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The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon; 1000 Rounds per Minute Can't be Wrong
by David Savage
A Marine Corps rifle squad can change the balance of most fire-fights, especially with controlled, well placed rounds. The M249 squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) aids that fight by creating a wall of steel on the Team and Squad level.
Power-House, M203 Variation Developed For The Army Would be Great for Marine Infantry!
by David Savage
 Although the Marine Corps has yet to fully field the M4, the Army already has a replacement just around the corner. Well, maybe not a replacement, but definitely an adaptation. Is this a change for the better? Read on and hear what the author has to say.
The M203 Grenade Launcher
by David Savage
 The M203 Grenade Launcher is the team equivalent to the company mortar. Used effectively, this weapon provides Marines with the means of denying the enemy access to masked areas of the battlefield.
The M9 MM-Marine Corps Side-Arm
by David Savage
 As the replacement for the .45, the M9 MM pistol has become the standard side arm for not only the Marine Corps, but for NATO forces as well.
The M16A2-Basic Issue of the Marine Corps
by David Savage
 Information about the M16A2 service rifle covering basic nomenclature, characteristics, uses and problems.
A Bit About the Author
by David Savage
 The author's military biography.
 
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