SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS: MOST COMMON TYPES
Compiled by Michael Klare, using data found in Jane's Infantry Weapons and other guides to small arms and light weapons. For more information on these weapons, consult: Jane's Infantry Weapons (published annually by Jane's Information Group); Rifles of the World, by John Walter, 2nd edition (Krause Publications, 1998); Military Small Arms of the 20th Century, 7th revised edition (Krause Publications).
Assault Rifles:
- Russian/Soviet AK-47, AK-74, and variants
- U.S. M-16
- Belgian Fabrique Nationale FAL
- German Heckler & Koch G-3
- Chinese Type 56 (a copy of the Russian AK-47)
- Israeli Galil (a modified version of the AK-47)
Machine Guns:
- U.S. M-2 and M-60
- Russian/Soviet RPK and DShK
- German MG3
- Belgian Fabrique Nationale MAG
- Chinese Type 67
Light Antitank Weapons:
- U.S. M-20 and M-72 rocket launchers
- U.S. Dragon and TOW antitank missiles
- Russian/Soviet RPG-2 and RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launchers
- Chinese Type 56 and 69 RPG launchers (copies of Russian RPG-2, RPG-7)
- Franco-German MILAN antitank missile
Light Mortars:
- Produced by many countries in a variety of calibers, including 60 mm, 81 mm, and 107 mm
Shoulder-Fired Anti-Aircraft Missiles:
- U.S. Stinger
- Russian/Soviet SAM-7
- British Blowpipe
- Swedish RBS-70