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  2. M16 rifle - Wikipedia

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    The rifle itself is offered in two variants: the S-5.56 A1 with a 19.9-inch barrel and 1:12 pitch rifling (1 turn in 305 mm), optimized for the use of the M193 Ball cartridge; and the S-5.56 A3 with a 20-inch barrel and a 1:7 pitch rifling (1 turn in 177, 8 mm), optimized for the use of the SS109 cartridge. [216]

  3. Weapons of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    Vietnam-era rifles used by the US military and allies. From top to bottom: M14, MAS 36, M16 (30 round magazine), AR-10, M16 (20 round magazine), M21, L1A1, M40, MAS 49 The Vietnam War involved the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA), National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (NLF) or Viet Cong (VC), and the armed forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Soviet ...

  4. M16A1 - Wikipedia

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  5. List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants - Wikipedia

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    3.5" or 4.5" Moderator 620: XM177 Commando: 2nd Generation Short Ribbed S-1-F A1 No No .223 REM 10 in. A1 1:12 No 3.5" or 4.5" Moderator 621: M16A1 HBAR: A1 Triangular S-1-F A1 Yes No .223 REM 20 in. HBAR 1:12 Yes A1 Birdcage 629: Colt XM177E2: 2nd Generation Short Ribbed S-1-F A1 Yes No .223 REM or 5.56 NATO 11.5 in. A1 1:12 No 4.5" Moderator ...

  6. M16 mine - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of this delay is to allow the victim to move off the top of the mine, to prevent its upward movement from being blocked. Once the delay has burned through, a 4.5-gram black powder charge is ignited, which launches the inner iron body of the mine up into the air (leaving behind the steel outer sleeve). The charge also ignites a ...

  7. CAR-15 - Wikipedia

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    The GUU-5/P was a result of United States Air Force making ad-hoc upgrades to its GAU-5 series. The barrels and flash suppressor were replaced with the longer 14.5-inch (370 mm) barrel with a 1-in-12 twist, but the weapons retained their original designations.

  8. List of equipment of the Vietnam People's Ground Forces

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    Vietnam People's Army Ministry of National Defence Command General Staff Services Air Defence - Air Force Navy Border Guard Coast Guard Ranks and history Vietnamese military ranks and insignia History of Vietnamese military ranks Military history of Vietnam During the First Indochina War (1946–1954), Vietnam War (1955–1975), Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1977–1989), Sino-Vietnamese War ...

  9. Con Thien - Wikipedia

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    [5]: 10 On 20 March, the PAVN began shelling Con Thien and Gio Linh, which continued sporadically for the next two weeks. [5]: 17 On 24 March 1st Battalion, 9th Marines began Operation Prairie III where they encountered a PAVN battalion in a bunker complex southeast of Con Thien. After a two-hour fight the PAVN withdrew leaving 33 killed in action.