American army's most lethal weapons. The ultimate quest has always been about
the most lethal weapons in the united
states military. The list of the 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 tried to create this list solely on
the experience of deployed troops.
1. Boeing AH-64 Apache
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| Image: 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 a
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 R-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
30m cannon, hellfire missiles and
state-of-the-art sensors. It has the firepower speed and range to
hit the enemies long before they engage
the u.s ground troops.
It proved itself well during operation
desert storm in recent wars in
afghanistan and iraq. The apache helicopter can easily destroy
tanks and armored vehicles or hunt down
insurgents. Tt's often used as the ground troops own
air support and they like it because
they do not have to rely on the u.s air
force or the u.s navy aircraft
and the ground troops appreciate the
hell it can create.
2. M1A2 SEP Tank
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| Image: M1A2 SEP Tank |
The M1A2 SEP Tank is a
successor to the legendary us main
battle tank M1A2 Abrams. It is designated as one of the best main
battle tanks in the world and it is
literally a backbone of the united
states armored forces. The basic version of M1 Abrams has been
around since the 1980s. His showcase was in 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 Tank 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 per
hour due to its complex gas turbine
engine. Its main weapon is a powerful 120 m gun
which is able to penetrate the armor of
the russian T-90 or china's type 99
tanks.
3. M-109 A6 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer
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| Image: M-109 A6 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer |
The A6 paladin is the current version of the
old M109 self-propelled howitzer which
was introduced by the us army in the
early 1960s. M-109 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 millimeters gun able to reach
targets at a range of 30 kilometers with
rocket assisted projectiles.
The M109A6 paladin can also fire gps or
laser-guided s-caliber rounds. on the battlefield this artillery system
takes a back seat. However it is one of
the most devastating weapons of war. The basic M-109 self-propelled howitzer
has been upgraded a number of times. The us army have already ordered the
latest version of the paladin designated
as M109A7. First deliveries are planned to begin in
2015 and full rate production should
commence in 2017.
4. Tow Anti-Tank Guided Missile
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| Image: Tow Anti-Tank Guided Missile |
The russians probably have the best
anti-tank missiles but the united states
military is not a loser either. The tow anti-tank guided missile is
still deadly after nearly 45 years of
service where it proved itself as a very
effective weapon. The tow anti-tank missiles were
responsible for many destroyed tanks
mostly russian-made. it was introduced during the war in
vietnam.
The tow missiles are typically used by
various companies for heavy anti-armor
work but still the tow is able to knock
out even the most protected tanks. The tow missiles are mounted on various
u.s army vehicles, such as the HMMWV, 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, tow development continues to this day
and new versions appear. there are tows as top attack missiles
that explode above the thin top armor of
the tank. Also there is a bunker busting version
of the tow missile system that is used
against buildings and fortifications.
5. M2 Heavy Machine Gun
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| Image: M2 Heavy Machine Gun |
The M2 heavy machine gun is probably
one of the most known in the us army's
best weapons. Designed by the famous john browning
towards the end of world war one and
entered service with the us 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 as 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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