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How come so many military things have an M at the beginning of the name?
I mean, you have the M4, M16, M1, M14, M1014, and sooooooo much more. I haven't caught a pattern in the names of them, and I don't quite get it. Does M just stand for military? If someonecould elaborate a bit for me, that'd be great.
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- Doctor WhoLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Actually the 'M' stands for 'model' as in rifle, model 16 a 1, 2, 3. The 'a' stands for 'adaptation'. In 1965 the designation was XM16E1. This stood for experimental model 16, experimental type 1.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
M stands for Military. UH-1 (Huey) stands for Utility Helicopter model. 1 F-18 stands for Fighter model 18. You may think this is funny but in the first half of the twentieth century, some members of the military who had receive little or no education learn the alphabet with this method.
- ssg/emtLv 61 decade ago
I Carry a Rifle, Model 16,drive a wrecker Model 984, and towed a truck Model 931A2 which was towing a trailer Model 817.
M simply means model.
Source(s): Army then National Guard 27 years and still at it
