Crew-served weapon

Type of weapons system

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Sailors prepare a 25 mm crew-served weapon before a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex.

A crew-served[1] weapon is any weapon system that is issued to a crew of two or more individuals performing the same or separate tasks to run at maximum operational efficiency, as opposed to an individual-service weapon, which only requires one person to run at maximum operational efficiency. The weight and bulk of the system often also necessitates multiple personnel for transportation.

Crew-served weapons operated by infantry include sniper rifles, anti-materiel rifles, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, mortars, anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft guns, recoilless rifles, shoulder-launched missile weapons, and static anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles.

## See also

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* Heavy weapons platoon

* Personal weapon and Small arms for weapons used by individuals
* List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces

## References

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1. ^ Introduction to Crew Served Weapons, USMC OFFICER

## External links

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* Jane's Infantry Weapons

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