Hi!
For whatever reason the M-16 took a while to win the hearts of the US GI, it
got a bad rap due to lack of training in it's use, after some modifications
and training it finally earned a good reputation.
Peter
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From: "Weasel Fierce" <septimus__at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 1:50 AM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Epic WW1
>
>
> >Your perception may have more to it than you know, according to what I
have
> >read there was a very good chance that Kalishnikov did, base his design
on
> >it, but improved it. The US was more into the rockets and stuff to care
> >about this weapon until they realized the russian infantryman was better
> >armed than the GI, and thus the M-16 was born.
>
> i read somewhere that during the vietnam war a lot of GI infantrymen
> discarded their M16's and replaced them with shotguns or....AK 47's.
>
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Received on Tue Sep 05 2000 - 08:15:34 UTC