M416

"One of a new generation of M4 assault rifles, improving upon the standard M4A1. Highly reliable, the M416 performs consistently in even the toughest environments."

- The Arsenal

The Heckler & Koch HK416, known as the M416 in game, is an Assault Rifle released in the 2-25-09 Patch.

Overview
This gun has extremely low recoil. Combine this with its fast rate of fire, and you will see why this gun can cause major damage on the battlefield. This gun has almost the same stats as an M4A1 except for a portability boost. The two guns do perform differently though. While the the M416 has lower recoil, the M4A1 has an advantage in spread when fired from the hip. This gun can do a lot of damage to mid-range opponents because it is able to take out enemies extremely fast when you are aiming down a sight.

Variants

 * M416 CAMO (GP Rare)
 * M416 CQB (NX Standard)
 * M416 CQB CAMO (NX Rare)
 * Baron's M416 CQB (Epic NX Standard Variant)
 * Baron's Revised M416 CQB (Epic NX Standard Cosmetic Variant)
 * M417 (Cousin variant)
 * M417 CQB (Cousin variant)
 * M417 Combat (Cousin variant)
 * M417 SB (Cousin variant)

Trivia

 * Although not known as the M416 in real life, it could become the M416 if the U.S. military adopted it as its service rifle (since the U.S. military designates their inventory with the letter "M" (i.e. M60, M240, M24, M107, M39, M16)).
 * It is used by some units around the world, including several special operation forces from the U.S. like Delta Force, Asymmetric Warfare Group, and DEVGRU.
 * Norway is the first and only country to have adopted the HK416 as their service rifle so far.
 * It is currently undergoing field testing to be the U.S. Marine Corps alternative to the MINIMI as a squad automatic weapon. It has the designation M27 IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle).
 * In a 2007 U.S. Army evaluation test, the HK416 only had 233 total jams out of 60,000 rounds fired. The M4A1, in comparison, had 882 stoppages. This is due to many improvements, like the G36-style gas system and use of a piston, which exposes less particle buildup inside the rifle. Also, it uses a uses a special system which prevents dirt, sand, water, mud, etc from entering the gas-blowback system.