M4/M16 overrated in Modern War?

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Without mentioning M-16A1 early in Vietnam - in his "Blood on the Risers" Leppelman wrote about am ambush site he saw where a squad was down - out of a two digit number of assault rifles he collected there a vast majority jammed early into the fire fight.

By the way - any idea why in both SB Vietnam and ToD the squads start at seemingly full strength with no regards to the stage of war? I'd say that the platoons should get really understrength at least circa 1970 if not earlier.