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Re: General Vietnam '69 support thread[message #77019] Mon, 30 September 2002 08:16 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
D A Sharp is currently offline D A Sharp

 
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The first M16s used in Vietnam by US Army forces were borrowed from the USAF. These weapons didn't come w/cleaning kits. The standard Army rifle was .308 cal. those cleaning rods didn't fit down .223 cal bores! The M16 also requires a greater degree of cleaning than the M14 did, but the soldiers using USAF M16s didn't know this at first. The first US Army purchase was of the M16A1, a product improved M16 with chrome lined barrel (corosion resistance), a forward bolt assist(helpfull with dirty ammo/chamber problems), and closed flash supressor (Open one on USAF M16 would easily fill with debris). The M16A1 of the vietnam era is not much different from the ones being used successfully all over the world today, in every type of terrain and climate, and by 1st and 3rd world soldiers. The initial fielding problems by the US Army of USAF rifles without appropriate cleaning equipment and training has led to the persistant rumor that M16s were pieces of shit. This is true of the USAF M16 but not the M16A1 and all following models. The XM177 was a USAF SMG and was based upon the M16. The Commando (or XM177E1) was a US Army varient of the M16A1 with all its product improvements. Likewise the XM177E2 was based upon the Army weapon.

For an accurate representation the USAF M16 & XM177 should have different repair/durability stats from all the other weapons of this family. The M16A1 and later weapons are very reliable weapons.

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