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Afghanistan: Taliban use M16A2 and M16A4 rifles previously supplied for Afghan National Army. Also in use with the Badri 313 Battalion. [220] Albania [221] Antigua and Barbuda [221] Argentina: Currently use the M16A2 (by all Armed Forces). [222] Azerbaijan: M16A4, used by the special forces and State Border Service (DSX). [223] Bahrain [224]
Colt has been the most visible producer of ArmaLite AR-15 pattern weapons, and the military designations M16 and M4 are heavily associated with the company. Colt has an intricate internal nomenclature system for its models, with a variety of suffixes and prefixes.
[b] [57] The M4 is a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 rifle, sharing much of the same operation mechanisms and has 80% parts commonality; the chief differences are a shorter barrel of 14.5 inches rather than 20 inches as well as a shortened receiver extension and buffer. [21] [16]
The AK-47 has a widely used closed-bolt light machine gun version called the RPK with a stronger receiver, longer heavier barrel, an attached bipod and can use larger 40-round box and 75-round drum magazines. [314] The M16 has belt-fed light machine gun versions made by several manufactures, [315] [316] [317] including the Ares Defense Shrike 5.56.
The Colt Automatic Rifle or Colt Light Machine Gun is a 5.56 mm NATO, open-bolt, full-automatic-only firearm developed by Colt Defense. It is based on the M16A2/A4 , and has a distinctive squared-off handguard, vertical grip, carrying handle and integrated bipod.
The M4A1 replaced the M16A2, which is still used by some infantry reserve units. The STAR-21 Tavor is a variant of the Tavor assault rifle used as a designated marksman rifle by the Israeli Defense Forces. It is fitted with a picatinny rail that allows for the attachment of various optical sights (typically an ACOG scope) and a bipod. [19]
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FN P90 submachine guns used by Royal Thai Army Special Forces. [10] Assault rifle and Carbine; M16A1. M16A2. M16A4: Assault rifle: