Marines Want Silenced Weapons
Credit: USMC CPL. SCOTT M. BISCUITI
The M16 rifle has been the basic weapon of the U.S. Marine Corps since 1963. Powerful and deadly, the Marines now want to make the 5.56-mm. M16 and other rifles quieter, to confuse and disrupt enemy forces. “The idea is to reduce the ability of the enemy to know the source of incoming fire, so...
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