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M16 rifle (in IDF service)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/M16_rifle_(in_IDF_service)
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
Assault rifle
gptkbp:action
Gas-operated, rotating bolt
gptkbp:amendedBy
gptkb:Israel_Defense_Forces
Collapsible stocks
Grenade launchers
Optics mounts
Shortened barrels
gptkbp:caliber
gptkb:5.56×45mm_NATO
gptkbp:enteredService
1970s
gptkbp:feedSystem
30-round detachable STANAG magazine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
M16 rifle (in IDF service)
gptkbp:imported
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:M16
Meklefa
gptkbp:notableFeature
Lightweight
High accuracy
Modular design
Carrying handle
Picatinny rails (on some models)
Plastic furniture
gptkbp:notableUser
gptkb:IDF_Golani_Brigade
gptkb:IDF_infantry
gptkb:IDF_Nahal_Brigade
gptkbp:origin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:primaryReplacement
gptkb:IWI_Tavor_X95
gptkbp:rateOfFire
700–950 rounds/min
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:IMI_Galil
gptkb:IWI_Tavor
gptkbp:status
Phasing out
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:Israel_Defense_Forces
gptkb:Israeli_Border_Police
gptkb:Israeli_police
gptkb:Israeli_reserve_forces
gptkb:Israeli_training_units
gptkb:Israeli_special_forces
gptkbp:usedFor
Infantry
Training
Reserve units
gptkbp:usedIn
gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War
gptkb:Lebanon_War
gptkb:Operation_Peace_for_Galilee
gptkb:Second_Intifada
Gaza conflicts
gptkbp:variantsUsed
gptkb:M16A1
gptkb:M16A2
gptkb:M16A3
gptkb:M16A4
gptkb:CAR-15
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Tavor_X95
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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