Facebook: http://facebook.com/AhoyYT Twitter: http://twitter.com/xboxahoy In this episode, we're covering the first available assault rifle - the M16. It fires a three-round burst, and is available for use in multiplayer right from the start, as part of one of the default classes. The M16 was first developed by American company Armalite, under the guidance of now-famed small arms designer Eugene Stoner. Known as the AR-15 when it was developed, the weapon wasn't known as the M16 until after Colt licensed the design for military production. The first rifles saw service in Vietnam in November 1963, with the experimental XM16E1 models issued to troops in the field by the end of the year. First impressions were not good; A few reliability issues with both rifle and cartridge led to the M16 becoming universally disliked among soldiers; It wasn't until the standardisation of the M16A1 model in 1969 that the issues were largely resolved. The version of the M16 depicted in Black Ops has the outward appearance of the A1 variant; However, these original rifles were semi or fully automatic only - the burst fire trigger group wasn't seen in standard issue rifles until the M16A2. Standard Magazine capacity is 30 rounds; Extended magazines have 50% more, at 45. As with most modern western assault rifles, the M16 fires the NATO intermediate 5.56 by 45 millimetre cartridge. In-game, the damage dealt is relatively high; On par with the other high-damage automatic rifles, needing just three shots to kill to the body within effective range. This means that the M16 is capable of killing in one burst, although all shots have to connect unless two strike the head. Outside effective range, a two burst kill seems more likely - hitting the head three times with a single burst is practically impossible at such range. The M16 is capable of putting about 450 rounds per minute downrange at full tilt - much slower than any of the automatic rifles, although th