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M16-A2

Selective-fire assault rifle, fed from a standardized detachable magazine. Although it lacks support for custom optics, the long barrel and high rate of fire offer remarkable firepower. Uses 5.56x45mm rounds.

M16-A2

Classname

M16A2
Category
Weapons
Weight
2.9 kg
Inventory size
9 × 3 (27 slots)
Worn / attached in
Shoulder
Fire modes
Semi-auto, Burst
Rate of fire
923 rounds per minute
Durability
200

Magazines

Ammunition

Attachments

Items that fit one of its attachment slots according to the game config.

Spawns on each map

Values from the vanilla types.xml of each map. Community servers often change them.

ChernarusLivoniaSakhal
Nominal (target on the map)452
Min (respawns below this)231
Lifetime (untouched)8 h8 h8 h
Restock (wait before respawn)002 h
Quantity when spawned30–80%30–80%30–80%
PlacesMilitaryMilitaryMilitary
TiersTier3, Tier4Tier3Tier4
Spots–––
Countedon the groundon the groundon the ground

Tier 1 is near the coast, Tier 4 deep inland. A nominal of 0 means the item does not spawn as loot on that map.

Spawn spots on the map:ChernarusLivoniaSakhal

Spawns with

From cfgspawnabletypes.xml: each group rolls its chance, then one item of the group is picked.

Chernarus · Livonia

Sakhal

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Data from the game files: DayZ 1.29, DayZ-Central-Economy 9a21bb9 (2026-08-13). Updated 2026-10-13.

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