C8 carbine
E189849
The C8 carbine is a compact, Canadian-designed variant of the M16/AR-15 family of assault rifles, widely used by military and law enforcement forces around the world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| C7 rifle | 2 |
| C8 carbine canonical | 2 |
| C8 CQB | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assault rifle
ⓘ
carbine ⓘ firearm ⓘ |
| basedOn |
AR-15 pattern rifles
ⓘ
surface form:
AR-15 rifle
M16 rifle ⓘ |
| caliber | 5.56 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ |
| chambering | 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| designer | Diemaco ⓘ |
| feedSystem | STANAG magazine ⓘ |
| firearmAction | gas-operated ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
detachable box magazine
ⓘ
gas-operated rotating bolt action ⓘ rotating bolt ⓘ shorter barrel than C7 rifle ⓘ |
| hasFireModes |
fully automatic
ⓘ
safe ⓘ semi-automatic ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
C8 carbine
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
C8 CQB
C8 IUR ⓘ C8 SFW ⓘ C8A1 ⓘ C8A2 ⓘ C8A3 ⓘ C8FTHB ⓘ L119A1 ⓘ L119A1 ⓘ
surface form:
L119A2
|
| intendedUser |
law enforcement agencies
ⓘ
military forces ⓘ |
| isSelectiveFire | true ⓘ |
| isVariantOf |
Colt Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Colt Canada C7 rifle
|
| magazineCapacity | 30-round detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Colt Canada
ⓘ
Diemaco ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | direct impingement ⓘ |
| platformFamily |
AR-15 pattern rifles
ⓘ
surface form:
AR-15 family
M16 rifle ⓘ
surface form:
M16 family
|
| rateOfFire | approximately 750–900 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Canadian forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Armed Forces
Danish Armed Forces ⓘ Armed Forces of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Armed Forces
Norwegian Armed Forces ⓘ Royal Canadian Mounted Police ⓘ United Kingdom Special Forces ⓘ various law enforcement agencies worldwide ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
close quarters battle
ⓘ
personal defense weapon for support troops ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
C7 rifle
this entity surface form:
C7 rifle
this entity surface form:
C8 CQB