The M16 rifle officially designated Rifle Caliber 5.56 mm M16 is the United States military select-fire adaptation of the AR-15 rifle. The rifle was adapted for semi-automatic and full-automatic fire. Colt purchased the rights to the AR-15 from ArmaLite and currently uses that designation only for semi-automatic versions of the rifle. The M16 fires the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge.
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length (km)
1.0033
weight (kg)
3987.14
origin
United States
type
Assault rifle
used in war
Somali Civil War, Vietnam War, Invasion of Grenada, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Iraq War, 1982 Lebanon War, Gulf War, Laotian Civil War, United States invasion of Panama, Cambodian Civil War, Implementation Force, Cambodian–Vietnamese War, Operation Deny Flight
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