Fifty years after its official end, the Vietnam War remains one ... for poor stopping power during World War II and the Korean War. In theory, the M16 rifle could have solved all of these ...

With the high velocity flat trajectory 5.56 mm cartridge one should aim about half way between the enemy’s chin and belt to ...

Later, when the M16 hit Vietnam, troops were wrongly told ... heavy battle rifle calibers that were used in World War II to the assault rifle concept. The Soviets transitioned first with the ...