Название: US M14 and M14A1 Rifles. Fm 23-8. Rifle Marksmanship
Издательство: Department of the Army
Страниц: 237
Формат: PDF
Размер: 22 Мб
Качество: Хорошее
Год: 1974
Язык: английский
M14 rifle, formally the United States Rifle, 7.62 mm, M14,[6] is an American selective fire automatic rifle firing 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) ammunition. It was the standard issue U.S. rifle from 1959 to 1970. The M14 rifle was used for U.S. Army and Marine Corps basic and advanced individual training, and was the standard issue infantry rifle for U.S. military personnel in the Contiguous United States, Europe, and South Korea, until it was replaced by the M16 rifle, in 1970. The M14 rifle remains in limited front line service within all branches of the U.S. military, and is also used as a ceremonial weapon by honor guards, color guards, drill teams, ceremonial guards, and the like.
The M14 rifle was also the last American "battle rifle" (a term applied to weapons firing full-power rifle ammunition, such as the 7.62mm cartridge) issued in quantity to U.S. military personnel. The M14 rifle also provides the basis for the M21 and M25 sniper rifles.
