The army employs various individual weapons to provide light firepower at short ranges. The most common weapons used by the army are the compact variant of the M16 rifle, the M4 carbine, as well as the 7.62×51mm variant of the FN SCAR for Army Rangers. The primary sidearm in the U.S. Army is the 9 mm M9 pistol; the M11 pistol is also used. Both handguns are to be replaced through the Modular Handgun System program. Soldiers are also equiped with various hand grenades, such as the M67 fragmentation grenade and M18 smoke grenade. COUNT 4
QSN1 What is the primary sidearm used by the U.S. Army? ANS1 9 mm M9 pistol QSN2 What type of frag grenade is used by the U.S. Army? ANS2 M67 QSN3 The M18 is a type of what kind of grenade? ANS3 smoke QSN4 Through what system are handguns being replacedby the U.S. Army? ANS4 Modular Handgun System