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 ...

McNamara isn’t the only villain in this saga; the Army M-16 Project Manager, his boss, various testers, manufacturing inspectors, and even field commanders in Vietnam all bear some culpability in ...

The Vietnam War remains a haunting yet fascinating ... Praised for its lightweight design, the M16 was the standard-issue U.S. rifle in Vietnam. Early models (like the semi-automatic CAR-AR ...