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Also known as M16 assault rifle, 5.56x45 mm assault rifle escopeta, M-16, XM16, Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16, M16 rifle
fucile d'assalto
The M16 is an assault rifle that was widely used by the U.S. military, particularly during the Vietnam War and for decades afterward. It matters because it became one of the most influential and recognizable military weapons in modern history, shaping infantry combat tactics and remaining relevant in military and civilian discussions about firearms.
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- Subclass of
- assault rifle
- Country of origin
- United States
- Based on
- Armalite AR-15
- Manufacturer
- H & R Firearms
- Designed by
- L. James Sullivan
- Conflict
- Iraq War
- Image
- M16A1 brimob.jpg
- Has use
- service rifle
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- ammunition
- 5.56×45mm NATO
- native label
- M16
- total produced
- 8000000
- Commons gallery
- M16
- Commons category
- M16 rifle
- service entry
- 1962-01-01
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M16 (nome completo U.S. Colt Model 16) è una famiglia di fucili d'assalto fabbricata dalla Colt's Manufacturing Company e derivata dalla linea AR (e in particolare dall'AR-15) prodotta dall'Armalite. Adottati in modo ufficiale dall'esercito statunitense nel 1967, rimpiazzarono completamente gli M14 nel 1969 ma vennero gradualmente sostituiti a loro volta dall'M4A1 a partire dal 1994.
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