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23-07-2021, 07:52 #11
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23-07-2021, 07:54 #12
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Re: Replacing the M14 with M16 during Vietnam. Your thoughts?
The choice for 5.56x45 over 7.62x51 makes sense if one takes into account that
- a soldier can carry more ammunition into battle,
- less recoil means better accuracy,
- higher bullet speed means worse wounds
Regarding the choice to replace the M14: historically, some rifles were replaced within a few years simply because something better came along.
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23-07-2021, 09:08 #13
Re: Replacing the M14 with M16 during Vietnam. Your thoughts?
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23-07-2021, 10:29 #14
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Re: Replacing the M14 with M16 during Vietnam. Your thoughts?
The M14 took a lot longer to be replaced in the Marine Corp than the Army, admittedly. The Corp was always last to get new stuff, although that has changed these days. It was a move than many Marines in combat units objected, and some downright refused (I know of one Marine unit that held onto them until '71).
But agreed, not the smartest decision to introduce the M16 during wartime. The earliest M16 prototypes saw limited use in the hands of Green Berets an advisors, not enough to really get a full perspective on its reliability.
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23-07-2021, 10:55 #15
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Re: Replacing the M14 with M16 during Vietnam. Your thoughts?
I'd imagine that the Marine Corps markmanship ethos may also have played a role. Replacing a 'proper' rifle with a 'varminter' probably didn't sit well with everyone.
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23-07-2021, 11:27 #16
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Re: Replacing the M14 with M16 during Vietnam. Your thoughts?
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23-07-2021, 11:27 #17
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23-07-2021, 11:29 #18
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23-07-2021, 11:32 #19
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Re: Replacing the M14 with M16 during Vietnam. Your thoughts?
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23-07-2021, 11:40 #20
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