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Ruttiger

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AR-16 or M16
« on: February 26, 2010, 09:38:44 am »

For pure killing power, you can't beat the M16.  But sometimes, pure killing power is not where it's at. 

I don't like the endless war that comes from arming 6 people with M16 and killing anything that moves.  It's not that it's not a good time, it's that you run out of ammo quickly so unless you are killing soldiers, you are going to run out.  Once you've killed that many soldiers, you have a choice between sending your elite liberals to jail, or fighting FOREVER.  Not an enticing prospect.

On the other hand, the AR-16 isn't quite so deadly.  It's still a good weapon, but it doesn't tear opponents to shreds quite as well.  Conversely, at 30 shots a clip, it takes a while to run out, there's less reloading during combat incidents. and possibly my favourite aspect of them is if I equip my horde of support liberals with them, and a decent supply of clips, they can provide cover fire forever.  Theres also the matter of availablity.

So pros and cons weighed, which do you prefer?

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jasonred79

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Re: AR-16 or M16
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2010, 09:50:30 am »

isn't the M4 the best, due to it's superior accuracy?
According to the wiki page, the .45 semi looks to be only slightly less powerful than the AR-15, so I really like it's concealability.
Anyhow, I prefer using the M16.
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Re: AR-16 or M16
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2010, 10:09:41 am »

I think Jon mentioned rifles having an armour-piercing advantage over pistols (The Deagle and .44 excluded, maybe). The wiki's somewhat incomplete about those things.
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