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Body armor in all units is the [[Improved Outer Tactical Vest]] , which is now being supplemented with the lightweight [[Modular Body Armor Vest]] and [[Soldier Plate Carrier System]]. Head protection is provided by the [[Advanced Combat Helmet]] and [[Modular Integrated Communications Helmet]], which are being replaced in deployed units by the [[Enhanced Combat Helmet (United States)|Enhanced Combat Helmet]].
Body armor in all units is the [[Improved Outer Tactical Vest]] , which is now being supplemented with the lightweight [[Modular Body Armor Vest]] and [[Soldier Plate Carrier System]]. Head protection is provided by the [[Advanced Combat Helmet]] and [[Modular Integrated Communications Helmet]], which are being replaced in deployed units by the [[Enhanced Combat Helmet (United States)|Enhanced Combat Helmet]].

== Field equipment ==
The Modular Sleep System (MSS) is a modular sleeping bag used by the [[United States army]]. The MSS consists of a camouflaged, waterproof, breathable bivy cover, a lightweight patrol sleeping bag, and an intermediate cold-weather sleeping bag. Compression sacks are included to store and carry the system. The MSS is available in colors compatible with the universal camouflage pattern. The patrol bag provides cold weather protection from 35 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The intermediate bag provides cold weather protection from minus 5 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Together, the patrol bag and intermediate bags provide extreme cold weather protection in temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit. The bivy cover can be used with each of three MSS configurations (patrol, intermediate, or combined) to be comparable with the environment in which the system is being used; the bivy cover provides environmental protection from wind and water. Sleeping bags are made of ripstop nylon fabrics and continuous filament polyester insulation; camouflage bivy cover is made with waterproof, breathable, coated or laminated nylon fabric; the compression sacks are made with water-resistant, durable nylon fabric.<ref>{{cite web|author1=US Army|title=Sleep Systems|url=Sleep Systems|website=PEO Soldier|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110813072930/https://peosoldier.army.mil/newpeo/Equipment/Temp.asp?id=CIE_SS|date=13 August 2011}}</ref>

''This section incorporates work from https://peosoldier.army.mil/newpeo/Equipment/Temp.asp?id=CIE_SS, which is in the [[public domain]] as it is a work of the United States Military.''


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:38, 2 June 2016

Small Arms

Model Image Caliber Type Origin Details
Pistols
M9 9×19mm Pistol  Italy To be replaced by the Modular Handgun System[1][2]
M11 9×19mm Pistol  Switzerland To be replaced through the Modular Handgun System program.[1][2]
M1911 .45 ACP Pistol  United States Limited service
Submachine Guns
MP5 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine gun  Germany Used in night operations, close quarters, hostage rescue, and escort
Assault Rifles
M16 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle  United States Virtually universally phased out in favor of the M4.[3][4]
M4 5.56×45mm NATO Carbine  United States Standard service rifle.[5][6]
M231 FPW 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle  United States Modified M16 for use in the firing ports of the M2 Bradley
HK416 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle  Germany Used by Joint Special Operations Command
Shotguns
500 MILLS 12-gauge Shotgun  United States
M1014 12-gauge Shotgun  Italy
M26 MASS 12-gauge Shotgun  United States
M870 12 gauge Shotgun  United States
Machine Guns
M249 5.56×45mm Light machine gun  United States Belt-fed, but can be used with STANAG magazines[7][8]
M240 7.62×51mm NATO General purpose machine gun  United States Belt-fed[9][10]
M60 File:M60GPMG.jpeg 7.62×51mm NATO General purpose machine gun  United States To be replaced by the M240
Browning M2HB .50 BMG Heavy machine gun  United States Mounted on vehicles or tripods.[11]
DMRs and Sniper Rifles
M14 7.62×51mm NATO, Designated marksman rifle  United States
SDM-R 5.56×45mm NATO, Designated marksman rifle  United States Heavily modified M16-series semi-automatic rifle intended to provide increased accuracy at longer ranges
M110 7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle  United States
M2010 .300 Winchester Magnum Sniper rifle  United States
M107 .50 BMG Anti-materiel rifle, sniper rifle  United States
Mk 20 SSR 7.62×51mm Sniper rifle  Belgium

 United States

Grenade-Based Weapons
Mk 19 40mm Automatic grenade launcher  United States Belt-fed.[12][13]
M203 40mm Grenade launcher  United States Single-shot underbarrel grenade launcher[14][15]
M320 40mm Grenade launcher  Germany Single-shot underbarrel or stand-alone grenade launcher
M67 Fragmentation grenade  United States
M18 Smoke grenade  United States
M84 Flashbang  United States
Portable Anti-Materiel Weapons
AT4 File:AT-4Launcher.jpeg 84mm Anti-tank weapon  Sweden
M141 83.5mm Anti-fortification  United States Single-shot shoulder-launched weapon designed to defeat hardened structures. Based on the SMAW
M72 LAW 66mm Anti-tank weapon  United States
M3 MAAWS[16] 84x246mm R Anti-tank recoilless rifle  Sweden
BGM-71 TOW Guided anti-tank missile  United States
FGM-148 Javelin Fire-and-forget anti-tank missile  United States
FIM-92 Stinger Anti-aircraft missile  United States

Artillery

Model Image Caliber Origin Numbers Details
Mortars
M224[17][18] 60 mm  United States Unknown
M252[19][20] 81 mm  United Kingdom Unknown
M120[21][22] 120 mm  Israel Unknown
Howitzers
M109 155 mm self-propelled howitzer  United States 950[23] [24]
M198 155 mm  United States 327 [citation needed]
M777 155 mm gun-howitzer  United Kingdom ~403[25]
M119 105 mm howitzer  United Kingdom 392[citation needed]
Rocket Artillery
M270 File:MLRS 05.jpg  United States 857[26] Armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher
M142[27]  United States 340[citation needed] M270 pod mounted on a standard Army Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV) truck frame
Air Defense
C-RAM  United States Unknown Trailer-mounted version of the Phalanx CIWS
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger  United States ~800[28] Self-propelled surface-to-air missile system mounted on a HMMWV
MIM-104  United States 1,100[29] Mobile, long-range(by US standards) surface-to-air missile with anti-ballistic missile capability

Vehicles

Name Image Origin Quantity Notes
MWV
HMMWV  United States 160,000 (all services)[30][31] Around 40% of those remaining in service are armored. The HMMWV is to be replaced by the JLTV
Light Strike Vehicle  United States Unknown
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle File:JLTV Spec table.jpg  United States 53,582 (procurement objective) Will part-replace the HMMWV. Oshkosh Defense awarded JLTV contract on 25 August 2015 for up to 16,901 JLTVs. Procurement objective is 53,582, 49,099 for the U.S. Army and 4,483 for the U.S. Marine Corps.[32]
RSOV  United Kingdom 60 (delivered)
Trucks
M939 Truck
 United States 25,000[33] Intention is to replace with the Oshkosh FMTV. Figures include National Guard and Air Force
FMTV  United States 108,800 (delivered; FMTV trucks and companion trailers) Oshkosh Defense - >23,400 trucks/>11,400 trailers (current manufacturer). 74,000 trucks and trailers by legacy manufacturers. Figures include National Guard and Air Force[33]
HEMTT
File:HEMTT M977A4 Cargo with A-kit cab.jpg
  United States >27,000 (new build and remanufactured)[34] Figures include National Guard and Air Force
Oshkosh HET
 United States 4,079 (delivered; not all remain in service)[35] 2,488 M1070A0 tractors and >2,600 M1000 trailers delivered of which at least 1,009 tractors and >1000 trailers have been Reset. 1,591 M1070A1 delivered. Figures include National Guard and Air Force.
Armoured Vehicles
M1 Abrams
 United States 1,260 active service[36] Main battle tank, 4,393 M1A1 and 2,385 M1 in storage,1,174 M1A2 and M1A2SEP variants, 8,308 total
M1120 Series
 United States 4,466[37] Armored personnel carrier
M113
 United States 1,568 active duty[citation needed] Armored personnel carrier
M1117
 United States 2,777[38] Armored car
M2 Bradley
 United States 1,834 active service[39] Infantry fighting vehicle
M3 Bradley
 United States 224[40] Reconnaissance vehicle
M88 Hercules
 United States 748[41] Armored recovery vehicle
M9
 United States ~490[42] Combat engineering vehicle
M93 Fox
 Germany 108[43] CBRN defense vehicle
MRAPs
M-ATV  United States 8,722 (delivered; all services) Around 7,000 M-ATV are being retained, 5,651 of these (inc. 250 for SOCOM) by the Army. Oshkosh currently has a Reset contract in place[44]
Caiman  United States 2,868 (delivered)[45] No Caiman are being retained by the U.S. Army post-Afghanistan/Iraq. Caiman is based on a FMTV chassis. FMTV is now manufactured by Oshkosh[33]
Couger H
Couger HE 		 United States 4,400 (est.)[46] Post-Afghanistan/Iraq the U.S. Army is not retaining any Cougar MRAPs[46]
International MaxxPro  United States 8,780 (all services)[46] Army to retain 2,934 MaxxPro post-Afghanistan/Iraq.
RG-31  South Africa 2,300 (est.) (all services)[46] 1,679 under MRAP procurement and 570 ONS Army; at least 894 Mk5E are required for conversion into MMPV Type II by the Army[46]
RG-33
RG-33L 		 South Africa 2,386 (all services)[46] 712 will be retained by the Army as MMPV Type 1[46]
Buffalo  United States 750[47]

Vehicle-mounted weapons

Aircraft

The U.S. Army operates some fixed-wing aircraft and many helicopters.[50]

See also: United States Army
Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Quantity Note
Fixed-wing Aircraft
C-12 Huron  USA Cargo/Transport C-12C
C-12D
C-12F 		17
14
17
Gulfstream C-20  USA Cargo/Transport C-20C 4
C-26 Metroliner  USA Cargo/Transport C-26E 11
C-31 Troopship  Netherlands Cargo/Transport C-31A 2
Gulfstream C-37  USA Cargo/Transport C-37A
C-37B 		2
1
EO-5  Canada Reconnaissance EO-5C 5[51] Previously designated as RC-7B
RC-12 Huron  USA Reconnaissance RC-12D
RC-12H
RC-12K 		12
6
18
Cessna UC-35  USA Utility aircraft UC-35A
UC-35B 		20
7
Helicopters
AH-6 Little Bird  USA Attack helicopter MH/AH-6M 47
AH-64 Apache  USA Attack helicopter AH-64D
AH-64E 		756
CH-47 Chinook  USA Cargo helicopter CH-47D
CH-47F 		394
48
EH-60 Black Hawk  USA Electronic-warfare helicopter EH-60A 64
MH-47 Chinook  USA Multi-mission helicopter MH-47G 27
MH-60 Black Hawk  USA Multi-mission helicopter MH-60K
MH-60L 		23
35
OH-58 Kiowa  USA Observation helicopter OH-58A
OH-58C
OH-58D
OH-58F 		618 A / C models are currently under replacement by UH-72
TH-67 Creek  USA
 Canada 		Trainer helicopter TH-67 180
UH-60 Black Hawk  USA Utility helicopter UH-60A
UH-60L
UH-60M 		751
592
100[52][53]



1227 planned
UH-72 Lakota  USA
 Europe 		Utility helicopter UH-72A 250 345 planned[54]
STOL
DHC-6 Twin Otter  Canada Utility STOL aircraft UV-18A 6
Undesignated Foreign Aircraft
Antonov An-26  Soviet Union Undesignated foreign aircraft 3
Antonov An-2  Soviet Union
 Poland 		Undesignated foreign aircraft 1
Mil Mi-24  Soviet Union Attack helicopter with transport capabilities 1 Acquired from Germany and used for adversary training. Retired to Fort Bliss Old Ironsides Museum.

Notes

Vessels

The Army still operates several vessels.[55]

Name Image Type Versions Quantity
Watercraft
General Frank S. Besson Class Logistics Support Vessel 2 8
Stalwart Class Ocean Surveillance Ship 1
Runnymede Class Landing Craft Utility 35
MGen. Nathanael Greene Class Large Tug 6

Attire

Main article: Uniforms of the United States Army
Current attire
Name Pattern name(s) Pattern Image Notes
Army Combat Uniform (ACU) Universal Camouflage Pattern
or
MultiCam

The ACU uses a new military camouflage pattern called the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), which blends green, tan, and gray to work effectively in desert, woodland, and urban environments. The color scheme of the Army Combat Uniform is composed of a slate gray, desert sand and foliage green pixel pattern, which becomes darker or lighter depending on exposure to sunlight.

Soldiers operating in Afghanistan are issued an ACU with the more appropriate "MultiCam" pattern.[56]

Army Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU) Universal Camouflage Pattern A2CU replaces the Improved Aviation Battle Dress Uniform
Physical Fitness Uniform

The standard garrison service uniform is known as "Army Greens" or "Class-As".The "Army Blue" uniform, is currently the Army's formal dress uniform, but in 2009, it will replace the Army Green and the Army White uniforms (a uniform similar to the Army Green uniform, but worn in tropical postings) and will become the new Army Service Uniform, which will function as both a garrison uniform (when worn with a white shirt and necktie) and a dress uniform (when worn with a white shirt and either a necktie for parades or a bow tie for "after six" or "black tie" events). The Patrol Cap is worn with the ACU for garrison duty; and the beret with the Army Service Uniform for non-ceremonial functions. The Army Blue Service Cap, is allowed for wear by any soldier ranked CPL or above at the discretion of the commander.

Body armor in all units is the Improved Outer Tactical Vest , which is now being supplemented with the lightweight Modular Body Armor Vest and Soldier Plate Carrier System. Head protection is provided by the Advanced Combat Helmet and Modular Integrated Communications Helmet, which are being replaced in deployed units by the Enhanced Combat Helmet.

Field equipment

The Modular Sleep System (MSS) is a modular sleeping bag used by the United States army. The MSS consists of a camouflaged, waterproof, breathable bivy cover, a lightweight patrol sleeping bag, and an intermediate cold-weather sleeping bag. Compression sacks are included to store and carry the system. The MSS is available in colors compatible with the universal camouflage pattern. The patrol bag provides cold weather protection from 35 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The intermediate bag provides cold weather protection from minus 5 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Together, the patrol bag and intermediate bags provide extreme cold weather protection in temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit. The bivy cover can be used with each of three MSS configurations (patrol, intermediate, or combined) to be comparable with the environment in which the system is being used; the bivy cover provides environmental protection from wind and water. Sleeping bags are made of ripstop nylon fabrics and continuous filament polyester insulation; camouflage bivy cover is made with waterproof, breathable, coated or laminated nylon fabric; the compression sacks are made with water-resistant, durable nylon fabric.[57]

This section incorporates work from https://peosoldier.army.mil/newpeo/Equipment/Temp.asp?id=CIE_SS, which is in the public domain as it is a work of the United States Military.

See also

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