Because, you stupid ****, the fully powered cartridge wasn't consistent with the change in Doctrine that obliged the introduction of the M16.Huey » 04 Jul 2022, 3:27 pm » wrote: ↑ The only reason is it is called a battle rifle is because it is a fully powered cartridge. It is stronger and does more damage than an intermediate powered cartridge.
A battle rifle is a service rifle chambered to fire a fully powered cartridge.[1] The term "battle rifle" is a retronym created largely out of a need to better differentiate the intermediate-powered assault rifles (e.g. the StG-44, AK-47, M16, AUG) from full-powered rifles
This argument is **** hilarious,