Weapons of US soldiers in Iraq 'plagued with problems'
"That AK-74 outhits the M-16 by two to one on full automatic," said Jim Sullivan, referring to the Russian-made assault rifle, now in its third generation. "And the reason there were 100 million AK's made wasn't to equip the Russian army - it was to give [to] our Third World opponents. The United States can't win ground wars anymore."
The M-16 and its successor, the shorter M4, are known
More.. for their finickiness, jamming in even the most innocuous conditions. In combat, the unreliability of the rifle can be deadly.
Regarding his son currently serving in Iraq, Sullivan said, "He should have an AK." Less..
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