M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle

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automatic rifle designated marksman rifle light machine gun

The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle is a lightweight, magazine-fed 5.56×45mm weapon used by the U.S. Marine Corps as a squad-level automatic rifle and designated marksman platform.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle canonical	5
M249 SAW in some USMC roles	1
M27 IAR	1
M38 Designated Marksman Rifle	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	automatic rifle ⓘ designated marksman rifle ⓘ light machine gun ⓘ
action	gas-operated ⓘ
adoptedBy	United States Marine Corps in 2010 ⓘ
barrelLength	16.5 inches ⓘ
basedOn	HK416F assault rifle ⓘ surface form: Heckler & Koch HK416
caliber	5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ
cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ
chambering	5.56 NATO ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	improved reliability with piston system ⓘ increased accuracy over belt-fed SAWs ⓘ
feedSystem	30-round detachable box magazine ⓘ STANAG magazine ⓘ
fireModes	fully automatic ⓘ semi-automatic ⓘ
gasSystem	short-stroke gas piston ⓘ
handguard	free-floating rail handguard ⓘ
hasVariant	M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: M38 Designated Marksman Rifle
introduced	late 2000s ⓘ
manufacturer	Heckler & Koch ⓘ
material	steel and aluminum alloy construction ⓘ
officialDesignation	M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: M27 IAR
operation	rotating bolt ⓘ
overallLength	approximately 33 inches with stock extended ⓘ
primaryUser	United States Marine Corps infantry squads ⓘ
railSystem	Picatinny rail (on upgraded models) ⓘ surface form: Picatinny rail
rateOfFire	approximately 700–900 rounds per minute ⓘ
replaces	M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: M249 SAW in some USMC roles
role	designated marksman platform ⓘ infantry automatic rifle ⓘ squad automatic weapon ⓘ
serviceEntry	2010 ⓘ
sights	backup iron sights ⓘ optical sights ⓘ
standardIssue	automatic riflemen in USMC fire teams ⓘ designated marksmen in some USMC units ⓘ
stockType	adjustable buttstock ⓘ
type	magazine-fed automatic rifle ⓘ
usedAs	precision rifle in some Marine units ⓘ
usedBy	United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ surface form: United States Special Operations Command
usedInConflict	Operation Inherent Resolve ⓘ surface form: Iraq War (post-2010 operations) War in Afghanistan ⓘ
weight	approximately 3.6 kg unloaded ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (attached at times) → primaryWeapon → M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle ⓘ

subject surface form: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines

M16 rifle → successor → M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle ⓘ

2nd Battalion, 8th Marines → primaryWeapon → M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle ⓘ

Golf Company → usesEquipment → M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle ⓘ

subject surface form: Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines

M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle → replaces → M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: M249 SAW in some USMC roles

M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle → officialDesignation → M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: M27 IAR

M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle → hasVariant → M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: M38 Designated Marksman Rifle

3/7 → usesEquipment → M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle ⓘ