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The M16 is a series of automatic rifles chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO rifle cartridge that were made by [[Colt Firearms]] for the [[United States armed forces | United States Armed Forces]]. The M16 was extensively used by the United States and her allies from the 1960's (in which the M16 saw extensive use in the Vietnam War and against the Russian-made, Kalashnikov AK-47 series automatic rifles in the jungles of South Vietnam) to the early/mid 21st century with many variants of this rifle being produced by Colt and other Earth arms manufacturers during and after the [[Earth Cold War | Cold War]] era.
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The M16 was a series of automatic [[rifle]]s made by [[Colt Firearms]] for the [[United States armed forces]]. The M16 rifle and its variants saw extensive service with the US Armed Forces from the [[1960s]] to at least the mid [[21st century]].
   
[[US Marine Corps | US Marine]] sentries used M16A1 rifles on board the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and these rifles were used by the Marine sentries in Chekov's arrest. ({{film|4}})
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[[US Marine Corps|US Marine]] sentries used the M16A1 variant on board the aircraft carrier {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65}} and aimed them at [[Pavel Chekov]] during his arrest in [[1986]]. ({{film|4}})
   
==External Link==
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==External links==
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* {{NCwiki|M16 assault rifle}}
 
* {{wikipedia|M16 rifle}}
 
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* [http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Star_Trek_IV:_The_Voyage_Home Weapons used in ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'']
 
 
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Revision as of 15:21, 14 April 2015

The M16 was a series of automatic rifles made by Colt Firearms for the United States armed forces. The M16 rifle and its variants saw extensive service with the US Armed Forces from the 1960s to at least the mid 21st century.

US Marine sentries used the M16A1 variant on board the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and aimed them at Pavel Chekov during his arrest in 1986. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

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