Friendly Forces
	MP5-N submachine gun Manufactured by Heckler and Koch, the MP5-N can be fired in an automatic or semiautomatic mode. Recoil operated, the MP5-N has a unique delayed roller locked-bolt system and boasts an illuminating flashlight, which aids in reconnaissance and battlefield missions and is operated by a custom fitted pressure switch on the pistol grip. [show more...]
Both the suppressed and the non-suppressed versions of the MP5 offer our soldiers supreme firepower in a compact size and light weight. The MP5 is the ideal weapon for fighting in close quarters with the accuracy and lethality you would expect from Special Operations weaponry. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Companies and Marine Security Force Battalions consider the MP5 the foremost weapon to do combat in close quarters battle (CQB) environment. Factoid: The MP5 is the chosen weapon of the world’s most elite counter-terrorist organizations, as well as the FBI's preeminent Hostage Rescue Team. Length Collapsed: 19.29 inches Extended: 25.98 inches Weight: 7.44 pounds Bore diameter: 9mm Maximum effective range: 328.1 feet Rate of fire: 800 rounds per minute
	M16 Rifle Introduced in 1959, the M16 is one of the world's most widely used assault rifles. The SAS has been using the M16 since 1963 in conflicts from the Falklands to the Persian Gulf. In Vietnam, American troops used M16s to suppress enemy activity around airfields and at close-quarter combat throughout the jungles. Praised by soldiers for its light weight and high rates of fire, improvements to the M16’s accuracy and lethality came in the form of two upgrades: the M16A1, and most recently, the M16A2. [show more...]
Weight: 3.6 kg Length: 99 mm Caliber: 5.56 mm Rate of fire: Up to 950 rpm
	Minimi Machine Gun A combination of “mini” and the French word "mitrailleuse," meaning machine gun, the Minimi was first tested by American troops in the 1970s and officially issued to British infantry units arriving in Kuwait at the start of the first Gulf War. Minimis have since been used operationally by British forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. [show more...]
Issued by more than 40 nations overall, the Minimi light machine gun was first produced by FN Herstal in Belgian—the same company that introduced the Browning High Power 9mm pistol. Capable of being pinnacle-mounted on vehicles, Minimis have a folding stock, a shortened barrel and an appealing lethality. Capable of high volumes of repetitive fire, the belt-fed Mini does maximum damage. Caliber: 5.56 mm Weight: 5.89 kg Length: 914 mm Effective range: 800 meters Cyclic rate of fire: Up to 1,000 rounds per minute
	51mm Light Mortar This indirect weapon is transported, packed and fired by one soldier. The 51mm Light Mortar can be used to fire smoke, illuminating, and high explosive rounds. Though the 51mm is effective to 750 meters, a short range insert can be used to allow troops to fire explosives during operations at close range. [show more...]
Range: 750 Meters Rapid rate of fire: 8 rounds per minute Total weight: 6.275 kg Caliber 51.25 mm Barrel length: 700 mm
	L2 Grenade Based on the United States' M26 grenade, the L2 is a highly explosive anti personnel grenade. Closely resembling the US model in appearance and performance, the L2 differs by virtue of its separate fuse assembly. [show more...]
Designed to be thrown by hand or projected from a rifle, the L2 has two models: the L2A1 and L2A2, the major difference between the two being the design of the fuse holder. The L2 grenade has a tinned plate outer casing, a wire coil, fuse holder, cap, and 170 grams of high explosive RDX/TNT. Weight: 395 g Length: 84 mm Diameter: 60 mm Delay: 4 seconds Lethal radius: 10 meters
	Flash Bang Grenade Intended to stun and confuse the enemy, British Special Forces use flash bang as an effective means when dealing with a hostage situation. With a brilliant flash and deafening noise, the enemy is temporarily disoriented without being harmed. [show more...]
By the element of surprise, friendly forces can use flash bang to infiltrate an area quickly, remove any non-hostiles, and overpower the enemy with no casualties. The flash bang produces no fragments, yet entirely overpowers the enemy through a shock to the senses for up to five seconds.
	L96 Sniper Rifle Able to accomplish a first-round hit at 900 meters and with harassing firepower effective at more than 1,000 meters, Accuracy International's 7.62 mm L96 is the favored sniper rifle for the British Special Operations teams. The L96 has been recently upgraded with more powerful sights and spotting scopes, improving the talent and reliability of this already stellar killing machine. [show more...]
Caliber: 7.62 mm Weight: 6.5 kg Length: 1124-1194 mm Muzzle velocity: 838 m/s Effective range: 900 m
	L115A1 Long Range Rifle Selected units of the UK's military utilize the heavier L115A1 Long Range Rifle when enemies are located at seemingly impossible distances. With a heavy bullet that is less likely to be deflected over extremely long ranges, the L115A1 allows snipers to zero in on and kill the enemy from distances that equal nearly ten football fields laid end-to-end. [show more...]
Caliber: 8.59 mm Weight: 6.8 kg Length: 1300 mm Muzzle velocity: 9.36 m/s Effective range: 1100 m
Enemy
	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)
	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. 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. [show more...]
Factoid: In the Mogadishu ambush, it was an RPG the Somalis used to down the Blackhawk. 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
	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.
	M252 81mm Medium Extended Range Mortar Developed jointly with the UK to replace the M29A1, the mortar uses a blast attenuation device on the muzzle to reduce blast effects on the crew. It’s ideal for airborne, air assault, mountain, and light infantry units. [show more...]
Maximum effective range: 5700 yds. Minimum Range: 80 yds. Length: 56 in. Mortar Assembly: 35 pounds Bipod: 26 pounds Baseplate: 25.5 pounds Sight Unit: 2.5 pounds
	M224 60mm Lightweight Company Mortar System (LWCMS) Ideally suited to support airborne, air assault, mountain, ranger, and Special Operations Forces, the M224 is a smooth-bore, muzzle-loading weapon with a high angle of fire. It can be drop-fired or specially fitted with a lightweight baseplate and trigger-fired. It has a spring recoil system to absorb the shock of firing. [show more...]
Factoid: Though its primary rounds are new, long range ammo, it can fire all types of older ammunition, making it an excellent "jack of all trades" mortar. Length: 40 in. Weight: 46.5 lbs. Max. range: 2.17 miles Max. rate of fire: 30 rounds/min.
	FN Rifle The FN FAL (Fusil Automatique Leger - Light Automatic Rifle) was developed by the Belgian Fabrique Nationale Company in the 1940s, and later manufactured in no less than 10 different countries. The FN was widely used by some 70 nations as the assault rifle of choice with its gas operated select fire or semiautomatic power. [show more...]
Different versions of the FAL came into being, each model boasting a change in barrel length or weight, and some with folding skeleton butts. The FAL is trustworthy and true, but sensitive to sand and dust. Length: 1100 mm Empty Weight: 4.45 kg Barrel length: 533 mm Rate of fire: 650-700 rpm Magazine capacity: 20 rounds Caliber: 7.62 mm