When Soldiers Go into War, These Are Their Tools : theCHIVE

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military weapons 1 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

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M9 pistol

The M1911 is a .45 caliber sidearm which is being phased out for the 9mm M9.

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military weapons 2 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M11 Pistol

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military weapons 3 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M500 shotgun
The Army began issuing shotguns to soldiers during World War I and has been issuing the M500 since the 1980s.

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military weapons 4 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M590 shotgun

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military weapons 5 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M26 modular shotgun accessory
The M26 is “basically a secondary weapon slung underneath an M4 to allow the operator to switch between 5.56 and 12-gauge rounds quickly without taking his eyes off the target or his hands off of his rifle,” according to the US Army.

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military weapons 6 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M14 enhanced battle rifle
The M14, which shoots a 7.62mm round, which is slowly being replaced by smaller, but just as deadly, caliber rifles.

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military weapons 7 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M4 carbine

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military weapons 8 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M16A2 rifle

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military weapons 9 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M16 rifle with M203 grenade launcher

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military weapons 10 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M249 squad automatic weapon
The SAW shoots a 5.56mm round like the M4 and M16, but it’s heavier and has a greater muzzle velocity and firing range.

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military weapons 11 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M240B medium machine gun

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military weapons 12 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M240L medium machine gun

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military weapons 201 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M240H medium machine gun

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military weapons 14 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M110 semi-automatic sniper system

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military weapons 15 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M2010 enhanced sniper rifle
The firing range of the M2010 tops out at nearly 4,000 feet.

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military weapons 16 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M107 long-range sniper rifle
The firing range of this sniper rifle comes in at more than 6,500 feet.

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military weapons 17 Heres every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers (20 Photos)

M2 machine gun
The M2 shoots .50 caliber rounds with an effective firing range of more than 22,000 feet. It’s also extremely heavy, weighing 84 pounds.

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