M-16 rifle

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/M-16_rifle

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	assault rifle
gptkbp:action	gas-operated, rotating bolt
gptkbp:barrelLength	20 inches
gptkbp:caliber	5.56×45mm NATO
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:Eugene_Stoner
gptkbp:firstHeld	gptkb:Vietnam_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	M-16 rifle
gptkbp:length	1006 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Colt's_Manufacturing_Company
gptkbp:maxRange	3,600 meters
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity	1,020 m/s
gptkbp:notableUsers	gptkb:Vietnam_People's_Army gptkb:Singapore_Armed_Forces gptkb:Iraqi_Armed_Forces gptkb:Qatari_Armed_Forces gptkb:Jordanian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Nigerian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Egyptian_Armed_Forces gptkb:South_Korean_Army gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Omani_Armed_Forces gptkb:Kuwaiti_National_Guard gptkb:British_Armed_Forces gptkb:French_Armed_Forces gptkb:Bahraini_Defense_Force gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates_Armed_Forces gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force gptkb:Philippine_Armed_Forces gptkb:Kuwaiti_Armed_Forces gptkb:Taiwanese_Armed_Forces gptkb:German_Armed_Forces gptkb:Pakistani_Armed_Forces gptkb:New_Zealand_Defence_Force gptkb:Afghan_National_Army gptkb:Bangladesh_Armed_Forces gptkb:Royal_Thai_Army
gptkbp:operationalRange	550 meters
gptkbp:rateOfFire	700-950 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:M4_carbine
gptkbp:safety	manual safety
gptkbp:services	magazine
gptkbp:sights	iron sights
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:M4_carbine
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Iraq_War War_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:variant	M16A1 M16A2 M16A3 M16A4
gptkbp:weight	3.4 kg
gptkbp:yearEstablished	1964