Afghan Forces get a whole lot of M16s
KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan national security forces will receive a huge capability and mobility boost throughout the next year with more than 6,000 up-armored vehicles and more than 75,000 M-16 rifles from Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan.
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“Accuracy will always be more important than lots of shots,” McPhail said. “They wanted a weapon that doesn’t waste shots. That’s the reason the Afghan government asked for the M-16.”
Do you want fries ammo with that?
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They are getting the best rifle in the world.
not when they are smoking pot and opium during breaks…
http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1834405272
watch all 8 parts of the report..
It still the best rifle in the world regardless of who is using it.
Anyway the ANA has come a long way. It will take years to build ANA into a well round military.
An M16 isn’t the worlds best rifle. An M4 is better: smaller, adjustable stock, lighter, etc etc.
But an M4 isn’t even the best rifle in the world. Th best rifle has to be an MP40 even though they have been around since the thirties and there is no select fire on them they own up all these new AR15s and AK47s.