M16

M16
There are many like it...
Weapon Type	Assault Rifle
Weapon	Colt M16A3 (Unlock Image), Colt M733 (In-game Sprite)
Speed	860 Rounds Per Minute
Accuracy	High
Magazine size	24 (HM1), 20 (HM2) 15 (HM2 Hard)
Location	(Both Games) Mobster (HLM1) Weapon Spawn, Police, SWAT(HLM2) Can be chosen by Beard.
Unlock	No
Lethal Throw	No
Can Execute?	No

The M16, also known as the Machine Gun, is a common firearm appearing in both Hotline Miami and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, being found at weapon spawns and in the hands of enemies.

Statistics

The M16 in Hotline Miami has a high rate of fire and a 24-round magazine, it is frequently carried by Mobsters and is one of the most common weapons in the game.

In Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, The M16 now has a smaller 20-round magazine and the same rate of fire, it is also the second most accurate fully automatic weapon in the game, only the Heavy Machine Gun is more accurate, it is still carried by Mobsters however they also use AK-47s, making it rarer than in the first game.

Before the 1.04 Update, the M16 used the Uzi Sound File (SndUzi.wav) this was replaced with the M16 Sound (which would be sounded by AI M16s, but was not present on Player M16s).

Trivia

• The M16 is based on the M16A3 and the Colt Model 733, it is not based on the M4 because it wasn't introduced until 1994, some three and five years after the events of Hotline Miami and Hotline Miami 2, respectively.
• The "Machine Gun" is technically incorrect as it refers to automatic heavy weapons designed for sustained automatic fire.
  • A more proper name for this weapon would be either "Assault Rifle" or just simply "M16".
• In real life, most M16s use 30 round STANAG magazines rather than the 24 or 20 round magazine depicted in series.
  • The 20-round capacity in Hotline Miami 2 is correct if the sprites were correctly modelled after the 20-round STANAG magazine, however the sprites are unchanged from the original game.

Gallery

The real life M16A3 rifle, shown here with a 30-round STANAG magazine.

The real life Colt Model 733 carbine, this one with a 30-round STANAG magazine.

Unlock image.

In-game sprite.

A toy M16.

A dismantled M16 alongside an Uzi.

Jacket using an M16 during Decadence, wearing the Richard mask.

Jacket wielding an M16 in Hotline Miami 2.

Corey wielding an M16.

Ash wielding an M16.

Mark wielding an M16.

Jake wielding an M16.

Evan Wright wielding an M16.

Beard wielding his M16 at the start of Ambush.

Richter wielding an M16.

H.M. Hammarin wielding an M16.