M16 RIFLE 5.56 MM (ARMALITE)

Question 1

• The basic rifle of the Philippine Army
• Widely used in the infantry Battalion
• Introduced during the Vietnam War in the late 1960’s

Answer 1

M16 RIFLE 5.56 MM (ARMALITE)

Question 2

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Answer 2

• Lightweight
• Magazine Fed
• Air cooled
• Gas operated
• Shoulder or Hip weapon
• Automatic and Semi – automatic

Question 3

MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE RATE OF FIRE

Answer 3

Semi – automatic ( rds per min) - 45-90
Automatic (rds per min) - 150- 200
Sustained (rds per min) - 12- 15

Question 4

RANGE (METER)

Answer 4

Maximum range - 2,653
Maximum Effective Range - 460

Question 5

PARTS OF THE M16A1 RIFLE

Answer 5

• Upper Receiver Group
• Lower Receiver Group
• Bolt Carrier Assembly

Question 6

1.Flash Suppressor
2.Ejecting Assist Assembly
3.Front sight Assembly
4.Dust cover
5. Bayonet stud
6.Barrel
7. Upper sling Swivel
8. Bolt Carrier
9. Hand Guard
10. Barrel Extension
11. Carrying Handle
12. Gas Tube
13. Rear Sight
14. Windage Drum
15. Slip Ring
16. Charging Handle
17. Forward Assembly

Answer 6

UPPER RECEIVER GROUP

Question 7

1. Bolt Carrier
2. Firing Pin Retaining Pin
3. Bolt
4. Bolt Cam Pin
5. Firing Pin Extractor

Answer 7

Part of the M16A1 RIFLE
Bolt Carrier Assembly

Question 8

• Feeding
• Chambering
• Locking
• Firing
• Unlocking
• Extracting
• Ejecting
• Cocking

Answer 8

EIGHT (8) CYCLE OF OPERATION

Question 9

• A failure of a weapon to function normally and one common form of Malfunction is stoppage.

Answer 9

Malfunction