Wars are rarely fought with perfect equipment. Throughout history, militaries have fielded weapons they knew were flawed, ...

To gun enthusiasts, it is an effective, lightweight weapon. To anti-gun advocates, it's a symbol of mass shootings. Experts estimate approximately 16 million adults in the US now own at least one of ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The weapon which had garnered such glowing reports from American advisers and Vietnamese troops would fall victim to fatal, last-minute decisions and rumor that ...

The M16 rifle initially drew glowing reviews from U.S. advisers in Vietnam but a number of ugly problems reared their heads as the weapon was issued to ground troops deployed to the Southeast Asia.