Talk:List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps

message: *S&W Model 629 
*Glock 18 
*Desert Eagle 
Thank you.  Deathbunny 03:33, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Could someone enlighten me as to the use and time frame the following were issued to the USMC: 

message: I origionally added one out of a desire to turn this list into an article. However, I realize that I don't have any sources other than my own experience, so I've removed it. I'll leave it in here, I just don't have the time to research it.
The US Marine Corps use a variety of weapons.
In most cases, a Marine in a combat area is armed with at least some manner of small arms. While there is a set standard of whom should be armed with what, the inventories of individual armories are the biggest factor in what in individual Marine is armed with. The vast majority of combat and non-combat troops will be armed with the M16 family of rifles, and Marines in a leadership role will often also have a pistol.<BR>
The structure of a Marine fire team sets the standard of two riflemen (with M16 rifles), an automatic rifleman (with a M249 SAW), and squad leader with a rifle and a grenade launcher (M16 + M203). a Rifle Squad consisting of three fireteams and a squad leader will have significant firepower available. A full platoon will usually have at least one designated marksman, who has a more accurate rifle available to him.
An infantry company will usually have a weapons platoon, which wields some machineguns, assualt (anti-armor) weaponry, and mortars. An infantry battalion will have a weapons company, which comprises of a mortar platoon, an assualt platoon, and a heavy machinegun platoon; as well as a sniper platoon from the headquarters company. A battalion will also have a small amount of shotguns available for non-lethal applications as well as breaching locked doors.
A Marine Division combines the heavy vehicle assets with the small arms available to the infantry battalion. <BR>
Generally, most Marines are issued a blade as well. Marine who do not have a rifle may recieve a KA-BAR instead of a bayonet. Marines will cary grenades as the mission dictates. They may also be issued CS gas, pepper spray, or other weapons as needed.<BR>
Navy medical and religious personnel attached to Marine units are usually issued pistols. Chaplains are traditionally unarmed, but a religious program specialist acts as a body guard in combat situations. Corpsmen usually do not carry rifles, but it is not uncommon amongst Force Recon units for them to carry M4s or shotguns to use in defending a wounded Marine.
I hope someone can add some resources into my colloquial knowledge and add it to the article. bahamut0013♠♣ 20:57, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Analysis

message: Why is there an article on the specific weapons of the USMC but the other branches only have their mentions on the List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces? Either each branch (or at least the Army and Navy) should be covered in its own weapon list article or this should be merged into the universal list.206.130.99.180 (talk) 07:58, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: By all means, go ahead and make them, but the argument to merge is faulty (Wikipedia:Other stuff exists). The existance or lack of existance of an article does not merit the removal of another. bahamut0013♠♣  12:59, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Branch-specific page 

message: M45A1-CQBP isn't listed. -  theWOLFchild 03:25, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Force Recon sidearm? 

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message: Should We made Weapon Table for This Page ?.Mr. Samerkov (talk) 06:13, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weapon Table