The M4 carbine is a family of firearms that was derived from earlier carbine versions of the M16 rifle which was in turn derived from the original AR-15 rifle that Eugene Stoner designed and ArmaLite manufactured. The M4 is a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 assault rifle. It is a gas-operated magazine-fed selective fire shoulder-fired weapon with a telescoping stock and 14.5 in (370 mm) barrel to ease close quarters combat.
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length (km)
0.8382
weight (kg)
2884.9
origin
United States
type
Carbine, Assault rifle
used in war
Operation Enduring Freedom, 2006 Lebanon War, 2013 Lahad Datu standoff, Colombian conflict (1964–present), War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Iraq War, Syrian Civil War, Russo-Georgian war, Gaza War
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