M4 carbine

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The M4 carbine is a lightweight, gas-operated, magazine-fed 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle widely used by modern military forces, particularly the U.S. armed forces.

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Label Occurrences
M4 carbine canonical 8
M4A1 carbine 1
M4_carbine 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf assault rifle
carbine
firearm
select-fire weapon
action gas-operated
barrelLength 14.5 inches
basedOn M16 rifle
caliber 5.56 mm
cartridge 5.56×45mm NATO
conflictUsedIn Global War on Terrorism
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designer Colt's Manufacturing Company
feedSystem detachable box magazine
fireModes fully automatic (M4A1)
semi-automatic
three-round burst
gasSystem direct impingement
inService 1994
intendedRole close-quarters battle weapon
infantry carbine
introduced 1990s
manufacturer Colt Defense
FN Herstal
surface form: FN Herstal (under license)
material aluminum alloy receiver
polymer furniture
mountingSystem Picatinny rail (on upgraded models)
surface form: Picatinny rail
operationMode selective fire
overallLength approximately 29.75 inches (stock retracted)
approximately 33 inches (stock extended)
partOf AR-15 pattern rifles
surface form: AR-15 family
primaryUser United States Armed Forces
surface form: U.S. armed forces
rateOfFire 700–950 rounds per minute
shoulderFired true
sights iron sights
optical sights (via rail)
standardMagazineCapacity 30 rounds
stockType telescoping stock
usedBy NATO member states
United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
U.S. Special Operations Command
surface form: United States Special Operations Forces

various law enforcement agencies
variant M4 carbine self-linksurface differs
surface form: M4A1 carbine
variantOf M16 rifle
surface form: M16A2 rifle
weightEmpty about 6.4 lb
weightLoaded about 7.5 lb with 30-round magazine

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STANAG magazine appliesToWeapon M4 carbine
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (attached at times) primaryWeapon M4 carbine
subject surface form: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
M16 rifle successor M4 carbine
M4 carbine variant M4 carbine self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: M4A1 carbine
AR-15 pattern rifles isRelatedTo M4 carbine
Golf Company usesEquipment M4 carbine
subject surface form: Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
3/7 usesEquipment M4 carbine
Belize_Defence_Force standardRifle M4 carbine
this entity surface form: M4_carbine