M4

For the fully automatic variant, see M4A1.

M4
Details
Weapon class	Carbine
Users	United States Army United States Marine Corps Irregular Militia Forces Western Private Military Contractors
Capacity	30-round detachable box magazine
Cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO
Rate of fire	830 RPM
Fire Mode	Semi-Automatic 3-Round Burst

“	The M4 rifle is the carbine variant of the larger M16 series of rifles, first adopted by the US Army in the mid 1960s. The rifle fires the slim 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge, and is a lightweight combination of metal and polymer. Its light weight and high cyclic rate make it a very handy weapon in various combat environments. Due to US arms exports, it has seen a lot of use around the world in regular and unconventional armies.	„
	~ In-game description

The M4 is a carbine featured in Squad.

Statistics

Details
Weapon Name	M4
Weapon Type	Carbine
Damage Type	Kinetic
Magazine Size	30+1
Ammo Cost	2
Damage Model
Base Damage	62
Min. Damage	35
Base Damage Distance	345 m
Min. Damage Distance	500 m
Damage: Head	186
Damage: Shoulder	38.75
Damage: Calf	31
Damage: Forearm	26.04
Rate of Fire	833
Ballistics
Muzzle Velocity	880 m/s
Acceleration	−30 m/s2 for 2 s
Gravity Modifier	2.8
MOA	3
Max. Range	N/A
Weapon Handling
Show/Hide table Sway Sway Stand (HF/ADS) 1.3/0.95 Sway Crouch (HF/ADS) 1/0.6 Sway Prone (HF/ADS) 0.56/0.45 Sway Bipod (HF/ADS) 0.0/0.0 Max Move Sway Factor 6.0 Low Stamina Sway Factor 5.4 Max Sway Limit 10.0 Sway Alightment Stand (HF/ADS) 1.0/0.65 Sway Alightment Crouch (HF/ADS) 0.75/0.47 Sway Alightment Prone (HF/ADS) 0.65/0.4 Sway Alightment Bipod (HF/ADS) 0.0/0.0 Max Move Sway Alignment Factor 4.5 Low Stamina Sway Alignment Factor 5.4 Max Sway Alignment Limit 6.0 Spring Stiffness 0.6 Damping 0.9 Recoil Recoil Stand ADS (μ/σ) x:0.50/0.10 y:0.08/0.10 Recoil Crouch ADS (μ/σ) x:0.42/0.10 y:0.08/0.12 Recoil Prone ADS (μ/σ) x:0.30/0.09 y:0.02/0.10 Recoil Bipod ADS (μ/σ) N/A Recoil Stand HF (μ/σ) x:0.467/0.085 y:0.085/0.085 Recoil Crouch HF (μ/σ) x:0.425/0.085 y:0.085/0.085 Recoil Prone HF (μ/σ) x:0.361/0.085 y:0.085/0.85 Recoil Bipod HF (μ/σ) N/A
Miscellaneous
Suppresion Effect	Regular
Equip	0.75 s
Reload Tactical	4.61 s
Reload Empty	5.07 s
Reload Bipod	N/A
2-hit Kill Max Distance	413 m

Variants

• The M4 is available to three factions, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and Irregular Militia Forces. It is also available in extremely limited capacity to the WMPC in the form of their recruit role
• Aside from the optic options, the M4 is also available with the Foregrip attachment.

Icon	Variant	Faction	Role	Sight	Ammo	Accessories	Note
	M4	USA		Iron sights, ranging 100-600m	2 mags	Tracer
	M4	USA		Iron sights, ranging 100-600m	2 mags
	M4 + M68	USA		M68, 50m zero	7 mags		Added in Alpha 10
	M4 + M150	USA		M150 (4×), 100m zero	6 mags		Added in Alpha 10
	M4 M203 + M150	USA		M150 (4×), 100m zero	6 mags	M203	Added in Alpha 10
	M4	USA		Iron sights, ranging 100-600m	4 mags
	M4 + M68	USA		M68, 50m zero	4 mags		Added in Alpha 10
	M4	USA		Iron sights, ranging 100-600m	1 mag
	M4	WPMC		Iron sights, ranging 100-600m	1 mag
	M4	USMC		Iron sights, ranging 100-600m	2 mags	Tracer	Added in Version 3.0
	M4	USMC		Iron sights, ranging 100-600m	2 mags		Added in Version 3.0
	M4 + Vertical Grip	USMC		Iron sights, ranging 100-600m	7 mags		Added in Version 3.0
	M4	USMC		Iron sights, ranging 100-600m	7 mags		Added in Version 3.0
	M4	USMC		Iron sights, ranging 100-600m	4 mags		Added in Version 3.0
	M4 + M68	IMF		M68, 50m zero	7 mags		Added in Version 4.3

Gameplay

• The M4 magazine holds 30 rounds.
• Can be fired on burst and semi-automatic.
• The sights for the M4 are the flip-up iron sight, carrying handle iron sight, M68 red dot sight, and M150 (4×) optical sight.
  • The flip-up and carry handle iron sight allows the user to zero the rifle for different ranges (from 100m to 600m).
    • US Army M4s are equipped with flip-up iron sights, while United States Marine Corps M4s are equipped with the carrying handle iron sight.
  • The M68 red dot sight provides a clear sight picture in the center and peripheral vision, but it doesn't allow zeroing, limiting the long-range effectiveness.
    • US Army M4s mountes M68 on its Picatinny rails, while Irregular Militia M4s mounts M68 on its carrying handle, causing higher bore-to-sight distance.
  • The M150 optic allows the user to see enemies from long distances easily and engage enemies at longer ranges without the need to zero the weapon.
• M4 is a well-balanced weapon with adequate damage, effective range, and bullet dispersion performance.
• M4 shares its damage model and ballistic performance with M4A1, M16A2 and M16A4.
  • The 833 rounds per minute rate of fire sits above average for most automatic weapons. It can output serious firepower in close-quarter combat. However, the fire mode is limited to burst-fire and semi-automatic only.
• M4 is classified in-game as the Carbine. Short rifles and Carbines are well-balanced in handling.
  • They output regular suppression effects, are relatively easy to point fire, and are effective at all ranges.
• The Foregrip attachment is cosmetic and does not improve the gun handling as of Version 6.0.

History

The M4 Carbine is a gas-operated, rotating bolt carbine. The M4 Carbine was adopted by the US Army as the standard service assault rifle and carbine in 1994, replacing the M16 series assault rifles. Like all carbines, the M4 is compact in size and smaller than an average assault rifle, so it is easier to handle and carry. The weapon overall is intended for short to medium-range engagements out to 200 or even 300m.

Trivia

• In Squad, the attachments found on the M4 with the SOPMOD package include the TD Foregrip, M203, M68 CCO, M150 RCO, and AN/PEQ-16 Laser Sight. These attachments are purely cosmetic and don't serve any gameplay function.
• Before Version 4.5, M4 variants with plastic handguards and carrying handles were part of the Irregular Militia kit. Most kits were replaced by the M16A2.

Gallery

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  M4 in real-life

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See also

• M4A1
• C8A3
• M9 Bayonet
• Weapons

External links

• M4 on Wikipedia