At the same time, the bullets were lighter and they could bring more ammunition to the battlefield. There won't be an instance where one would run out of bullets while fighting.
It was after a comprehensive discussion that the M16 was selected for this operation.
And the QBZ-95s that T6 had mentioned were assault rifles manufactured by their country. The 7.62 bullets were discarded during the design process and they chose to incorporate the M16's 5.8 bullets into the design. Although it was close, they didn't manage to reach those parameters.
Ye Jian was tempted too when K7 mentioned that he wanted to get a few M16s back.
It was possible to get one back. There was also an M16 assault rifle in Fujun Town's armory. However, the magazine could only be filled with twenty rounds, unlike the magazines that Captain Xia and the rest had. Those were thirty round magazines.
As a gun enthusiast, she also likes disassembling and assembling different guns.