The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of assault rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-round magazine.

M16 槍系是一系列 突擊步槍，發射 北約 標準的 5.56毫米口徑彈藥。 M16是1967年以來 美國陸軍 使用的 步兵 輕兵器 主力，亦被至少15個北約國家所採用，更是同口徑 槍械 中產量最多的一個型號。 M16是美國軍方給由 阿瑪萊特 AR-15 發展而來的軍械之編號 [2]。

2025年1月24日 · M16 rifle, assault rifle developed as the AR-15 by American engineer Eugene Stoner of ArmaLite Inc. in the late 1950s. The rifle received high marks for its light weight, its accuracy, and the volume of fire that it could provide.

The M16 is an assault rifle used by the United States since the Vietnam War in 1963, [5] based on the AR-15. Since 1975, the M16 has been used by many different countries.

2024年12月27日 · M16是一款轻巧的5.56毫米口径突击步枪，它采用瓦斯直接传动系统，由高压瓦斯通过导气管（Gas tube）直接推动枪栓进行上膛抛壳动作，以弹匣供弹，全枪由枪管用钢材，铝合金以及复合塑料制成。

2024年12月27日 · M16是一款輕巧的5.56公釐口徑突擊步槍，它採用氣體直接傳動系統，由高壓氣體通過導氣管（Gas tube）直接推動槍機進行上膛退殼動作，以彈匣供彈，全槍由槍管用鋼材，鋁合金以及複合塑膠製成。

2017年9月20日 · North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong guerillas fought the battle armed with either the SKS or the AK-47. The Americans were armed with the XM16E1—a revolutionary new select-fire rifle often...

2023年11月23日 · The M16 was the longest-serving standard rifle of the US armed forces, but it took a long time to get it right. Learn more about it here...

2024年12月9日 · Discover the M16 rifle, a iconic firearm used by military and civilians alike. Learn about its history, design, and features, including its 5.56mm caliber, gas-operated system, and collapsible stock. Explore its variants, such as the M4 carbine, and understand its significance in modern warfare and firearms culture.

The M16 rifle, officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16, is a United States military adaptation of the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle. The original M16 was a 5.56mm automatic rifle with a 20-round magazine.