Posts tagged ‘special operations command’

The M136 AT4CS (Confined Space) is the only anti-armor Navy SEALs weapon able to be fired in confined spaces. A lightweight, disposable, one-user 84mm weapon, it is highly effective in urban warfare and favored by the USSOCOM (United States Special Operations command).
Coming in at 17 pounds and slightly more than three feet long, it is [...]

Navy SEAL Weapons: Handguns

January 12th, 2010

The MK23 Mod 0 SOCOM Offensive Handgun, developed by Heckler & Koch, is a match grade pistol adopted by USSOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) in the 1990s. This Navy SEALs weapon uses a .45 ACP cartridge, with a hexagonal barrel and ambidextrous safety magazine release on both sides of the frame. Part of a [...]

Navy SEAL Abbreviations

September 18th, 2009

One of the elite Special Forces in the world, the US Navy SEALs has their own small black book of abbreviations, which can be quite incomprehensible for civilians.  The abbreviations are related to the SEAL programs, courses, type of training, units and platoons, and much more. Here are some of the widely used Navy SEAL [...]