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Historical rifles showcased at the Marine Corps Museum in Rio de Janeiro. This is a list of current and historical equipment of the Brazilian Navy's Corps of Naval Fusiliers (CFN), also known as the Brazilian Marine Corps.
In 2012, tests were carried out for the operational evaluation of 20 rifles at the Brazilian Marine Corps through COMANF, the Battalion Riverine Operations and 3rd Infantry Battalion of Marines, under the coordination of Board of Navy Weapon Systems (DSAM) and Equipment Command of the Marines (CMatFN). The performance of the rifle was evaluated ...
The Brazilian Marine Corps (Portuguese: Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais, CFN; lit. ' Corps of Naval Fusiliers ' or 'Corps of Naval Riflemen') is the Brazilian Navy's naval infantry component. It relies on the fleet and Naval Aviation and fields its own artillery, amphibious and land armor, special operations forces and other support elements.
The Army's arsenal of firearms (individual and collective) was estimated at 299,300 weapons in 2010: 52,100 pistols, 500 revolvers, 9,100 submachine guns, 89,000 bolt-action rifles, 143,300 automatic rifles and 5,300 medium machine guns. 1,800 heavy machine guns, 800 81-milimeter mortars and 400 60-milimiter mortars were counted separately as light weapons. [1]
Weapons of Brazil (6 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Military equipment of Brazil" ... List of equipment of the Brazilian Marine Corps;
A member of the French Army's Fusiliers de La Morlière, armed with a flintlock, c. 1745–1749. Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context.
Assault rifle: Place of origin: Brazil: Service history; Used by: Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy, Brazilian Military Police, Battalion of Special Operations, Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais and National Force (Brazil) [citation needed] Production history; Designed: 1983: Manufacturer: IMBEL: Produced: 1985 - Variants: MD-1, MD-2 ...
The basic infantry weapon of the United States Marine Corps is the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle. Suppressive fire is provided by the M240B machine gun, at the squad and company levels respectively. In addition, indirect fire is provided by the M320 grenade launcher in fireteams, M224a1 60 mm mortar in companies, and M252 81 mm mortar in battalions.