The M4 carbine (officially Carbine, Caliber 5.56 mm, M4) is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the United States during the 1980s. It is a shortened version of the M16A2 assault rifle.

The M4/M4A1 5.56mm Carbine is a lightweight, gas operated, air cooled, magazine fed, selective rate, shoulder fired weapon with a collapsible stock. It is now the standard issue firearm for...

2023年5月5日 · In October 2015, the U.S. Marine Corps formally adopted the M4 carbine as its primary infantry weapon. But was it meant to be that?

2011年7月7日 · Infantry personnel receiving the M4 included platoon leaders, platoon sergeants, radio-telephone operators, and mortar gunners. The pistols carried by infantry commanders, executive officers,...

2022年4月19日 · The Army has found its replacements for the M4 rifle and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, handing out a contract to put new guns in the hands of tens of thousands of soldiers.

2019年7月19日 · Rugged, simple and accurate, the M4 carbine is the standard infantry weapon of not just the Army but all of America’s ground forces. (This first appeared several years ago.) The story of the...

2016年1月14日 · Rugged, simple, and accurate, the M4 Carbine is the standard infantry weapon of not just the Army but all of America’s ground forces. The M4 Carbine is a shorter and lighter version of the Colt M16A2 assault rifle, with 80% of parts commonality.

Manufactured by Colt Defense, the M4 is a preferred weapon for the US Armed Forces and 21st century war-fighters. The weapon delivers superior performance and accuracy for the joint coalition forces conducting the most challenging combat missions.

The M4 Carbine is a 5.56×45mm NATO, air-cooled, gas-operated, [lower-alpha 2] direct impingement, magazine -fed, select fire carbine. It has a 14.5 in (370 mm) barrel and a telescoping stock. It is essentially a lighter and shorter variant of the M16A2 assault rifle.

The M4 Carbine is a compact version of the M16A2 rifle, with a collapsible stock, a flat-top upper receiver accessory rail and a detachable handle/rear aperture site assembly. The M4 enables a soldier operating in