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[[Category:Weapons of Vietnam]]
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|[[File:Flag_us_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[US]]</strong>|| [[File:M16a1.png|512px]]<br><b> [[M16A1]]</b> || [[File:Weapon m16a1.svg|512px]] || [[File:Class_Assault.png|50px]] <b>[[Assault]]<br> || 20[[+1]] / 60
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|37||×2.5 = 92.5||×1.2 = 44.4||×1.15 = 42.55||×0.8 = 29.6||×0.75 = 27.75||YES||NO||2.366 Seconds||3.166 Seconds 
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|[[M16A1]]||[[Assault Rifle]]||Auto+Semi||750 RPM||7.17° & 1.15° [[ADS]]||0.955||960 m/s||12.3 g (189.818 gr)||2.89 kg (6.37 lbs)  
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|Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16A1||[[5.56mm]]||[[USA]]||1959||Colt and Many Other||20 in (508 mm)||38.81 in (986 mm)||weapon_m16a1
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The M16 is a family of military rifles originally developed by Eugene Stoner in the late 1950s adapted from the ArmaLite [[AR-15]] rifle for the U.S. military.

In 1964, the M16 entered US military service and in the following year was deployed for jungle warfare operations during the Vietnam War. In 1969, the M16A1 replaced the [[M14]] rifle to become the US military's standard service rifle. The M16A1 incorporated numerous modifications including a bolt-assist, chrome-plated bore, protective reinforcement around the magazine release, and revised flash hider.
=HISTORY=
In 1928, the U.S. Army recommended transitioning to smaller caliber rounds, like the .27 in (6.86 mm) caliber, but tradition kept the .30 in (7.62 mm) caliber in use. Post-WWII, the military sought a new automatic rifle, leading to the [[M14]]'s development, which was found to be uncontrollable in full-auto and outclassed by the [[AK-47]] in Vietnam. This prompted a reevaluation of a lighter, intermediate caliber rifle, leading to the [[AR-15]]'s development, which fired the .223 inch ([[5.56 mm]]) round. Despite initial Army resistance, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara halted M14 production in favor of the AR-15, later standardized as the M16.

The M16, lighter than the M14, faced reliability issues in Vietnam due to inadequate maintenance instructions and cleaning kits, and an incorrect powder switch. These problems were addressed with the M16A1's introduction, which included a chrome-plated chamber and better maintenance protocols. The M16 eventually gained acceptance and became the longest-serving rifle in U.S. military history, setting a standard for assault rifles worldwide.
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You can read the m16a1 Operation guide [https://straskye.tripod.com/deltasitepages/documents/m16manual.pdf here]
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<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M16_rifle SOURCE]


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File:XM16-XM148-Starlight-AFB-Vietnam339.jpg|M16 with a [[XM148]] grenade launcher and Starlight scope
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