Army Major Equipment
Army Major Equipment
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Air Defense Artillery
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Equipment Description Name: M-1097 Avenger Air Defense System Type: Mobile, short-range, gyro-stabilized system Entered Army Service: 1985
More Info: Fact Sheet
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Equipment Specifications Length (Overall): 16 ft 3 in Weight: 8,600 lbs
Weapons: 8 ready-to-fire Stinger missiles Crew: Two |
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Equipment Description Name: MM-104 Patriot Missile Type: Medium to High Altitude Air-Defense Missile Entered Army Service: 1985
More Info: Fact Sheet
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Equipment Specifications Length (Overall): 17 ft 5 in Weight: 1,534 lbs Range: 50 mi |
Anti-Armor
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Equipment Description Name: Javelin Type: Man-portable, highly lethal and survivable medium anti-tank weapon system Entered Army Service: 1996
More Info: Fact Sheet
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Equipment Specifications Length: 3 ft 6 in Weight (missile and CLU): 49.5 lbs Range: Over 2500 meters Crew: Two |
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Equipment Description Name: TOW Type: Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire command-link guided (TOW) missile system Entered Army Service: 1970 Variants in Service: TOW 2A / TOW 2B
More Info: Fact Sheet
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Equipment Specifications Length: 46.1 in Weight (TOW 2 mods): 204.6 lbs Range: 3,750 meters Crew: Two |
Armor
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Equipment Description Name: M1 Abrams Tank Type: Main Battle Tank Entered Army Service: 1980 Variants in Service: M1 / M1A1 / M1A2
More Info: Fact Sheet
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Equipment Specifications Length: 32.04 ft Weight: 61.4 tons Speed: 45 mph Main Gun: 105 mm Crew: Four |
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Equipment Description Name: Bradley M2A3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle Type: Armored Transport Fighting Vehicle Entered Army Service: 1981 Variants: M3A3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle
More Info: Fact Sheet
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Equipment Specifications (M2A3) Length: 21 ft 2 in Weight: 50,000 lbs unloaded Road Speed: 38 mph Main Gun: 25 mm M242 Bushmaster cannon Crew: Nine |
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Equipment Description Name: M88 Recovery Vehicle Type: Armored Recovery Vehicle Entered Army Service: 1961 Variants: M88A1 In Service: M88A2 Hercules
More Info: Fact Sheet
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Equipment Specifications (M88A2) Length: 338 in Weight: 70 tons Speed: 25 mph w/o load; 17 mph w/load Main Gun: One .50-caliber machine gun Crew: Three |
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Equipment Description Name: M113 Family of Vehicles Type: Highly mobile, survivable, and reliable tracked-vehicles Entered Army Service: 1960
More Info: Fact Sheet
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