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The Special Operations Peculiar MODification (SOPMOD) kit is an accessory system for the M4A1 carbine, CQBR, FN SCAR Mk 16/17, HK416 and other weapons used by United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) special forces units, though it is not specific to SOCOM.
The Close Quarter Battle Receiver (CQBR) [5] is a replacement upper receiver for the M4A1 carbine developed by the US Navy.. The CQBR features a 10.3 in (262 mm) length barrel (similar to the Colt Commando short-barreled M16 variants of the past) which makes the weapon significantly more compact, thus making it easier to use in, and around, vehicles and in tight, confined spaces.
SOPMOD: Standard-issue rifle of all intervention regiments and special forces units. M16 rifle [5] [6] United States: A1, A2, A4 Standard-issue rifle. In total 70000 A4 were being received. All deliveries were scheduled to be made 2021 to replace the remaining A1 variant. Close Quarters Battle Receiver United States: MK18
FN SCAR ; Type: Assault rifle (SCAR-L) Battle rifle (SCAR-H) Squad automatic weapon (HAMR) Designated marksman rifle (Mk 20 SSR): Place of origin: Belgium / United States: Service history
[2] [3] SPR initially stood for Special Purpose Receiver as it referred to an add-on upper receiver assembly (part of the proposed SOPMOD upgrades), [4] [5] but that nomenclature changed to Special Purpose Rifle as the weapon became a stand-alone weapons system. [6] The SPR was eventually type-classified by the U.S. Navy as the Mk 12. [6]
The SOPMOD Block II is a more radical modification kit for the baseline M4A1 that can be fitted at first-echelon unit maintenance level. Components of the Block II were phased in gradually, but the most distinctive feature is the free-floated Daniel Defense Rail Interface System II (RIS II), first issued in 2008.
A Patrol Craft Fast crewman loads a Mk 18 Mod 0. The Mk 18 Mod 0 was a 40x46mm grenade launcher used by the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and also the last known hand crank operated firearm since the Gatling gun.
Daniel Defense is an American arms manufacturer founded in 2002 by Marty Daniel in Savannah, Georgia.Following substantial growth from a 2002 U.S. Army Special Forces grant for M4 upper receivers, Daniel Defense expanded in 2009 and moved into a new manufacturing facility in Black Creek, Georgia, where it is now based.