top 5 deadly weapons that make the us marine unstoppable
the ultimate quest has always been about most lethal weapons in the united states military
the list of five most lethal weapons in the u.s military arsenal is hard to determine
because they don't have a lack of lethal weapons while some of them are very expensive
others are very complex we try to make this list solely on the experience of deployed troops
number one boeing ah-64 apache probably the best weapon in the united states military inventory
is the ah-64 apache helicopter it also might sound ironic that helicopter is the best weapon
of the land forces however air power is the most decisive factor in the conflicts where the united
states military has recently been involved most likely that the ah-64 apache and its variants
will remain the most decisive factor on the battlefield for many years to come this deadly
helicopter is heavily armed with a set of deadly weapons including 30 millimeter cannon hellfire
missiles and state-of-the-art sensors it has the firepower speed and range to hit the enemies long
before the engage the u.s ground troops it proved itself well during the operation desert storm
and recent wars in afghanistan and iraq the apache helicopter can easily destroy tanks
and armed vehicles or hunt down insurgents it's often used as the ground troops own air support
and they like it because they do not have to rely on the us
air force or the u.s navy aircraft and the ground troops appreciate the hell it can create
number two m1a2 septang the m1a2 sep is a successor to the legendary us main battle tank
m1a2a brands it is designated as one of the best main battle tanks in the world and it is literally
a backbone of the united states armed forces the basic version of m1 abrams has been around since
the 1980s his showcase was in the operation desert storm during the first gulf war when
it decimated iraq's soviet-made armor during the years the m1 abrams was deployed to afghanistan
and iraq where he was engaged in combat so far very few abrams tanks have been destroyed
the m1a2 sep is the latest upgraded version of the tank with improved armor and a number of other
improvements to keep this tank among the best ones it has incredible technology and depleted
uranium armor and with weights over 60t it is incredibly fast and has a top speed of nearly
70 kilometers an hour due to its complex gas turbine engine its main weapon is a powerful
120 mm gun which is able to penetrate the armor of the russian t90 or the china's type 99 tanks
number three m-109 a6 paladin self-propelled howitzer the m109 a6 paladin is the current
version of the old m109 self-propelled howitzer which was introduced by the us army in the early
1960s m109 saw its combat debut during the war in vietnam and was also used during the gulf
war and during recent wars in afghanistan and iraq this artillery system is featured with 155
millimeter gun able to reach targets at a range of 30 kilometers with rocket assisted projectile the
m109 a6 paladin can also fire gps or laser guided excalibur rounds on the battlefield
this artillery system takes a back seat however it is one of the most devastating weapons of war
the basic m109 self-propelled howitzer has been upgraded a number of times the us army
have already ordered the latest version of the paladin designated as m109 a7 first
deliveries are planned to begin in 2015 and full rate production should commence in 2017
number four tau anti-tank guided missile the russians probably have the best anti-tank missiles
but the united states military is not a loser either the tau any tank guided missile is still
deadly after nearly 45 years of service where it proved itself as a very effective weapon
the tau and attack missiles were responsible for many destroyed tanks mostly russian made it
was introduced during the war in vietnam the tau missiles are typically used by various companies
for heavy anti-armor work but still the tower is able to knock out even the most
protected tanks the tail missiles are mounted on various us army vehicles such as the hmm
wv m2 and m3 bradley's apcs also the us army has an m1134 a dedicated anti-tank missile carrier
based on the striker despite it was introduced to service before 45 years tau development continues
to this day and new versions appear there are taos as top attack missiles
that explode above the thin top armor of the tank also there is a bunker busting
version of the tau missile system that is used against buildings and fortifications
number five m2 heavy machine gun the m2 heavy machine gun is probably one of the most known and
the us army's best weapons designed by the famous john browning towards the end of world war one
and entered service with the u.s armed forces in 1933 the m2 heavy barrel machine gun has
seen action during countless wars until recently the standard infantry version that was also used
on armored vehicles tanks and helicopters were the m2hb the m2 is a remarkable weapon proved
to be extremely successful during his service it proved as highly effective against infantry
unarmored or lightly armored vehicles boats light fortifications and helicopters
despite it is more than 80 years old the m2 heavy machine gun is still in service
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