowly. Crosswinds can cut accuracy down by 50% for the gunner’s first shot, but the shaped charge in the grenade can punch through all known armored vehicles.

Primary function: Shoulder fired anti-tank weapon
Weight: 15.2 pounds (6.9 kilograms)
Effective range: 1,640 feet (500 meters)
Rate of fire: Four to six rounds per minute
Ammunition: 85 mm grenade
Other features: Can penetrate 260 mm armor


IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices)
IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices)
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are based on conventional military explosives that are readily available around Iraq. [show more...]
Many IEDs consist of artillery shells that are scavenged from around various storage depots or mines and disguised in any way imaginable: in concrete blocks, garbage bags, ice-making molds, and even in the carcasses of dead dogs. Hidden along the roadside or in parked cars, IEDs can be detonated by a wireless remote control, such as a doorbell switch, and witnesses have reported roadside bombs calmly detonated by men sitting in vehicles some distance from the target.


AK-47 Kalashnikov rifle

Durable and widely available, the AK-47 is a Russian 7.62mm assault rifle. The AK fires 100 rounds per minute even through extreme conditions such as low temperatures, from moving vehicles, and after being dunked in water, mud, or sand.

One drawback is low muzzle velocity, which makes the relatively heavy round arc at long ranges. Other drawbacks are the jams, dents, and overheated barrels that can make the weapon tough to handle. But the downsides pale in comparison to what the AK-47 offers a fighter: an easy-to-maintain gun that can deliver a high volume of fire. This is why the AK-47 has been one of the most used assault rifles in the world since the early 1950s. [show more...]

Factoid: The AK-47’s inventor never earned a single ruble for the 100 million AKs in the world today. He didn’t patent it.

Primary function: 7.62-mm assault rifle
Weight: 9.4 pounds (4.3 kilograms) with 30-round curved box magazine
Rate of fire: 100 rounds per minute/cyclic 600 rounds per minute
Effective range: 990 feet (300 meters)


Vehicles
AH-64A Apache helicopter
Made by Boeing, the AH-64A Apache is a flying arsenal. Armed with a 30 mm chain gun, and a complement of Hydra rockets and Hellfire missiles, it’s capable of intense, close-quarter fighting, day or night, in practically all environments. [show more...]

Designed as an extremely effective tank-killer, it’s GPS navigation systems and high maneuverability allow it to pop up from behind a hill, deliver a lethal salvo of missiles, and drop down before enemy guns can engage. It has a twin-engine, four-blade design, with a two-person seating configuration. The pilot sits in back of the cockpit, aided by a Pilot Night Vision Sensor, and the co-pilot gunner sits in front, using a Target Acquisition Designation Sight to destroy armor quickly and effectively. Its only drawback is that it requires a huge ground support crew to keep it flying and fighting. (photo courtesy of Nicki Mennekens)

Height: 13 ft
Length: 58 ft
Weight: 10.5 tons
Crew: Two
Speed: 227 mph
Range: 300 miles, unrefueled (more than 1,200 miles with refueling)


AH-1W Super Cobra
Used for day or night, the Super Cobra is designed to escort a force of attack helicopters for a land or amphibious assault, and provide close fire support with its 20mm cannon and up to four rockets or missiles. [show more...]

But where it really proves itself is in air-to-air combat and firing anti-radar missiles to blind the enemy just as the blow falls.

Length: 58 ft.
Height: 14 ft.
Altitude: 10,000 ft.
Speed: 169 mph
Range: 294 miles
Crew: Two


HMMWV
An acronym for High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle, the Humvee is a four-wheel drive, diesel-powered automatic. Designed to run over any terrain and in all weather conditions, models can be armed with mounted machine guns, TOW or stinger missiles. [show more...]
Humvees are droppable from a variety of aircraft, and its high power-to-weight ratio, four-wheel drive and high ground clearance combine to give it outstanding cross-country mobility.

Length: 15 ft
Width: 7.08 ft
Height: 6.00 feet reducible to 4.5 feet
Weight: 5,200 lbs
Engine: V8, 6.2 litre displacement, fuel injected diesel, liquid cooled, compression ignition
Horsepower: 150 at 3,600 RPM
Transmission: 3 speed, automatic
Transfer Case: 2 speed, locking, chain driven
Electrical System: 24 volt, negative ground, 60 amps
Brakes: Hydraulic, 4-wheeled disc
Max Speed: 65 mph

Factoid: The Humvee has a snorkel kit which allows it to ford 60" of water.


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Najaf: Mahdi Cemetery Battle
 


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