M1A

The M1A is a Marksman Rifle found within Tom Clancy's The Division.

Overview
The M14 is a battle rifle of US origin. It was developed in the 1950's to replace the M1 Garand as the standard US service weapon.

The M14 has been based on the successful M1 Garand. The areas for improvement on the M1 Garand were the magazine and gas system. The 8 round stripper clips have been replaced by 20 magazines. Instead of a direct action gas system a gas expansion and cut-off system is used. Additionally the M14 fires the 7.62x51mm round to comply with NATO standards and has the capability of fully automatic fire.

The M14 fires the 7.62x51mm NATO round from 20 round magazines. It is a select fire weapon with a rate of fire of 750 rpm. The design of the weapon combined with high rate of fire make full automatic fire very impractical. The M14 is nearly always fire semi-automatic. With iron sights the effective range is claimed to be 460 meters. With optics the M14 and its derivatives can be used at ranges of over 800 meters. While being highly accurate and semi-automatic the M14 is a favored designated marksman rifle.

The Springfield Armory M1A is a civilian version of the M14 designed and manufactured by Springfield Armory, Inc. in 1974. The term "M1A" is a proprietary title for Springfield Armory's M14-pattern rifle. Early M1A rifles were built with surplus G.I. parts until Springfield Armory, Inc. began manufacturing their own.

This rifle's purpose was developed to take the place of four different weapons systems.

Variants

 * Classic M1A
 * SOCOM M1A
 * First Wave M1A

Trivia

 * Prior to Update 1.4, the M1A was the most favorable Marksman Rifle due to its favorable damage and handling.
 * In 1.4, damage has been lowered, and benefits made by stability mods has been reduced, placing it in line with other Marksman Rifles.
 * The First Wave variant is an M1A equipped with the JAE-100 Precision Rifle Stock and shortened barrel.