woodsman25 wrote:
MrSinister wrote:
The American M-16 rifle was extremely prone to jamming and being rendered essentially useless following its initial introduction during the Vietnam War, with the Russian-made AK-47 proving far more effective in virtually every respect.
ya, its amazing u would think they woulda actually performed tests instead of just rushing to mass produce and put into service. The original assult rifle, and i know ill never spell it right like half of what I type, was the stermguveir meaning in German "assualt rifle" was actually designated by name from Hitler himself, who was originally against this kind of gun, but after he fired it desided it could help him win the war.
The M-16 changed during and after the vietnam war, some metal parts which caused the issues with the gun were replaced with plastic parts, which corrected the problems from what I understand.
Yeah. The three-pronged flash-suppressor on the barrel didn't help, either (I think it was that which caused the rifle to jam, along with the dodgy chamber). Plenty of early battles resulted in the bodies of American soldiers being found with the cleaning rods still poking from the barrels of their rifles.
By contrast, the AK-47 was easy to use, had far better stopping power (with a heavier calibre bullet, to boot), and was tough enough to withstand having a freakin'
tank drive over it - tests were actually done on both the M-16 and the AK-47 to this effect, and the AK-47 won out every time...
It's no wonder Samuel L Jackson recommended we "accept no substitute" in
Jackie Brown!
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Why so serious?