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List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces

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

Out of service

Experimental

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

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

  • M249 Family (Light Machine Gun) (5.56×45mm NATO)

Medium machine guns

  • M60 Family (Medium Machine Gun) (7.62×51mm NATO)
  • M240 Family (Medium Machine Gun) (7.62×51mm NATO)
  • M134D/GAU-17/A (Rotary-Barreled Medium Machine Gun) (7.62×51mm NATO)
  • MG 338 (Medium Machine Gun) (.338 Norma Magnum) (USSOCOM)

Heavy machine guns

Automatic cannons

Automatic grenade launchers

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 and rocket launchers

In active service

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

Out of service

Recoilless rifles

In active service

Out of service

Mortars

In active service

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)

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

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

Out of service

  • M59 (155 mm Field Gun)
  • M114/A1 (155 mm Towed Howitzer)
  • M1/M115 (203 mm/8" Towed Howitzer)
  • M110 (203 mm/8" Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • M1902 (76.2mm/3" Field Gun)
  • M101/A1 (105 mm Towed Howitzer)
  • 3 inch Gun M5
  • M116 (75 mm Pack Howitzer)
  • M198 (155 mm Towed Howitzer)

Munitions systems

In active service

Experimental

Mine dispenser

In active service

Out of service

Mine-clearing systems

In active service

See also

References