Small Arms Small Arms DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONS MK19-3 40mm grenade machine gun: A self- Small Arms comprises a variety of weapons and powered, air-cooled, belt-fed, blowback-operated their accessories. weapon. The MK19-3 is designed to deliver decisive M16A2 rifle: A lightweight, air-cooled, gas- firepower against enemy personnel and lightly operated rifle. The M16A2 enhances accuracy armored vehicles. It is the primary suppressive over its predecessor by incorporating an improved weapon for combat support and combat service muzzle compensator, three-round burst control, support units. and a heavier barrel; and by using the heavier NATO-standard ammunition also fired by the squad M4 M16A2/A4 M249 M240B MK19-3 automatic weapon. Caliber: 5.56mm .56mm 5.56mm 7.62mm 40mm M16A4 rifle: An M16A2 rifle with a flat-top Weight: 7.7 *8.8 16.6 27.2 77.6 upper receiver accessory rail and a detachable pounds* pounds pounds pounds pounds handle/rear aperture sight assembly Max 600 800 1000 1800 2200 M4 carbine: A compact version of the M16A2 Effective meters meters/600 meters meters meters rifle, with a collapsible stock, a flat-top upper Range: AT** meters AT AT AT AT Enables warfighters and small units receiver accessory rail, and a detachable handle/ 500 550 meters 600 800 rear aperture sight assembly. It achieves more meters PT meters meters to engage targets with lethal fire to than 85 percent commonality with the M16A2 rifle PT ** PT PT CONTRACTORS defeat or deter adversaries. and replaces all .45 caliber M3 submachine guns, selected M9 pistols, and M16 series rifles. *Loaded weight with sling and one magazine only. M4 Carbine: Modular Weapon System (MWS): The MWS **(AT: area target, PT: point target) Colt’s Manufacturing (Hartford, CT) is a system of accessory rails mounted in place M16A4, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, PROGRAM STATUS of the forward hand guards on M16A4 rifles and and M240B Medium Machine Gun: • MWS In production M4 carbines. These rails permit tool-free field FN Manufacturing (Columbia, SC) • M16A2 Procurement complete attachment of day or night sights, aiming MK19-3 Grenade Machine Gun: • M16A4 In production lights, flashlights, ancillary weapons, and General Dynamics (Saco, ME) • M4 In production other accessories, based upon mission- • M240B In production specific requirements. INVESTMENT COMPONENT • MK19 Procurement complete M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW): The Maintenance • M249 In production M249 is a lightweight, gas-operated, one-man- portable automatic weapon capable of delivering ACQUISITION PHASE PROJECTED ACTIVITIES a large volume of effective fire at ranges up to 1000 • Production and Deployment • Continue planned procurement meters. Two M249s are issued per infantry squad. • Operations and Support • 3QFY05 New contract award pending for M16A4 M240B medium machine gun: The M240B requirements FY05-09 is a ground-mounted, gas-operated, crew-served machine gun. This 7.62mm machine gun delivers more energy to the target than the smaller caliber M249 SAW. It is issued to infantry, armor, combat engineer, special force/rangers, and selected field artillery units. 234 UNITED STATES ARMY WEAPON SYSTEMS 2005 235.