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Navy SEAL Weapons: Machine Guns

January 13th, 2010

The M60 is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed, automatic machine gun firing from the open-bolt position, chambered for the 7.62mm NATO cartridge. During Vietnam, the original version of was used as a squad automatic weapon, with each soldier carrying additional 200 linked rounds of ammunition, a spare barrel or both. The M60E3 Machine Gun is an [...]

The M60E3 is a light machine gun firing 7.62mm NATO standard rounds providing heavy firepower and requiring one operator. Air-cooled, gas operated it is tried and tested through four decades of use on operations by all branches of the US military and other forces worldwide.
US Navy SEALs use two variants, the M60E3 ( a lightweight [...]

As can be imagined, the array of weaponry that is used by Navy SEALs is extensive and sophisticated. This state-of-the-art weaponry is not only made in the United States, but is sourced from all over the world.
Most weaponry has been specifically designed for the use of SEALs or the Special Operations Forces in general. This [...]