M4 carbine

E182727
assault rifle carbine firearm select-fire weapon

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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All labels observed (3)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afghan National Army → usedEquipment → M4 carbine ⓘ
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 ⓘ
5.56×45mm NATO → compatibleWithFirearm → 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