The M4, labeled as the M16 in other games, is a type of assault rifle appearing in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, and Grand Theft Auto IV And Episodes From Liberty City. The M16 is very useful in any serious situation. It also has boasting accuracy, heavy power, and a large magazine capacity.
Variation[]
In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the weapon is named the M4, which is unusual for the 1980 as the the M4 wasn't introduced until 1994. Originally, the M16A2 was meant to be in the game but it was replaced by the 733. Its model can be seen in the games files and in cutscenes of the game. One of the ambushers from the introduction can be seen using one. In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the gun is based on the real-life M16A2 rifle.
Specifications[]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
HUD Icon of the M4 from GTA: VC
The M4 is the most powerful rifle in the game. The rifle has a 30 round magazine capacity and a higher rate of fire and damage ratio over the Ruger. The rifle also has the ability of downing targets in two shots; sometimes three or more if the target is wearing body armor. The weapon also has the ability of dismembering targets with one shot if the weapon is shot in the appropriate areas like the head, shoulders and the legs, which kills the targets instantly. Despite the devastating damage that the weapon can cause, the weapon makes a perfect choice for an assault rifle slot and a great weapon of choice in cases of shootouts and heavy gun battles, even with unlimited ammo.
Targeting Trick[]
In the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of the game, the player is unable to auto-aim the assault rifles and the M60 as the aiming is done manually. If the player sets themselves on fire and presses the target button while holding the weapon, the player will be able to auto-aim the weapon. The auto-aim trick is best done after completion of the Firefighter side-mission in order to make Tommy fire-proof. This trick also works with the Ruger/Kruger and the M60. Preforming this trick is no longer needed on the PC version and on The Definitive Edition on PS4/PS5 and Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S as the player can freely aim weapons.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories the weapon is referred to as the M16 and the stats remain the same as the M4 from GTA Vice City. The gun has a 30 round magazine capacity, high rate of fire, high damage ratio, and the ability to dismember targets. Its the most powerful assault rifle in the game, ousting the AK-47.
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Can be bought from the Downtown Ammu-Nation for $5,000 after completing Rub Out
- Found in Studio B (behind the moon lander) in the InterGlobal Films complex.
- Found in the Vercetti Estate at the bottom of the stairwell in a room (after completing Rub Out)
- Found in the center of Little Haiti , south of Auntie Poulet 's house (behind the house with the Voodoo parked beside it)
- Found behind some business' in Little Havana (the area that you dropped Phil off at in Boomshine Saigon.
- The soldiers at Fort Baxter Air Base are seen wielding this weapon. Wasting them causes them to drop this weapon, as well as 30 rounds of ammunition once picked up.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Found behind 3321 Vice Point, a safehouse from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- The soldiers at Fort Baxter Air Base are seen wielding this weapon. Wasting them causes them to drop this weapon, as well as 30 rounds of ammunition once picked up.