the u.s marines are referred to as devil dogs because of their ferocity it must be
admitted that the us marine corps is one of the best troops in the world
like 9-1-1 these troops must always be ready to be called to active duty
although the marines have primarily been treated as a de facto second ground army over the past
dozen years the service is an integral component of the navy and maritime forces
in its operations the u.s marines are supported by many weapons that are their
mainstay the marine corps comes highly armed with its exotic and robust weapon systems
what exactly is on the menu for their most potent weapon platforms
how about the equalizer 25 millimeter gatling gun the rocket 2 cluster bomb the navy marine
expeditionary ship interdiction system or nemesis anti-ship missile
the ah-1z attack helicopter or the lightly armored vehicle anti-tank
so on this video the military news channel will discuss the five
deadliest weapons of the us marine corps watch this video until the end and give your opinion
gau-12 equalizer 25-millimeter gatling gun
it is installed beneath the belly of a marine av-8b harrier 2 fighter plane known
as the equalizer rotary cannon it carries with it a horrific level of devastation
with five barrels rotating in a gatling type gun powered by an electric motor the equalizer
can fire a fantastic 3600 to 4200 rounds per minute which is an incredible rate of fire for
a machine gun according to the air force these guns are comparable to those that the air force
employs in the ac-130 gunship the equalizer ranges up to two miles and may be used outdoors
each barrel shoots once for every revolution of the gun
it typically fires from the air to the ground this helps marine infantry when
pinned down by mortar fire or other types of heavy artillery from buildings or bunkers
the mk 20 rock i2 cluster bomb the rock i2 cluster bomb is usually carried by the u.s marine corps
fa-18 ad super hornet fighter jet a cluster bomb is a bomb that drops and then detonates
a large number of explosive bomblets at a target
in the marines case these are typically employed in anti-tank operations each rockeye cluster bomb
contains 247 bomblets and weighs 490 pounds in total in terms of weight the bomblets weigh
approximately 1.3 pounds and the explosive shaped charge warhead weighs about .4 pounds
they are capable of penetrating armor up to seven inches thick
on the battlefield during operation desert storm the marines made effective use of the
rock i2 cluster bomb against tanks artillery and soldiers they dropped almost 16 000 rockies during
the engagement due to their destructive abilities cluster bombs have been banned for the last 10
years by the convention on cluster munitions to protect civilians from unexploded ordnance the u.s
is not a signatory of the treaty the u.s military used cluster munitions in the war in iraq in 2003
navy marine expeditionary ship interdiction system or nemesis anti-ship missile
the u.s marine corps is moving more towards standoff missile combat
in august they successfully tested an anti-ship weapon called the nemesis nemesis stands for navy
marine expeditionary ship interdiction system the test took place in hawaii and the nemesis
team simulated firing at a decommissioned ship throughout the exercise more tests will
be conducted in the coming year and the marines want to have it in operation by 2023. the marines
are examining future situations to determine the most effective way to change their branch
one of these is what i refer to as the island battle the south and east china seas are
teeming with many rocks and reefs that china has claimed and militarized a possible plea for
assistance from the marines to prevent the chinese from getting control of these contested islands
this would necessitate the development of a land-based missile capable of destroying a
chinese ship in international waters the nemesis appears to be capable of meeting the challenge
the ah1z viper attack helicopter for more than 30 years the marine corps ah-1w
super cobra attack helicopter was the branch's primary assault helicopter it was finally retired
last year and the ah-1z viper was introduced to take its place the viper is a particularly
nasty bird the ah-1z viper can carry 16 hellfire missiles like the apache the helicopter is also
armed with aim 9 sidewinder air-to-air missiles equipped with a hydra 70 millimeter rocket
and using a 20 millimeter gatling gun the ah-1z viper can fly to an altitude of 20 000 feet
with a top speed of 250 miles per hour that makes the ah1z viper faster than apache helicopters
the ah1z viper may even have better avionics than the apache many of its
exterior components have been ballistically reinforced to ensure impervious to enemy fire
to improve maneuverability the viper has a four-bladed composite rotor system instead of
the super cobra's two bladed rotor system there's no doubt that the viper is flying artillery
the light armored vehicle anti-tank or levat marines have used the light armored vehicles for
years so nothing new there but the core turned in their abrams tanks and will no longer have armor
in their arsenal this means that the anti-tank version of the armored life vehicle will have
to answer the call the marines are planning to replace this vehicle but they've been saying that
for years the lavat is fully capable of sticking around for a fight against china if that ever
happens the lab is completely capable of remaining on the battlefield in the event of a conflict
the lava fires the tube-launched optically tracked wire-guided tow missiles the lavats
now incorporate thermal sights to make the tow more deadly it has two missiles
ready to shoot in the tubes and then it has the capability of reloading 14 additional missiles
one of the system's shortcomings is that the lava must cease tracking targets to fire rockets
however it is capable of shooting and scooting on par with the best of them what's the winner
the viper assault helicopter would have to be my choice i believe the marines are onto something
spectacular here this aircraft has a powerful weapon system that is swift and aerodynamic it
can compete with apache in terms of power so after that i'd pick the nemesis anti-ship missile as my
runner-up pick the system can be a difference maker for the marines as they transition
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