Yet, it would have to include the AK-47, AK-103, Armalite/Colt M16, FN SCAR ... is generally agreed that an assault rifle is a rapid-fire, magazine-fed automatic rifle designed for infantry ...

The gunner has the option of using 30-round M16 magazines or linked ammunition ... as a one-for-one replacement for the designated "automatic rifle" (M16A1) in the Fire Team.

The service life of the M16 and its descendants ... It was a gas-operated rifle with a rotary breech and had a variable rate of fire depending on the automatic setting. At full auto, it fired ...