NATO Weapons

Ship Military Skills Club

2020-2021
 5 Fundamentals of Firearm Safety
• Treat every firearm as if it is loaded
• Safe Direction
• Finger off the trigger
•Unloaded on safe until ready to use
•Know your target and what's beyond it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=eIPQPg_PcXk&t=163s
 Agenda
• Why Do We Care?
• Why Various Weapons?
• Rifles
•Belt Fed
•Anti-Tank
•Anti-Aircraft
Why Do We Care?
 Why Various Weapons?
• Why do we equip Soldiers with different weapons?
• ability to engage different targets

• suitable to the real threat

• provide manageable loads

• allow manageable logistics

 Rifles
• HK-416

•L85A2

•G36

•Famas

•FB Beryl

•G3

•FAL
 Rifles
HK-416/M27

• Weight: 8 lbs
• Length: 27 inches
• Barrel Length: 16.5 inches
• Caliber: 5.56x45mm
• Muzzle Velocity: 2953 ft/sec
• Maximum Effective Range: 600m
• Feed System: 30-round magazine
 Rifles
L85A2

• Weight: 8.4 lbs

• Length: 30 inches
• Barrel Length: 20 inches
• Caliber: 5.56x45mm
• Maximum Effective Range: 600 m
• Feed System: 30-round magazine
•Can be modified in the field into
SAW, marksman rifle or tanker rifle
 Rifles
• Weight: 8 lbs
• Length: 40 inches
• Barrel Length: 18.5 inches
• Caliber: 5.56x45mm
• Muzzle Velocity: 3,000 ft/sec
• Maximum Effective Range: 800 m
• Feed System: 30-round magazine
G36 •Can be modified in the field into SAW, marksman
rifle
 Rifles
• Weight: 8 lbs
• Length: 30 inches
• Barrel Length: 19.2 inches
• Caliber: 5.56x45mm
• Muzzle Velocity: 3,100 ft/sec
• Maximum Effective Range: 450m
• Feed System: 30-round magazine
•Has thermal sights in every squad
Famas
 Rifles

FB Beryl

• Weight: 7.3 lbs

• Length: 37 inches
• Barrel Length: 18 inches
• Caliber: 5.56x45mm
• Maximum Effective Range: 600 m
• Feed System: 30-round magazine
•Eotech is standard issue
 Rifles
• Weight: 10 lbs
• Length: 40 inches
• Barrel Length: 17.7inches
• Caliber: 7.62x51mm
• Muzzle Velocity: 2,625ft/sec
• Maximum Effective Range: 600m
G3 • Feed System: 20-round magazine
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FAL

• Weight: 9.4 lbs

• Length: 50 inches
• Barrel Length: 21 inches
• Caliber: 7.62x51mm
• Muzzle Velocity: 2,730ft/sec
• Maximum Effective Range: 600m
• Feed System: 20-round magazine
 Belt-Fed

• FN Minimi

•FN MAG

•MG-3
 Belt Fed
• Weight: 15 lbs
• Length: 41 inches
• Barrel Length: 18.3 inches
• Caliber: 5.56x45mm
• Muzzle Velocity: 2953 ft/sec
• Maximum Effective Range: 800m
FN Minimi • Feed System: belt fed
 Belt Fed

FN MAG

• Weight: 26 lbs
• Length: 50 inches
• Barrel Length: 25 inches
• Caliber: 7.62x51mm
• Muzzle Velocity: 2,756 ft/sec
• Maximum Effective Range: 1800m
• Feed System: belt fed
 Belt Fed
MG-3

• Weight: 25.35 lbs

• Length: 48 inches
• Barrel Length: 22 inches
• Caliber: 7.62x51mm
• Muzzle Velocity: 2,690 ft/sec
• Maximum Effective Range: 3,750m
(terminal) 3,000m (Gun carriage)
• Effective Range: 1200m
•Replaced in Germany in 2015 by MG5
 Anti-Tank

• Javelin

•TOW

•MILAN

•Eryx
 Anti-Tank
FGM-148 Javelin

• Weight: 50lbs (14lbs command unit)

•Tandem Shape HEAT
•Range:
• Original: 2,500m
• Lightweight: 4,000m
• Vehicle: 4,750m
•Locks onto heat signature
•Can be locked onto humans (Afghanistan)
 Anti-Tank
TOW (Tube launched Wire Guided)

•Muzzle Velocity: 278-320m/s

• Maximum Range: 3000m-3750m
•TOW-2B Range: 4,200m
•HEAT, EFP (explosively formed penetrator)
•Airborne, Helo, Light vics, emplaced
 Anti-Tank
MILAN

•Weight: 35lbs
•Length: 3ft 11in
•Caliber: 115mm
•Range: 2000m (3000m MILAN ER)
•SACLOS (Semi-automatic command to line of sight)
•Single or Tandem HEAT
•Man portable European version of TOW
 Anti-Tank
Eryx

• Weight: 28 lbs
• Length: 3ft
• Caliber: 137mm
•Maximum Range: 600m
• SCALOS wire
•AT4 version of MILAN
•Dual role Anti-Tank, Anti-Personnel
 Anti-Aircraft

•Stinger

•Guns

•Laser
 Anti-Aircraft
Stinger

• Weight: 33lbs
• Length: 60 inches
• Caliber: 70mm
•Range:3,800m
•Heat seeking with IFF interrogator
•Low skill use
Instruction (2 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=q0nuhI05QyA&list=PLgGDDRRcWLN4x4giNkb2KDyci8dAvWRLd&index=4&t=367s
 Anti-Aircraft
Guns

ZU-23-2

Hibneryt

ZSU-23-4
 Anti-Aircraft
Lasers

•Future of ADA
•AC-130J has range of 7+ miles
•Unprecedented Precision
•Silent Unseen Death
•Geneva Convention banned
blinding lasers not killing ones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyUh_xSjvXQ