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Crew Served Weapons
A crew-served weapon is any weapon, weapon system that is issued to a crew of two or more individuals performing the same or separate tasks to run at maximum operational efficiency, as opposed to an individual-service weapon, which only requires one person to run at maximum operational efficiency. The weight and bulk of the system often also necessitates multiple personnel for transportation. Crew-served weapons operated by infantry include sniper rifles, anti-materiel rifles, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, Mortar (weapon), mortars, anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft guns, recoilless rifles, shoulder-launched missile weapons, and static anti-tank missile, anti-tank and surface-to-air missile, anti-aircraft missiles. See also * Heavy weapons platoon * Personal weapon and Small arms for weapons used by individuals * List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces References External links ''Jane's Infantry Weapons'' {{Weapons Infantry support weapons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Navy 090421-N-5538K-041 Sailors Prepare A 25mm Crew-served Weapon Before A Live-fire Exercise Aboard The Amphibious Assault Ship USS Essex (LHD 2)
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