This section covers major weapons for the allied and Soviet forces. Each weapon includes the description and statistics from the game.

M16A2--Assault Rifle

Length: 39.15in/995mm
Weight: 9.02lbs/4.1kg
Barrel: 20.07in/510mm
Caliber: 5.56x45mm
Feed: 30rd magazine
Muzzle Velocity: 990m/s
Cyclic Rate: N/A

Description: The M16 assault rifle series of weapons developed from research conducted by the US Army's Operations Research Office (ORO), created at Johns Hopkins University in September 1948. As the United States Army's standard-issue rifle, the M16 is a reliable and accurate weapon (although prone to jamming, as it's relatively easy for dirt to get into the chamber and magazine).

XM-177E2--Assault Rifle

Length: 711mm/28in with butt extended 787mm
Weight: 2.97kg/5.9lbs (loaded)
Barrel: 254mm/10in
Caliber: 5.56mm
Feed: 30rd magazine
Muzzle Velocity: 915m/s
Cyclic Rate: 750rpm

Description: The newer XM-177E2 is a notable improvement over its predecessor, the E1, although it's still hampered by having a loud muzzle blast and a bright muzzle flash. Even with these two faults, however, it is a lightweight, compact, hard-hitting weapon that was used extensively by Special Forces troops throughout the Vietnam War.

M60--7.62mm Machine Gun

Length: 43.89in/1105mm
Weight: 23.14lbs/10.5kg
Barrel: 647.7mm
Caliber: 7.62x51mm
Feed: 100
Muzzle Velocity: 853m/s
Cyclic Rate: 550rpm

Description: The M60 machine gun has been the US Army's general-purpose machine gun since 1950. It fires the standard NATO 7.62mm round and is used as a general support crew-served weapon.

M21--Sniper Rifle

Length: 44.1in/112cm
Weight: 11.25lbs/5.11kg
Barrel: 22in/559mm
Caliber: 7.62x5mm
Feed: 20-round detachable box magazine
Muzzle Velocity: 853m/s
Cyclic Rate: N/A

Description: The United States M21 sniper rifle is a modified M14 National Match rifle, with a high accuracy rating to approximately 900yds/822m. It has a 20-round detachable magazine and is gas-operated and air-cooled. Standard models include a 3x to 9x automatic ranging telescope (ART) sight.

M16 + M203--Assault Rifle + Grenade Launcher

Length: 39.15in/995mm
Weight: 9.02lbs/4.1kg
Launcher Weight: 3lbs/1.36kg
Barrel: 20.07in/510mm
Caliber: 5.56x45mm
Launcher Caliber: 40mm
Feed: 30rd magazine
Muzzle Velocity: 990m/s
Cyclic Rate: N/A
Maximum Range: 1312.4ft/400m

Description: The M203 40mm grenade launcher is attached to an M16A2 5.56mm rifle. It is a lightweight, compact, breech-loading, pump-action, single-shot launcher.

HKMP5SD6--SMG

Length: 26.77in/680mm
Weight: 2.88kg/6.34lbs
Barrel: 3 lug barrel
Caliber: 9x19mm
Feed: 30rd magazine
Muzzle Velocity: 400m/s
Cyclic Rate: 800rpm

Description: The MP5SD6 is a variation of the world-famous MP5 9mm submachine gun with silencer. Used by military and law enforcement units in more than 50 nations, the MP5 is firmly established as the world's preeminent submachine gun. This extremely accurate and controllable weapon is known for its reliability, ease of handling, simple maintenance, and safety.

LAW Launcher--Antitank Weapon

Length (Extended): 34.67in/0.95m
Length (Closed): 24.8in/0.67m
Weight: 5.1lbs/2.3kg
Caliber: 66mm

Description: LAW is a lightweight, self-contained anti-armor weapon consisting of a rocket packed in a launcher. It is man-portable, may be fired from either shoulder, and is issued as a round of ammunition. It requires little from the user--only a visual inspection and some operator maintenance. The launcher, which consists of two tubes, one inside the other, serves as a watertight packing container for the rocket and houses a percussion-type firing mechanism that activates the rocket.

Hand Grenade

Kill Radius: 16.5ft/5m
Effective Casualty-Producing Radius: 50ft/15m
Fragmentation Radius: 750ft/230m

Description: A hand grenade can be thrown 130ft/40m by the average soldier and is a standard battlefield weapon.

Smoke Grenade

Description: A smoke grenade can be thrown 100ft/30m by the average soldier. The grenade emits a dense cloud of white smoke for 100 to 150 seconds and is used for signaling and evasion. Smoke grenades also produce harmful hydrochloric fumes that irritate the eyes, throat, and lungs, so it should not be used in confined areas.

Antitank Mine

Description: The antitank mine will kill or disable tanks and other heavy vehicles. It is activated by 350 pounds of pressure and is therefore not detonated by personnel.

Satchel Charges

Description: Satchel charges are, by definition, improvised charges that are made out of several smaller units of explosives and placed in an easily transportable bag. They have two possible methods of detonation--a 30-second countdown timer and a radio-transmitted command signal.

AK-74--Assault Rifle

Length: 36.61in/930mm
Weight: 7.93lbs/3.6kg
Barrel: 415mm
Caliber: 5.45x39.5mm
Feed: 30rd magazine
Muzzle Velocity: 900m/s
Cyclic Rate: 650rpm

Description: The AK-74 assault rifle was manufactured in 1979 by Avotmat Kalashnikov to replace the aging AK-47. The Kalashnikov submachine guns are well known for their reliability. The AK-74 was designed for army personnel and law-and-order forces.

AK-74 SU--Assault Rifle

Length: 28.74in/730mm
Weight: 5.95lbs/2.7kg
Barrel: 210mm
Caliber: 5.45x39.5mm
Feed: 30rd magazine
Muzzle Velocity: 900m/s
Cyclic Rate: 650rpm

Description: This version was developed from the AK-74 but radically differs from it in terms of design of separate units and combat characteristics. The AK-74 SU features a short barrel, less muzzle velocity, a high rate of fire, but a lower consistency of fire compared to that of the AK-74. The AK-74 SU is intended for special subunits of airborne troops, combat engineers, and drivers of combat vehicles.

PK--7.62mm Machine Gun

Length: 43.2in/1.1m
Weight: 23.14lbs/10.49kg
Barrel: 31.2in/792mm
Caliber: 7.62mm
Feed: 200-250 belt magazine
Muzzle: N/A
Cyclic Rate: 800rpm

Description: The PK machine gun is the standard light machine gun of the former Soviet Union and many of its allies. The PK is a gas-operated rotary-locked belt-fed machine gun that fires from an open bolt. The weapon is fed from non-disintegrating metallic belts. These belts are composed of 25-round sections that can be linked to any size necessary.
 

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