M4-A1

> Selective-fire assault rifle, fed from a standardized detachable magazine. Offers a lot of customization with attachments. Uses 5.56x45mm rounds. In-game description
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The **M4-A1** is a firearm in DayZ.

## Overview

As a late-game, highly customizable assault rifle chambered with 5.56x45mm Rounds, and only spawns in Contaminated Zone. Due to its high rate of fire with average recoil control, it is suited to short-medium range firing. Full Auto makes it suitable for close-range encounters, and the Semi Auto fire mode allows for greater control at further ranges.

Specific attachments can reduce the dispersion of the rifle, increasing its accuracy, such as buttstocks, handguards, optics and suppressors. The rifle usually spawns with a polymer handguard and buttstock, however there is only a chance of it spawning with a magazine or other attachments.

There can only be one on the map at one time, however weapons on players or in storage do not count.

## Attachments

* Buttstocks
* Handguards
* Wraps
* Optics
* Light
* Suppressors
* Bayonet
* Magazines

 **Buttstocks**

M4-A1 CQB Buttstock

M4-A1 MP Buttstock

M4-A1 Telescopic Buttstock

 **Handguards**

M4-A1 MP Handguard

M4-A1 Polymer Handguard

M4-A1 Rail Handguard

 **Wrap**

Ghillie Rifle Wrap

 **Optics**

ATOG 4x32 Scope

ATOG 6x48 Scope

Baraka Sights

Combat Sights

NV-PVS4 Scope

RVN Sights

Backup Iron Sights

M4-A1 Carry Handle Sights

 **Flashlight**

Universal Flashlight

 **Suppressors**

Standardized Suppressor

Plastic Bottle Suppressor

 **Bayonet**

M4-A1 Bayonet

 **Magazines**

10rd Mag-C Mag

20rd Mag-C Mag

30rd Mag-C Mag

30rd Standardized Mag

40rd Mag-C Mag

60rd Standardized Mag

## Trivia

* The M4-A1 is based upon the real life M4A1 carbine, chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO.
* The model and its various attachment models were created by Pavol Humaj.
* The weapon with a M4-A1 Rail Handguard attached used to be able to take the ATLAS Bipod, however this had no advantage. The bipod has since been cut from the game.
* Renders of the weapon indicate the M203 was intended to be implemented and attachable to the M4-A1 alongside an accompanying leaf sight. Neither were fully implemented however remain in the files.
* Renders of the weapon attachments also indicate the Long Range Scope was modeled with likely intention to be attachable to the weapon, but was changed during pre-alpha development.
* Before 1.0, it was named the **M4A1**, but was modified alongside all other items in the game to avoid potential trademark infringements.
* The M4A1 did not spawn for the duration of 0.59. It is possible this was done on purpose, as it was then spawned illegitimately by hackers -- making it easier to track them down.
* The M4-A1 has no gas-tube when the handguards are removed, making semi or fully automatic fire technically impossible in real life.

## Gallery

* An M4-A1 with various attachments
* Green spraypainted M4-A1 with attachments (unobtainable)
* M4A1 (standard) model render by Pavol Humaj
* M4A1 w/ ACOG, RIS & bipod render by Pavol Humaj
* M4A1 w/ BUIS and MP attachments render by Pavol Humaj
* M4A1 w/ M203 render by Pavol Humaj
* M4A1 w/ M203 render by Pavol Humaj
* M4A1 (rear-side) renders by Pavol Humaj
* Render of M4A1 attachment models by Pavol Humaj

1. ↑ http://thesixtyeight.com/