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Editorial Reviews - Vietnam War Weapons From the Publisher Chapters: Ak-47, M16 Rifle, M18a1 Claymore Antipersonnel Mine, Napalm, M109 Howitzer, M102 Howitzer, M110 Howitzer, Mosin-nagant, M1 Carbine, M2 Browning Machine Gun, M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, M1903 Springfield, M14 Rifle, Sks, M1919 Browning Machine Gun, Winchester Model 70, M72 Law, Akm, Weapons of the Vietnam War, Makarov Pm, Rpg-7, Type 56 Assault Rifle, M79 Grenade Launcher, Tt Pistol, M107 Self-Propelled Gun, M40 Rifle, Zu-23-2, Mk 19 Grenade Launcher, Type 69 Rpg, Rpd, M40 Recoilless Rifle, 57 Mm Azp S-60, Nagant M1895, Type 63 Assault Rifle, Dshk, Zpu, Oto Melara Mod 56, Blu-82, Rpg-2, M197 Gatling Gun, Mk 2 Grenade, Blu-43 Dragontooth, 82-Pm-41, Deer Gun, Sg-43 Goryunov, M30 Mortar, F1 Grenade, Type 63 Anti-Aircraft Gun, M1938 Mortar, M-121, Mk 20 Mod 0 Grenade Launcher, Mk 18 Mod 0 Grenade Launcher, Type 67 Mortar. Excerpt: (800 m) Area target The M16 (more formally Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is the United States military designation for the AR-15 rifle. 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 rifle fires the 5.56x45mm cartridge and can produce massive wounding and hydrostatic shock effects when the bullet impacts at high velocity and yaws in tissue leading to fragmentation and rapid transfer of energy. However, terminal effects can be unimpressive when the bullet fails to yaw or fragment in tissue. The M16 entered United States Army service as the M16A1 and was put into action for jungle warfare in South Vietnam in 1963, becoming the standard U.S. rifle of the Vietnam War by 1969, replacing the M14 rifle in that role. The U.S. Army retained the M14 in CONUS, Europe, and South Korea until 1970. Since the Vietnam War, the M16 rifle f... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19901 Synopsis Chapters: Ak-47, M16 Rifle, M18a1 Claymore Antipersonnel Mine, Napalm, M109 Howitzer,
