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List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
This list contains weapons that are classified as crew-served, as the term is used in the United States military. While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case of both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles. Within the table of organization and equipment for both the United States Army and the U.S. Marine Corps, these two classes of weapons are understood to be crew-served, as the operator of the weapon has an assistant, who carries additional ammunition and associated equipment, acts as a spotter, and is also fully qualified in the operation of the weapon.
Light and medium machine guns
In active service
General purpose machine guns
In active service (some branches, secondary or limited roles)
General purpose machine guns
Out of service
Experimental
Sniper and anti-materiel rifles
In active service (some branches, secondary or limited roles)
Bolt action sniper rifle
Semi-automatic sniper rifle
Anti-materiel rifle
Out of service
Semi-automatic sniper rifles
Bolt action sniper rifles
Anti-materiel rifle
Experimental
Machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, and automatic cannons
In active service
Light machine guns
Medium machine guns
Heavy machine guns
Automatic cannons
Automatic grenade launchers
Out of service
Light machine guns
Medium machine guns
Heavy machine guns
Automatic cannons
Automatic grenade launchers
Experimental
Missile launchers
In active service
In active service (some branches, secondary or limited roles)
Out of service
Recoilless rifles
In active service
Out of service
Mortars
In active service
Out of service
Experimental
Artillery
In active service
In active service (some branches, secondary, or limited roles)
Out of service
Munitions systems
In active service
Experimental
Mine dispenser
In active service
Out of service
Mine-clearing systems
In active service
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