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AR-18 -  5,56-  ,      ArmaLite   1960- .

        ,       ,        .



   ArmaLite  AR-10  AR-15  ,        AR-16   7,6251  .     ,   7,62           5,5645 ,      AR-16   .

       ,     ,              . ,     ,    ,   M16.

   ,   AR-18,    1963 .

      ,        AR15 / M16, -    ArmaLite,              .

 ArmaLite  AR-18    ,          M16  ,     FN FAL  HK G3.           ,  HOWA ( 1970 ),     1974    -   Sterling,   1983    AR-180   AR-18S.      ,    Widowmaker ().

 1999       AR-180B,     2002 .

AR-18       , ,  L85/SAR-87,    AR-18    -,  SAR-80,  HK G36   Type 89.



         .       (AR-10, AR-15/M16), AR-18       ,    . ,    ,     ,    .    ,     M16.        ,     .      ,    ,  . ,  ,         ,   .    ,          .           .   .

         ,        .  -  ,  -      M16      .     .    M16,  AR-18     ,      (  ).   -,       .          .



AR-18 -  .
AR-180 -  .
AR-18S -   ;      .
AR-180B -   AR-180B,   2002 .   ,    ,        ,  ,    AR-15.