Modern weapons of the Irish Army

Modern weapons of the Irish Army
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This is a list of some of the modern weapons of the Irish Army.

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Infantry weaponry

  • Steyr AUG (The Steyr was introduced into the Defence Forces during 1988 and is in use with all service branches and Army Corps.)[1]
  • General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) (The FN MAG entered service in 1964 with the Defence Forces and is in use with all service branches and a number of Army Corps. Known as the MAG by Irish troops it is used both with its bipod or in the sustained fire (SF) role mounted on a tripod by the Infantry. Both the Infantry and Cavalry use the MAG mounted on its armoured vehicles and the Infantry and Artillery use it in the air defense role. The MAG is used on the ships of the Naval Service and aircraft of the Air Corps.)[1]
  • .5 Heavy Machine Gun (HMG) (Known as the .5 by Irish troops the Heavy Machine Gun first entered service in the 1970s. It is in use with all service branches and a number of Army Corps. The Infantry use it in the sustained fire role, air defense role and mounted on its MOWAG APCs. The Artillery use it in the air defense role and the Cavalry use it mounted on its armoured vehicles. The .5 is used on the ships of the Naval Service and aircraft of the Air Corps)[1]
  • M203 Grenade Launcher (The 203 is in use in Infantry Section. It is permanently attached to the Steyr with a separate sighting and trigger mechanism.)[1]
  • 60mm Mortar (Called the 60, it entered service in 2003 with the Infantry. The 60 can also be fired in a commando role by removing the bipod and baseplate and fitting a special small baseplate and attaching sighting unit/handgrip.)[1]
  • 81 mm Mortar (The 81 uses the C2 AI Sight Unit and together with the Morfire Fire Control Computer and ammunition make this among the most modern and accurate mortars anywhere in the world.)[1]
  • Javelin (The Javelin is a fire-and-forget anti-armour weapon system that entered service with the Army in 2003.)[1]
Note: The Irish Army Rangers have access to a wide variety of specialist weapons for use in green and black operations role
Steyr
.5 HMG

Artillery capabilities

  • 24 L118 & L119 105mm Howitzers (main artillery support weapon)
  • 81mm mortar (infantry support company's)[2]
  • 71 Brandt 120mm heavy mortar

Air defence systems

See also

References


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