Special Weapon Systems Weapon systems not fitting nicely into any one of our other categories.
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AN/TPQ-36 Firefinding Radar The AN/TPQ-36 Fire finder radar system is used to locate the origin of enemy fire - be it artillery or mortar. The system is a relatively light-weight battlefield component that can detect enemy launches from within a pre-sel...
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ASG-17 'Plamya' (Flame) The ASG-17 "Plamya" (or "Flame") is a Soviet-produced automatic grenade launcher similar in scope to the American Mk 19 series. The weapon system can be vehicle mounted or used by infantry in the field via a tripod assembly. ...
Colt / AAI M203 The M203 40mm grenade launcher is a single-shot system that was designed to be attached under the barrel of an assault rifle or carbine. The addition of the M203 to any rifle system expands the capability of the standard infa...
1969
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General Electric GAU-17/A Minigun The General Electric GAU-17/A "minigun" represents the crew-served version of the Vietnam-era General Electric M134 helicopter-mounted weapon system. The GAU-17 operation follows the Gatling rotary-style munitions delivery de...
1965
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General Electric M134 Minigun The US Army General Electric M134 minigun six-barrel 7.62mm gatling gun was a derivative of the original General Electric M61 20mm gatling system technology. The M134 was designed to fire 7.62x51mm NATO standard ammunition fr...
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Improvised Explosive Devices are 'home-made' devices made to injure, harrass or kill. They typically are thrown or laid on the sides of roads or on the roads themselves (unseen by a passing vehicle occupant).
Improvised Ex...
1975
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Individual Water Purifier (IWP) The individual water purification system provides the infantryman the ability to remove or destroy contaminants from all water sources....
M32 MGL (Multiple Grenade Launcher) The M32 MGL (Multiple Grenade Launcher) is currently in trials with the United States Marine Corps in Iraq. The system is a hand-held grenade launcher that operated from a spring-driven non-removable six-shot cylinder capable...
M79 The M79 was a standard single-shot, squad-support weapon that made its initial appearance with American troops during the Vietnam War. The system could lob a grenade projectile several hundred meters away and stop light-armor...
Royal Ordnance ARWEN 37 The ARWEN 37 anti-riot weapon was designed in the late 1970's, ultimately reaching production in the early 1980's. The system came about as a specialized need to replace the ineffective anti-riot weapons currently in service ...
URBOT The URBOT can perform a series of tasks including examination and destruction of IED (Improvised Explosive Devices). It has seen use in bomb squads and in the battlefield (Operation Iraqi Freedom). The system is operated by r...
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There are a total of 19 Special Weapon Systems in the Military Factory.
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