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Mission 4 - Weapons and Vehicles
Samarra Bank Heist, Part 2

	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: low temperatures, from moving vehicles and after being dunked in water, mud or sand.
	IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are based on conventional military explosives that are readily available around Iraq.
	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.
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	M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) light machine gun The SAW is a lightweight; gas-operated machine gun fed eight by a magazine or metallic link-belt that disintegrates. It's man-portable, and designed to combine a high volume of fire with accuracy almost equal to a rifle.
	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.
	.50 caliber machine gun At 550 rounds per minute, the .50 caliber can be placed on ground mounts and on most vehicles for use as an anti-personnel and anti-aircraft weapon.
	Bradley Fighting Vehicle Don’t let its old school looks fool you. The Bradley is a highly technological piece of battlefield weaponry.
	Up-armored HMMWVs At a cost of $150,000, armored HMMWVs have back-to-back steel and composite material, which sustains the impact of a hit and then spreads the force of the blast to protect the troops inside.