m16a4 is the main rifle of the us army.
what is the main rifle of the us army?
m16a4
although the spotting rifle could conceivably be used in an antipersonnel role, historic u.s. military doctrine strongly discouraged this use, for a purely tactical reason—to conceal the vulnerable m40 and its crew from the enemy until the main rifle was ready to fire. however, this restriction is believed to be the source of a long-standing misconception that the laws of war restrict the use of .50-caliber projectiles against enemy personnel more generally.





















































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m40 recoilless rifle
before world war i, the british had the short magazine lee–enfield (smle) as their main rifle. compared to the german mausers or u.s. 1903 springfield, the smle's .303 rimmed cartridge, originally a black powder cartridge, was ill-suited for feeding in magazine or belt-fed weapons and the smle was thought to be less accurate than its competition at longer ranges. the long-range accuracy of german 7×57mm model 1893 and 1895 mausers in the hands of boer marksmen during the boer war (1899 -1902) made a big impression on the british army, and a more powerful, modern rifle was desired. thus, even though improved lee–enfield variants (the smle) and .303 british mark vii ammunition with pointed (spitzer) projectiles entered service after the boer war in 1910, a committee was formed to develop an entirely new design of rifle and cartridge. the starting point was to copy many of the features of the mauser system. the rifle was developed at the royal small arms factory at enfield (arsenal) in the united kingdom.
m1917 enfield