The Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) is a smoothbore shoulder-fired rocket launcher. [6] Primarily used as a portable assault weapon, or " bunker …

After several years of testing, Marines have finally fielded the updated Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon, or SMAW Mod 2.

Design improvements made the SMAW Mod 2 considerably lighter, reducing the load for the warfighter while still maintaining the same warhead versatility as its predecessor. The MBS is …

Nov 24, 2015 · Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded a five-year contract to build a new shoulder-mounted multi-purpose assault weapon system, called the SMAW MOD 2. Atlantic …

Dec 17, 2013 · Assault Marines and combat engineers from The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., tested a new model of the shoulder-launched multipurpose assault …

Jun 30, 2019 · After more than five years of development and testing, Marines have finally begun to receive the first improved 83mm Mk 153 Mod 2 rocket launchers, also known as the …

Mk153 Mod 2 is a modernised version of the Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW). Mk153 Mod 2 replaces the integrated 9mm spotting rifle that assisted aiming the …

Aug 2, 2018 · The Gustaf will serve as a replacement to the MK-153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon, or SMAW. The Corps just began doling out its latest version of …

The primary modification on the SMAW Mod 2 is a new aiming system that is more reliable and easier to maintain over the existing targeting and ranging system. The Mod 0’s current primary …

Dec 22, 2015 · The SMAW MOD 2 replaces the 9mm spotting rifle with a laser designator and thermal boresight. The change will improve accuracy and reliability, and reduce the amount of …