Firearms and Equipment
All officers and men of the PGM are equipped with the Smith & Wesson Model 15 .38 Special service revolver, similar to their counterparts in land divisions, as their primary side weapon. The Beretta 92, Browning Hi-Power Mk.3, Glock 19, Heckler & Koch USP and Walther P99 service pistol is also issued to PGM officers and UNGERIN squad. Other firearms such as the Heckler & Koch MP5, the M16 rifle are also stowed aboard each patrol craft, with the M4 carbine and Remington 870 pump action shotgun as an additional weapon for the UNGERIN. Mounted on the boats themselves, are weapons such as the 7.62mm FN MAG General Purpose Machine Gun, and the 12.7mm M2 Browning machine gun, depending on the type of craft.
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