Weapons when you were in

[M60]

What were the primary small arms weapons in use in your units when you were in? I'll start.

M-16A1
M-203
M-60
XM-21
M1911A1
M67 90mm recoiless rifle
60 mm mortar (don't know designation, M2 maybe?)



M60

[panthersix]

.45 and a CAR 15

[RangerX]

Swap the 1911 for the 92, the M-21 for the M-24 and slap the M203 on the end of the list and you have our arms room covered.

We did have some MP-5s and AK-47s, but they pretty much only got used at the firing range.

[BruteForce]

My first issued weapon was a 9mm Beretta. Later, as I transitioned units, I was assigned an M230 Chain Gun.

9mm
M230
M16

[Ranger Bill]

M-14
M-16
CAR 15
45
M-60
M-79
M-203
12 Gauge
LAW
BFRs
12 Foot Pike

[Looon]

M60
Car 15
M16-A2
M203
MP5 (never got to use)

[BruteForce]

12 Foot Pike

[panthersix]

I forgot about the Swedish K that some guys were toting around for a while.

[al_2ndWolfhounds]

M-14
M-16
CAR 15
45 Pistol
45 Grease Gun (I was a tread head originally)
M-60
50 Cal
M-79
M-203
90 reckless rifle
12 Gauge Double barrel sawed off
60mm mortar (no base plate or bipod just a thigh plate-Hurt like hell we usually used it by placing it in steel pot on the ground)
LAW
Multi-shot flame weapon (basically a 4 tubed reloadable LAW that used Napalm instead of explosives) (If you saw Arnold's movie Commando it looked just like the one that the chick fired at the paddy wagon)

[rgrokelley]

Multi-shot flame weapon (basically a 4 tubed reloadable LAW that used Napalm instead of explosives) (If you saw Arnold's movie Commando it looked just like the one that the chick fired at the paddy wagon)

The M202
I once did a sniper mission (training) with that. The four battalion snipers had to crawl up to the objective and lay down suppressive fire with the M202s. I dragged the launcher and an extra four round clip behind me to get into position.

I never saw it again after 1984.

[panthersix]

Multi-shot flame weapon (basically a 4 tubed reloadable LAW that used Napalm instead of explosives) (If you saw Arnold's movie Commando it looked just like the one that the chick fired at the paddy wagon)

The M202
I once did a sniper mission (training) with that. The four battalion snipers had to crawl up to the objective and lay down suppressive fire with the M202s. I dragged the launcher and an extra four round clip behind me to get into position.

I never saw it again after 1984.

We got to fire the 202 once in Florida when training for Eagle Claw. There were some civilian contractors that brought it out. I asked one about the status of the weapon and he said that there'd been some problems with the rounds leaving the tube and then exploding....he mentions this AFTER I fired one....it was like a big 4-pack LAW, all plastic and green.

[al_2ndWolfhounds]

Multi-shot flame weapon (basically a 4 tubed reloadable LAW that used Napalm instead of explosives) (If you saw Arnold's movie Commando it looked just like the one that the chick fired at the paddy wagon)

The M202
I once did a sniper mission (training) with that. The four battalion snipers had to crawl up to the objective and lay down suppressive fire with the M202s. I dragged the launcher and an extra four round clip behind me to get into position.

I never saw it again after 1984.

We got to fire the 202 once in Florida when training for Eagle Claw. There were some civilian contractors that brought it out. I asked one about the status of the weapon and he said that there'd been some problems with the rounds leaving the tube and then exploding....he mentions this AFTER I fired one....it was like a big 4-pack LAW, all plastic and green.

We received it in the spring of 69, one launcher and a pallet of reloads. We were supposed to test it against NVA bunkers and fighting positions. Sure was better than getting up close with a flame thrower.