Iraqi Army receives M-16 and M-4 rifles

Blackanthem Military News ^ | May 11, 2007 | Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Conner, 13th SC(E), LSA ANACONDA PAO

[Shooter 2.5]

It probably helps to know which gunshots are the good guys and which are the bad guys. Ditto on the color of the tracers.

If you want more attention to your thread, type “banglist” into the key words. That alerts the gunnys.

[GuineaRabbit]

I suspect any improvement in shooting when they switch from AK to AR will because of the US issued optics or commercial-off-the-shelf optics they are mounting on their weapons over there.

The US Military learned that magnified optical gunsights and NVG were huge force multipliers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Spktyr]

The M4 is an M16 in carbine form (14.5" barrel) with a collapsing stock, the carry handle on top replaced with a Picatinny rail (usually - older versions don't have this, current production does), and a two- or three-rail fore-end for accessories. It's a later development of the old CAR-15.

M4, older model on bottom:

M16/AR15 (A4 variant):

[RobbyS]

My son owes his hide to the limitations of the AK-47, having live through an ambush with unfrienleies armed with them.

[John Leland 1789]

Thanks for the pix! They were great. I was a patrol dog handler and carried the “GAU” madel in the early 70s. Looked like the older M4