I concede that "service rifle" is a better, updated classification. Still "assault rifle" is not a nickname; it's applied to the entire category. You want me to find it in writing? It's difficult to find the definition freely available on the internet, but can be found in the Army's small arms and ammunition identification guide: FCTC - CW - 07 - 03 - 70. Page 67, Section III, Part A, paragraph 68a: >"Assault rifles are short, compact, selective-fire weapons that fire a cartridge intermediate in power between submachine gun and rifle cartridges." The paragraph concludes by adding: >"Assault rifles have mild recoil characteristics and, because of this, are capable of delivering effective full-automatic fire at ranges up to 300 meters."