For the select-fire rifles and carbines of a similar name, see CAR-15. For other uses, see AR-15 (disambiguation).
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Colt Automatic Rifle
Danish LSV (Light Support Weapon) M/04 with optical sight and 100-round Beta C-Mag
Type
Squad automatic weapon
Light machine gun
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1994-present
Wars
Iraq War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Operation Atalanta Mali War Military intervention against ISIL
Production history
Designed
1982
Variants
See text
Specifications
Mass
5.78 kg (Unloaded)
Length
1,000 mm (39.4 in)
Barrel length
20 in (510 mm)
Cartridge
5.56×45mm NATO
Action
Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire
600–750 round/min
Muzzle velocity
991 m/s (3,251 ft/s; using the M193 round)
945 m/s (3,100 ft/s; using the M855 round)
Effective firing range
600 m
Feed system
Various STANAG Magazines.
Sights
Adjustable front and rear iron sight optical sights
The Colt Automatic Rifle or Colt Light Machine Gun is a 5.56 mm NATO, open-bolt, full-automatic-only firearm developed by Colt Defense. It is based on the M16A2/A4, and has a distinctive squared-off handguard, vertical grip, carrying handle and integrated bipod.[1]
It is one of many squad automatic weapon-type firearms that have been developed from the Armalite AR-15 that use the Stoner bolt and carrier piston system.[2] The family name was derived from the original AR-15 by adding "Colt", resulting in the CAR-15, to stand for Colt Automatic Rifle, even though the "AR" in AR-15 stands for Armalite Rifle, the original manufacturer.[3] The CAR-15 weapons system consisted of the AR-15 and five variations, including the Colt Machine Gun and CAR-15 Heavy Assault Rifle.[4]
^"The Colt LMG – Small Arms Defense Journal".
^Kevin Dockery, Kevin. Future Weapons (Penguin, 2007 ), pp. 60 and 61.
^Dockery, p.60.
^Dockery, pp. 60 and 61
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