Chida chikugwiritsidwabe ntchito ndi asirikali a ku America zaka 50 chiyambireni.
Mfuti ya M14 ndi imodzi mwa zida zakale kwambiri zomwe zikugwiritsidwa ntchito ndi asilikali a US.
Nkhondo Yopambana
M14 imatchedwa "mfuti ya nkhondo." Mawuwa amaperekedwa kwa zida zomwe zimawotcha zida zankhondo zakuda. M14 inayamba kutumikila ndi asilikali a US mu 1957. Chida chinali chiwerengero cha mfuti ya US ku 1959 mpaka 1970. M14 nayenso anali mfuti yogwiritsidwa ntchito poyambitsidwa ndi US Army ndi Marine Corps panthawiyo.
M14 yakhala m'malo mwa mfuti ya M16. Komabe, M14 ikugwiritsidwanso ntchito patsogolo pa asilikali a US, Marine Corps ndi Coast Guard. Amagwiritsidwanso ntchito kwambiri monga chida chamakono ndi asilikali a US. M14 yakhazikitsa maziko a mfuti za M21 ndi M25 sniper.
Kukula ndi Kugwiritsa Ntchito
Kukula kwa mfuti ya M14 kunangoyamba nkhondo yachiwiri yapadziko lonse ndikupitirizabe nkhondo yonse ya Korea m'ma 1950. Mfutiyo inalengedwa pofuna kuyimitsa zida zinayi zosiyana siyana - M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, M3 Grease Gun, ndi M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle. Akuluakulu a usilikali a ku United States ankafuna mfuti yomwe inali yolimba kwambiri komanso inali yolondola.
Mfuti ya M14 inagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri pa nkhondo ya Vietnam ya m'ma 1960. Pambuyo pa mfuti ya M16 yopikisanayo inayamba mu 1970, M14 inagwira ntchito yatsopano ndi asilikali a US monga mfuti yamoto. Kulemba molondola kwa mfuti ya M14 pa mndandanda wautali kunapanga chida choyenera cha anthu odziwa zamatsenga.
Mabaibulo omasulidwa a mfuti ya M14 akhala akugwiritsidwa ntchito ndi anthu osokoneza bongo ku Afghanistan ndi Iraq. Mipiri iyi ya M14 yasinthidwa kuti ikhale ndi masamba ndi magalasi a glass fiberglass. Mfuti ya M14 imasonyezanso nthawi zonse pamaliro a asilikali, mapepala ndi miyambo ina.