Isikhali Esasetshenziswa Ngokukhulu
Umlando nokudalwa kwezikhali
Elandelwa yi-US Army maphakathi nawo-1990, isibhamu se-M4 sokuhlasela isimiso samanje se-M16, amasosha ase-US aye asetshenziswa empini kusukela empini yeVietnam. Inguqulo yamanje kakhulu ye-M16 - iM16A2 "I-Commando" - yisikhali sokulwa se-US Marine Corps.
Izibhamu ze-M4 nezi-M16 zinama-80% wezingxenye ezifanayo, ezenza izikhali ezifanayo kakhulu. I-M4 iye yabonakala ithandwa phakathi kwamasosha ngenxa yobukhulu bayo obumbene, okuwusizo ekukhanyeni kwezimoto eziseduze futhi kuvumela ukunyakaza okulula ezindaweni zokulwa. I-M4 isebenzisa izinhlamvu ezingu-5.56-millimeter izikhali.
I-M4 nayo izuze ngokwezifiso zayo. Izinguquko zamanje zesibhamu zinikeza izinamathiselo eziningana, kufaka phakathi ama-sight mounts, izibani, iziqhumane ze-grenade, nezibhamu. Isibhamu sithole idumela lokuthola ngokunembile kakhulu, ngaphandle kokufaka isikhalazo sokuqhuma komqhudelwano we-AK-47 ophikisanayo ngezivivinyo eziningana.
Izinkinga ezindaweni zasendle
Naphezu kokuthandwa kwayo, ukusetshenziswa kwezibhamu ze-M4 carbine ekuhlaseleni ezindaweni zasemgwaqeni nasezindaweni zasemadolobheni kuye kwaba yinkinga. Amasosha e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan athole ukuthi lesi sikhali sihlala sihlaselwa ezindaweni ezinothuli futhi ezinesihlabathi, sidinga ukuba isibhamu sihlanzwe futhi sigcinwe ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Isikhathi sesikhali esihlanganiswe nenani elikhulayo lezikhalazo liye laholela e-US Army ukuba iqale ukufaka esikhundleni sesibhamu se-M4.
Ngo-July 1, 2009, i-US Army ithatha ubunikazi bomklamo we-M4 kusuka kumkhiqizi wayo uColt Defense LLC. Ngo-Okthoba owedlule, izikhulu zezempi zenze izinguquko eziningi ze-M4 design ku-US Congress.
Izinguquko ezifakiwe zifaka i-gauge erekhoda isibalo sezingqimba ezixoshiwe kanye nomgqomo onzima kakhulu.
Abaphikisanayo ukufaka esikhundleni se-M4 Ukususwa kwemijondolo
I-US Army yaqhubeka ngonyaka ka-2010 ngomncintiswano womkhakha wonke wokubambela isibhamu se-M4. Njengokubhala, abenzi abaningana abahola izikhali kulindeleke ukuba bangene emncintiswaneni ngezikhali zomklamo wabo. Amanye amncintiswano abalindelekile afaka:
I-Heckler & Koch HK 416: Isibhamu sokuhlasela esakhiwe yi-US Army Delta Force ukwakha kumklamo we-M4 carbine ngezithuthukisi ezinciphisa ukungalungi nokuhlukunyezwa. Lesi sikhali sesivele sisetshenziselwa izimpi eziningana ze-NATO - ikakhulukazi amabutho akhethekile aseFrance kanye nama-commandos aseJalimane.
I-Barrett REC7: Okunye okuthuthukisiwe ku-M4 kunombimbi omusha wedwa, i-REC7 iqukethe i-receiver engenhla ehlanganiswe nomamukeli ophansi we-M4 isikhali. Idizayinwe yi-Company ye-Barrett Firearms, i-REC7 iyahambisana nezinto eziningi ze-M4 kanye nezinhlinzeko ezithuthukisiwe zobusuku nezinye izinto ezisetshenziselwa ukulwa.
I-Robinson Armament XCR: Ekuqaleni ithuthukiswe i-US Special Operations Command (SOCOM), i-XCR iyisikhali esicacisekayo esivumelanayo futhi sinomshini wesibhamu se-piston gesi esifana nesibhamu se-AK-47.
Izinguquko ezilinganiselwe zingenziwa ngamasosha emaminithini ambalwa ngenkathi kuqhutshwa ukubhekana nokucindezeleka okukhulu.
I-Colt ACC-M: Ngokuyinhloko isibhamu sokuhlaselwa se-M4 esivela kumenzi wesikhali. I-ACC-M iklanyelwe ukuvumela ukuthuthukiswa okulula futhi okungabizi kakhulu kwe-M4 kuphela lapho isamukeli esiphezulu se-rifle sishintshwa khona. Lokhu kuzokwehlisa izindleko zokubuyisela ngokuphelele i-M4, futhi kuncishiswe inani lemali elizodinga ukuthi lisetshenziswe yi-US Army ekuqeqesheni amasosha ukusebenzisa isibhamu esisha.