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This concurs with the pre-M16A2 maximum effective range of 460 m (503 yd). [112] The Colt 3×20 telescopic sight was factory adjusted to be parallax-free at 200 yd (183 m). [113] [114] In Delft, the Netherlands Artillerie-Inrichtingen produced a roughly similar 3×25 telescopic sight for the carrying handle mounting interfaces. [115]
Note *: The effective range of a firearm is the maximum distance at which a weapon may be expected to be accurate and achieve the desired effect. [168] Note **: The horizontal range is the distance traveled by a bullet, fired from the rifle at a height of 1.6 meters and 0° elevation until the bullet hits the ground. [169]
The standard M203 is intended for permanent attachment to the M16A1, ... Maximum range ... About 400 meters (1,312 feet) Maximum effective range: Fire-team sized ...
Effective firing range: ... Maximum firing range: 2,700 m (3,000 yd) ... F88 Austeyrs that were fitted with the M203 grenade launcher from the M16A1 had a barrel ...
During South Korean involvement in the Vietnam War, South Korean Army soldiers and Marines received the more modern M16A1 assault rifle from U.S. military aid, though not enough to arm all active military personnel. With a modern rifle design and rapid economic growth in the 1970s, South Korea began to build the M16A1 (Colt Model 603K) under ...
The program was an outgrowth of the desire by both US Army and Navy special operations forces for a rifle with greater effective range than an M4 carbine but shorter than an SR-25. The SPR program appears to have grown out of both the SOPMOD Block I program, and the U.S. Navy SEALs Recon Rifle, a 16" flat-topped M16 carbine. Early models ...
Because of the Colt-Diemaco partnership on this system, it was the only weapon in the Diemaco product line to feature M16A2-type range and windage adjustable rear sights, and when modified a detachable carry handle with M16A2 fully adjustable rear sights (the majority of Diemaco's product line had modified M16A1-type rear sights, and they ...
Effective firing range: ... (effective AA) 15,000 ft (4.5 km) (maximum AA) Maximum firing range ... of an additional 1200 M3 halftracks into the M16A1 variant by ...