N16

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*"Standard-issue assault rifle for the US Army. Easy to handle and equipped with a burst fire mode."*
— In-game description

The **N16**, is an assault rifle that appears in the game *Generation Zero*. It is an assault rifle capable of firing fully-automatic, semi-automatic or burst. The rifle takes 5.56mm rounds and can hold a magazine of 30 rounds.

### Pros

* high ammo capacity
* high damage
* accepts scopes vision modules and barrel extensions

### Weapon Attachments

 Vision Module
* OPV
* IRV
 Barrel
 Magazine

### Locations

**Dilapidated**

* Potential drop from Prototype Harvesters

**Worn**

* Potential drop from Prototype and Military Harvesters

**Good**

* Potential drop from Military Harvesters.
* Default from the US Weapons Pack

**Exceptional**

* Potential drop from Military and FNIX Harvesters

**Special**

* Potential drop from FNIX and Apocalypse Harvesters

## Trivia

* The N16 is based off the the Colt M16A2 rifle—an updated version of the A1 variant. It was adopted by the US Military in 1982 to replace the M16A1, which had major design flaws reported during the Vietnam War.
	+ One of these changes was the switch from the -A1 pistol grip to the -A2, which features an additional groove for the middle finger. The N16 in game has the older -A1 grip.
* The barrel of the N16 is a few inches shorter than that of the real M16s.
* The N16's carryhandle has a 40 degree angle slope at the front, whereas real M16 carryhandles instead curve downwards.
* Despite being based off the M16A2, which is only available in single-fire and burst-fire modes, the N16 comes in full-auto. The reverse error also occurs on the AI-76, an AKM-AK-74 hybrid. The two real-life versions of that weapon can only fire in semi- and fully-automatic, but the game's version also features burst.

## Real-life counterpart//history

The M16 was a result of a need for a light automatic assault rifle that can fire in fully automatic and semi automatic.

In 1928, a U.S. Army 'Caliber Board' conducted firing tests at Aberdeen Proving Ground and recommended transitioning to smaller caliber rounds, mentioning, in particular .27 in (6.86 mm) caliber. Largely in deference to tradition, this recommendation was ignored and the Army referred to the .30 in (7.62 mm) caliber as "full-sized" for the next 35 years. After World War II, the United States military started looking for a single automatic rifle to replace the M1 Garand, M1/M2 Carbines, M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, M3 "Grease Gun" and Thompson submachine gun.However, early experiments with select-fire versions of the M1 Garand proved disappointing. During the Korean War, the select-fire M2 carbine largely replaced the submachine gun in US service and became the most widely used carbine variant.However, combat experience suggested that the .30 Carbine round was underpowered. American weapons designers concluded that an intermediate round was necessary, and recommended a small-caliber, high-velocity cartridge.

However, senior American commanders, having faced fanatical enemies and experienced major logistical problems during World War II and the Korean War, insisted that a single, powerful .30 caliber cartridge be developed, that could not only be used by the new automatic rifle but by the new general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) in concurrent development. This culminated in the development of the 7.62×51 mm NATO cartridge.

The U.S. Army then began testing several rifles to replace the obsolete M1. Springfield Armory's T44E4 and heavier T44E5 were essentially updated versions of the M1 chambered for the new 7.62 mm round, while Fabrique Nationale submitted their FN FAL as the T48. ArmaLite entered the competition late, hurriedly submitting several AR-10 prototype rifles in the fall of 1956 to the U.S. Army's Springfield Armory for testing. The AR-10 featured an innovative straight-line barrel/stock design, forged aluminum alloy receivers, and with phenolic composite stocks. It had rugged elevated sights, an oversized aluminum flash suppressor and recoil compensator, and an adjustable gas system. The final prototype featured an upper and lower receiver with the now-familiar hinge and takedown pins, and the charging handle was on top of the receiver placed inside of the carry handle. For a 7.62 mm NATO rifle, the AR-10 was incredibly lightweight at only 6.85 lb (3.11 kg) empty. Initial comments by Springfield Armory test staff were favorable, and some testers commented that the AR-10 was the best lightweight automatic rifle ever tested by the Armory. In the end, the U.S. Army chose the T44, now named the M14 rifle, which was an improved M1 Garand with a 20-round magazine and automatic fire capability. The U.S. also adopted the M60general-purpose machine gun (GPMG). Its NATO partners adopted the FN FAL and HK G3 rifles, as well as the FN MAG and Rheinmetall MG3 GPMGs.