What weapons do the US and Chinese Navy and Airforce use?

DavidP · Post by **DavidP** » 2007-09-23 02:34

What weapons do the US and Chinese Navy and Airforce use? Not talking just about vehicles but about rifles and pistols. Is it the same as their Army/Marine corps counter parts?

geogob · Post by **geogob** » 2007-09-23 02:44

Is it the same as their Army/Marine corps counter parts?

The quick answer to that question is "no, but...".

I don't have the knowledge to answer your question thoroughly, but I know there are some important differences (although small arms have been chosen to use the same types of ammunition to ease logistics - those are NATO standards actually).

Juba · Post by **Juba** » 2007-09-23 02:45

Well I know the US Navy has its own version of the MP5.

Hotrod525 · Post by **Hotrod525** » 2007-09-23 04:07

Juba wrote:Well I know the US Navy has its own version of the MP5.

As far i know... alot of Navy corps around the world use Mp5... i think it cause the HK 9mm SMG is waterproof, thats help a lil bit when youre surrended by water lol

Expendable Grunt · Post by **Expendable Grunt** » 2007-09-23 04:16

USAF uses the M4 I believe.

Hotrod525 · Post by **Hotrod525** » 2007-09-23 04:22

Expendable Grunt wrote:USAF uses the M4 I believe.

U.S.A.F. use more pistol than any other's gun... only black hawk pilot carry SMG and they're in U.S.Army not USAF.

swiftdraw · Post by **swiftdraw** » 2007-09-23 04:51

I know that the USAF security forces are issued the M4 as my recruiting sergeant was in that and showed me what he did (designated marksmen with a modified M4.) Your everyday airmen I don't know, probably they wouldn't receive anything unless the situation warranted it, and then it would be the M4. Pilots use the M9 pistol for personal defense.

Navy I'm not sure, but if I had to hazard a guess I'd say the M4 also as the general trend is to convert most of the armed forces to that.

Teek · Post by **Teek** » 2007-09-23 05:02

Hotrod525 wrote:U.S.A.F. use more pistol than any other's gun... only black hawk pilot carry SMG and they're in U.S.Army not USAF.

you watched BHD I see. The US army was testing the MP5 for Pilots in 1990s, now they have M4a1.

pasfreak · Post by **pasfreak** » 2007-09-23 05:18

the us air force uses the m16a2 but they are in the process of adopting the m4.
however almost every one who sees active duty carries an M9

Pandoraflare · Post by **Pandoraflare** » 2007-09-23 14:12

I don't really see the M4 as a weapon for a pilot,it's has a full time duty as an excellent assault rifle,IMO better then M16a2.Which makes the M4 a my fav weapon

Juba · Post by **Juba** » 2007-09-23 14:27

Well the Navy SEALS use a bunch of different weapon types.

Eddie Baker · Post by **Eddie Baker** » 2007-09-23 15:58

For the most part the US Navy and Air Force use all of the same small arms as the other branches of service. As far as unusual or unique weapons for the Navy:

M14: unmodified, still using wooden stocks. These are most often used as line-throwing guns during at-sea replenishment.

Mk-18 Close Quarters Battle Receiver: an upper receiver with an even shorter barrel (10.3 inches) attached to the M4. It was developed by NSWC Crane for special operations forces, but is seen in the hands of Navy VBSS teams; these used to be manned by trained personnel from each ship, but the Navy is starting to move toward having full-time VBSS teams attached to ships from the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command.

Mk-43: a modified version of the M60E3 for use as the SEAL squad LMG. Now being replaced by the Mk-48 LMG, kind of a hybrid of the SAW and M240, which has been adopted by other USSOCOM units (making it not exclusive to the Navy).

P226N: sources vary on the US Navy "Mk" designation, but this was adopted as the 9mm sidearm for the SEALs.

Mk-13: a bolt-action sniper rifle in .300 Winchester Magnum for the SEAL teams. This has been reported as either being the Accuracy International AWM, or a "home-grown" rifle assembled from various commercial-off-the-shelf components.

Mk-15: the McMillan Tac-50 bolt-action, detachable box magazine fed .50 caliber sniper rifle made famous by the 3PPCLI sniper team in Afghanistan. It is in use by Navy EOD units and the SEALs.

The USAF doesn't have any really unique small arms or vehicles (aside from its aircraft), except the M1116 variant of the up-armored HMMWV for their EOD and Security Forces units. The M1114 uses the "clamshell" of the regular HMMWV weapons carriers, but the M1116 has a box=shaped cargo shell that makes it resemble a large, armored station wagon.

Teek wrote:you watched BHD I see. The US army was testing the MP5 for Pilots in 1990s, now they have M4a1.

Partially correct; they use the M4. M4A1 fires unrestricted full auto, which is not issued to conventional units.