M16A4


 * For the earlier variant featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops see M16.
 * For the variant seen in Call of Duty: Black Ops (Nintendo DS), see M16A1.

The M16A4 is an assault rifle, featured in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
"Semi-automatic with three round burst fire. Effective at medium to long range."

- Weapon description

Single Player
In singleplayer, the M16A4 can only be picked up during War Pig. It is dropped occasionally (sometimes with the M203) by dead Marines, and always has iron sights. The M16A4 in singleplayer has a fully automatic firing mode, though the multiplayer version has a three-round burst. The M16A4 is also used by Lt. Vasquez.

Multiplayer
In multiplayer, the M16A4 is available at level 1, in a default class. It can be fitted with a Silencer, Red Dot Sight, ACOG Scope, and M203 Grenade Launcher. It is worth mentioning that it has one of the fastest draw times of any primary weapon (barring the equally speedy G36C), rivaling even the speed of sidearms. This means that switching to an M16A4 is nearly as fast as switching to a handgun, with inarguably much more killing power.

It is often recommended to use this weapon from a distance as it is not considered effective in close quarters combat. When fired from the hip while moving the M16A4 is wildly inaccurate. The M16A4 has a forced delay between bursts. This delay effectively lowers the rate of fire in terms of adjusting aim meaning that at close range if the first burst misses the user will be dead before getting off a second burst. However, Steady Aim shrinks the hip fire reticule to sizes comparable to SMGs making the weapon fairly accurate from the hip even while moving. Thus, even at close range, an M16A4 with Steady Aim and Stopping Power can still be very effective.

The M16A4 is exceptionally powerful because each bullet in the burst does 40-30 damage, meaning most of the kills will be from one bursts without Stopping Power, if the shooter is within range, or two bursts at farther ranges. When used with Stopping Power, the M16A4 is able to kill in one burst at any range provided that all three shots hit the target (only two are needed at medium and close range) and the target is not behind a wall or using Juggernaut.

Double Tap decreases the delay between the firing of each of the three bullets in a single burst. With Double Tap, all of the rounds fired in a single burst are now fired with hardly any delay between shots. This can be somewhat useful in many situations, as there is a higher chance of all three bullets hitting the target and the shorter time between bursts makes the weapon more effective in CQB. However, Stopping Power is still considerably better as it will almost always kill faster while using less ammo. The only exception to this is in Hardcore, where Stopping Power has no effect on the M16A4, as it only needs one shot to kill from any range, assuming the target is not using Juggernaut or behind cover.

The M16A4 is widely considered to be one of the best assault rifles in the game due to its power, low recoil, lack of sway, quick reload, high rate of fire per burst, and easy conservation of ammunition due to its burst fire.

Weapon Attachments

 * M203 Grenade Launcher
 * Red Dot Sight
 * Silencer
 * ACOG Scope

Gallery
For Camouflage images, click here.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS)
In the Nintendo DS version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the M16A4 appears as one of the two assault rifles in game. The M16 bears a vague resemblance (though it can still be identified as a M16) to the one in the console versions, though it is fully automatic (like the M16s in Call of Duty 4 campaign mode). It has a much slower rate of fire, but it does more damage per bullet to compensate for this. In single player, the M16 is only found with a holographic sight, as opposed to iron sights in multiplayer. This does not matter, since the iron sights are just as accurate as the Holographic sight, and provide a better peripheral view. In single player, the M16 is most effective at long range, though it is still effective at close-medium range. This all changes in multiplayer, as it is only effective at long ranges. Its low rate of fire prevents it from being effective at close range, unless the enemy does not see the player. The M16 also has the third slowest melee speed, making it even less effective in close encounters.

Single Player
In the single player Campaign, the M16A4 is seen in both Rangers and Task Force 141 missions. It can be found on dead Task Force 141 members on TF141 missions as well as dead Rangers outside the White House. It fires in bursts in both single player and multiplayer, unlike its Call of Duty 4 counterpart which is fully automatic in single player, although there is a very rare glitch that makes it fully automatic in the single player campaign.

Multiplayer
The M16A4 returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It behaves similarly to the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare version with some small differences.

It is unlocked later on, at level 40, and has an identical reload animation to the M4A1. A rail has been added to the carrying handle, but goes unused. The rear sight aperture is thinner than the Call of Duty 4 version, which gives a less cluttered sight picture. Camouflage is now only applied to the rail covers, the stock, the magazine, separate optics, and the Heartbeat Sensor.

The M16A4 damage-wise performs identically to the FAMAS, having the same damage and multipliers, and the same rate of fire per burst. However, it has slightly faster damage drop-off, but has a faster reload time. It has higher recoil, but using a Holographic Sight lowers recoil significantly, making it slightly more accurate at range than the FAMAS.

Weapon Attachments

 * Grenade Launcher
 * Shotgun
 * Red Dot Sight
 * Holographic Sight
 * Silencer
 * Heartbeat Sensor
 * ACOG Scope
 * Thermal Scope
 * FMJ
 * Extended Mags

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
The M16A4 was first seen in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Special Ops Trailer. It is a burst-fire weapon, like in previous games.

Attachments (confirmed)

 * Red Dot Sight (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare variant)

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

 * The words "BLUE4" and "Property of U.S. Government, Caliber 5.56x45mm NATO, M4A1 Carbine" in bold blue letters is visible on the side of the M16A4. This is because Infinity Ward used an M4A1's texture for the M16A4.
 * If the Infinite Ammo cheat is enabled and an M16A4 is picked up with the M203, the fully-automatic rate of fire of the grenade launcher is very fast and greatly surpasses that of the M4A1, having an ROF of approximately 600 RPM. Curiously, the M203 on the M4 Carbine and the GP-25 on the AK-47 have much slower fully-automatic rates of fire, about 280 RPM.
 * The only level this weapon is available to use in without cheats is in War Pig.
 * The M16A4 will always have a grenade launcher on the pickup icon in multiplayer.
 * On the Wii version, the third person firing sound only sounds like it shot two shots in the burst not three.
 * The M4A1 and M16 both have the same serial number.
 * The fire selector is on semi-auto not 3-round burst.
 * In Multiplayer, it is possible to cause an odd glitch with the M16A4. One must waste all of the ammo they have for it exempt one mag, then you fire then quickly change weapons so the 3-round burst is canceled down to a single shot, do this twice. Then, fire away all of the remaining ammo, once this has been done, the M16A4 will constantly play the trigger click sound, it will be impossible to change to another weapon and the gun will always stay in the same position, even whilst sprinting or climbing a ladder.
 * Due to the Wii's lower hit detection and slight lag, the M16A4 is rather difficult to use against running targets.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS)

 * The M16A4 is fully automatic in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS).
 * The M16A4 in multiplayer lacks part of its rear sight.
 * The M16A4 is the only primary weapon in DS-download play multiplayer.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

 * The markings on the side of the M16A4 say, "Made By Infinity, Tool For Victory, U.S. No Refunds".
 * When acquiring ammo from a Care Package, the sound heard is the empty reloading of the COD4 M16A4.
 * On the front cover of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a US Army Ranger is seen carrying an M16A4 w/ ACOG Scope and a front sight. However, ingame, the M16A4 ACOG has no front sight.
 * In certain views of certain lighting, a series of scratchings along the lower part of the "handrail" iron sights can resemble a star.
 * The M16A4, along with the FAMAS and M93 Raffica, are the only guns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that fire in three round bursts.
 * When rotating clockwise with a high sensitivity (10) or aiming through the sight, the player can see that on the right side of the gun there is no rail cover or receiver. This is most likely to save memory.
 * In campaign, its pick-up icon will always be seen with an under-mounted grenade launcher, even if one is not attached.
 * The M16A4 has black tape on the bottom of its magazine. This can also be seen on the M4A1, TAR-21, and FAL.
 * The M16A4, M4A1, WA2000, M14 EBR, and the AK-47 all have the same cocking sound.
 * A rare glitch sometimes may may occur which will make the M16A4 fire in full auto. (Confirmed in Xbox 360, PS3 and PC).
 * In a Final Killcam, the M16A4 will appear to fire 2 shots during the slow-mo parts.