MK16

## MK16 Rifle

The **MK16** was a full sized assault rifle manufactured by Holt's Firearms Incorporated as a suitable replacement for the MN14 Rifle. Unlike the M16, it is not heavily criticized by the media. It was the first most successful 5.56mm SDC assault rifle-marksman rifle in the history of Nexus Prime. Numerous countries such as Salem, Masada and Roji has also adopted the design in their valiant efforts to improve the design, but the Panamoan Republic MK16 variants are still superior to foreign variants.

## History

The **MK16** is an Assault Rifle manufactured by Holt's Firearms Incorporated at 1961, After the request of the Panamoan Military on an Assault Rifle that will heavily replace the Current MN14 Rifle. Since it was not the first rifle to use their new 5.56mm Caliber, Problems didn't arose. Holt made the barrel lenghtened to 20 Inches, which is the minimum barrel length of a Light Machine Gun or a Marksman rifle. This was routinely augmented with a rifling twist of 8 Grooves and 1:7 Twist, Also due to it's long barrel, it outmatched shorter 5.56mm SDC rifles in terms of Muzzle Velocity, Penetration, Accuracy, Stability and Stopping Power. When the Hyemen War started, Panamoan Soldiers were eager to use the weapon, as they are convinced by it's space age looks and outstanding performance. The bore was chrome plated, and it's chamber.

The results from the extensive testing of the first **MK16** Variant (XMK16) was good, it was praised for it's outstanding accuracy for up to 600 Meters, unrivaled penetration and stopping power compared to other 5.56mm Rifles, and was surprisingly lightweight for it's size. Only a few soldiers said that they should need a Carbine configuration, because of it's size.

The **MK16** was well praised by Soldiers during the first years of the Hyemen war. However, some soldiers demanded that the weapon should include a forward assist, to lessen the need for fixing their rifle before being caught off guard by the enemy. APMC Marines suggested a curved 30 Round Magazine, as it can lessen reloads and make it look like a true Assault Rifle (Because they have typical curved magazines). Soldiers in combat only complained about Ammunition Shortage, due to how rarely used the 5.56mm SDC Caliber is used in the time. The MK16A1 fixed the reliability problems via forward assist, and a reinforced barrel. This also made it widely accepted by Soldiers, Especially who were struggling with the MN14 against KR-47 Users.

## Design

The MK16 is a lightweight, 5.56mm, air-cooled, gas-operated, direct impingement system, magazine-fed assault rifle, with a rotating bolt. The original MK16's upper and lower receivers are made of Titanium-Aluminide Alloy, its barrel, bolt, and bolt carrier of 9090 Titanium Alloy, and its pistol grip, and buttstock are made out of adhesive Polymer.
All MK16s are designed to shoot at a precision of 0.5 minutes of angle, which corresponds to 0.5-inch (13 mm) groups at 600 Meters.

All MK16s had a typically 20 Inch long rifled barrel that makes it exceptionally precise and deadly; it is able to take headshots without missing a shot at 600 meters, and provide a 85% accuracy at 800 Meters. This precision makes it passable to be used as a DMR.

### Specifications

* Length: 997mm
* Caliber: 5.56x45mm SDC
* Effective Range: 400-600 Meters
* Weight: **6.32** Pounds (Fully Loaded)