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The U.S. Army Special Forces has a unique set of missions -
and many unique weapons with which to accomplish those varied
missions.
Special Forces
Small Arms. Rifles, pistols and other small arms used by
U.S. Army Special Forces.
One of the more unique - and classified - weapons that
Special Forces employed was the B-54 Special Atomic
Demolition Munition or SADM. There were specially
trained Special Forces teams designated as "SADM Teams" to carry
these small atomic warheads into enemy territory and emplace
them against targets. 1.
XM-174 Automatic Grenade Launcher. The M-79 40-mm Grenade
Launcher was a big success in Vietnam. This led to the Army
wanting a more advanced grenade launcher. Read more in a
news story by Real Clear Defense, March 16,
2015.
Articles about SF Weapons
April 7, 2017.
What's Happening in Special Forces Arms Today, The Arms
Guide. A broad overview of the small to heavy arms and weapons
that a Special Forces operationsl detachment may deploy with and
use in combat.
Videos about SF Weapons
April 11, 2017. "Remington MSR: The Special Forces MK 21
Sniper Rifle", by The Fire Arm Blog. A 7-minute video about the
MK 21.
www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/04/11/remington-msr-special-forces-mk-21-sniper-rifle/
Endnotes
1. For more on the B-54 Special Atomic Demolition Munition
see
"The Littlest Boy", Foreign Policy Magazine,
January 30, 2014.
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