M16

Name: M16
Price: 14.63 USD
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ISBN: 9781849086905

ISBN-10: 1849086907

ISBN-13: 9781849086905

Edition: 2011

Authors: Gordon L. Rottman, Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland

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The M16 was first introduced in 1958 and was revolutionary for its time as it was made of lightweight materials including special aluminium and plastics, which had previously not been used in mainstream weapons. It was first adopted by US Special Forces and airborne troops in 1962 before it was issued to Army and Marine units serving in Vietnam. Its use spread throughout the following decades and a number of variants including submachine and carbine versions were also fielded. It was not only the rifle itself that proved revolutionary. The 5.56x45mm cartridge was also ground-breaking and was eventually adopted as the standard NATO cartridge. As a result it is now amongst the three most used…

Book details

List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 12/20/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 80
Size: 8.95" wide x 9.64" long x 0.21" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English