M-4

Name: M-4
Model: Colt Model 4
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Type: carbine
Scale: character
Skill: firearms
Ammo: 30 OR 100
Ammo Container: magazine
Weight: 3.1kg
Cost: $1,200
Ammo Cost per Round: $0.32
Availability: 2
Fire Mode: semiautomatic/3 round burst
Rate of Fire: 58-75 per round
Range: 1-39 / 195 / 390 m
Damage: 3D+2

Capsule: The M4 carbine is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier carbine versions of the M16, all based on the original AR-15 designed by Eugene Stoner and made by ArmaLite. It is a shorter and lighter version of the M16A2 assault rifle, with 80% parts commonality.

It is a gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed, selective fire, shoulder-fired weapon with a telescoping stock. A shortened variant of the M16A2 rifle, the M4 has a 14.5 in (370 mm) barrel, allowing the individual soldier to better operate in close quarters. The M4 has selective fire options including semi-automatic and three-round burst (like the M16A2), while the M4A1 has the capability to fire fully automatic instead of three-round burst. The carbine is also capable of mounting an M203 grenade launcher, the M203A1 with a 9-inch barrel as opposed to the standard 12-inch barrel of the M203 used on the M16 series.