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Missing its first four shots from the floor while Clemson made its first three, Tech fell behind 12-0 at the outset and 23-10 by the 10:23 mark of the first half. The Yellow Jackets challenged, working the ball inside on several possessions and chipping away to close the gap to 25-22 at the 6:08 mark.




01 Shot At The Night M4a



The Jackets made only 34.4 percent of their shots from the floor, the third time in four games they hit less than 40 percent, and connected on just 4-of-23 from three-point range. Meanwhile, Clemson shot 50 percent or better in each half and finished at 52.9 from the floor, the third straight team to hit better than half its shots against the Jackets, and made 9-of-20 from three-point range.


In 2009, the U.S. Army took complete ownership of the M4 design.[32] This allowed companies other than Colt to compete with their own M4 designs. The Army planned on fielding the last of its M4 requirement in 2010.[32] In October 2009, Army weapons officials proposed a series of changes to the M4 to Congress. Requested changes included an electronic round counter that records the number of shots fired, a heavier barrel, and possibly replacing the Stoner expanding gas system with a gas piston system.


Like all the variants of the M16, the M4 and the M4A1 can be fitted with many accessories, such as slings night-vision devices, flash suppressors, suppressors, laser sights, telescopic sights, bipods, either M203 or M320 grenade launcher, M26 MASS shotgun, forward hand grips, a detachable rail-mounted carrying handle, and anything else compatible with a MIL-STD-1913 picatinny rail.[50]


In 1992, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) developed the Special Operations Peculiar Modification (SOPMOD) Block I kit for the carbines used by US Special Operations Forces units operating under its command.[55] The kit features an M4A1, a Rail Interface System (RIS) handguard developed by Knight's Armament Company (KAC), a shortened quick-detachable M203 grenade launcher and leaf sight, a KAC sound suppressor, a KAC back-up rear sight, an Insight Technologies AN/PEQ-2A visible laser/infrared designator, along with Trijicon's ACOG TA-01NSN model and Reflex sights, and a night vision sight, among many other accessories.[56] This kit was designed to be configurable (modular) for various missions, and the kit is currently in service with special operations units.[55]


By late 2002, 89% of U.S. troops reported they were confident with the M4, but they had a range of problems. 34% of users said the handguards rattled and became excessively hot when firing, and 15% had trouble zeroing the M68 Close Combat Optic. 35% added barber brushes and 24% added dental picks to their cleaning kits. There were many malfunctions, including 20% of users experiencing a double feed, 15% experiencing feeding jams, and 13% saying that feeding problems were caused by magazines. 20% of users were dissatisfied with weapon maintenance. Some had trouble locking the magazine into the weapon and having to chamber a round in order to lock the magazine. Soldiers also asked for a larger round to be able to kill targets with one shot. New optics and handguards made usage of the M4 easier, and good weapon maintenance reduced the number of misfeeds.[71]


The M4A1 carbine is the primary weapon used by SEAL operators. A shorter, more compact version of the M16A2 rifle, it was specially designed for U.S. Special Operations Forces. In 1994, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Navy developed the Special Operations Peculiar (SOPMOD) M4A1 Accessory Kit to make this weapon exceptional in versatility, lethality, and effectiveness. The M4A1 is a high-tech, multiple-use assault rifle that can be configured by the operator with multiple combinations of advanced optics, lasers and lighting systems for rapid and accurate target acquisition in daylight or at night. It fires in both semi- and automatic modes, and is effective for both close-in engagements and long-range targets. The M4A1 excels in Close Quarters Battle and Counterterrorist operations. It fires a high-velocity 5.56mm round, essential when taking on terrorists wearing body armor or bullet-proof vests. This rifle can also be quickly and easily converted to a grenade launcher or shotgun.


(Full Review posted 29 August, 1999)*2.14 Million pixel sensor*1600 x 1200 resolution*Full-res shot-to-shot cycletime of 2 seconds!*Autofocus lens w/macro, 2xdigital zoom*Built-in flash*Fast startup and cycle times


PrefaceToshiba is one of the truly huge players in the worldof computers and electronics. When they moved into the digitalcamera business a little over a year ago, they brought to bearthe full force of their engineering and systems-integration talent,the effects of which are only now being fully seen. At the highend of their line, they previously repackaged units designedby other companies under the Toshiba logo, with only minor firmwarevariations. With the 2 megapixel PDR-M4 though, they've steppedout with a camera that is entirely "Toshiba inside"(with the sole exception of the CCD itself). In the process,they've incorporated some truly impressive processing power,producing the fastest consumer-level digicam on the planet. (Amere 2 seconds from shot to shot at full resolution, all daylong or until your memory card fills up!) Other camera attributesare very strong as well, making a strong entry into the 2 megapixelarena. (We're particularly looking forward to the forthcomingPDR-M5, which will incorporate much of the same electronics asthe M4, but with the added inclusion of an optical zoom lens.)Herewith is the story of the PDR-M4:High Points


Both an optical viewfinder and color LCD display panelon the back of the camera assist in composing shots. The opticalviewfinder features a multi-colored LED light that reports thestatus of the camera (on, focus ready, self-timer, etc.). Theback LCD panel, in addition to the view, notes the settings ofthe camera (mode, possible exposures, flash settings, etc.). We found both viewfinders to be a bit looser than other digicams,covering about 79.5% on the optical and 91% on the LCD. The PDR-M4 features an optical-glass lens with a fixedfocal length of 7.4mm/F3.2 to 8, a 35mm equivalent of 40mm. TheMacro function captures objects from four to 20 inches (10cmto 50cm) away and is activated by hitting a button on the backpanel identified by a flower symbol. The autofocus follows thecamera's movement pretty well and works from .33 feet (0.1m)to infinity. A "digital" zoom feature on the cameraenlarges the image to twice its size but at the expense of imageresolution. The most impressive feature on the camera is the extremelyfast shot to shot cycle time, achieved without reliance on buffermemory. With an average of about two seconds between shots (dependingon the mode and settings), the overall camera speed is much closerto that of a film camera than other digital cameras we've tested(August 1999). This greatly-underrated feature keeps you fromhaving to do extensive planning for all of your shots and makesit more likely you'll catch fast moving action. Somewhat at oddswith the exceptional cycle time was a slower autofocus responseof about 1.4 seconds. (We were surprised by this, as the high-speedprocessor of the M4 should have allowed it to execute autofocusoperations more quickly.) A Burst capture mode allows from fourto 16 sequential exposures (depending on resolution) while holdingdown the shutter button and a Multi capture mode fires 16 exposuresat 0.25 second intervals. The Multi exposures are saved as oneimage and played back animation style like a short video. The Bulb (time exposure) setting is noteworthy for itsability to produce very low noise, long-exposure images by takinga dark current calibration exposure after the shot itself. Thisproduces very good results and we won't be surprised to see itduplicated by other manufacturers soon. We experienced overallgood exposure control but found the auto white balance a bitweak, often obtaining better results with the manual white balancesettings. The on-board flash is controlled by a button on top ofthe camera and offers five settings: Auto, Red-Eye Reduction,Forced, Suppressed and Slow Synchro. The Slow Synchro mode doesa good job of allowing more ambient light to influence the exposurebut strangely isn't responsive to manual white balance settings.While in Slow Synchro or Suppressed flash modes, a shaking handsymbol appears in the LCD panel, reminding you to use a tripodfor when the autoexposure system has selected a long exposuretime. In our tests, the PDR-M4 showed a fairly high level ofpower consumption, not surprising given the large 2 megapixelCCD, LCD panel, and high-speed electronics. This led us to recommendcarrying some spare batteries around or utilizing the AC adapterwhenever convenient. A Display button on the back of the cameraturns the LCD display panel off, which aids in power conservation.Images are stored on SmartMedia cards (an 8MB card isincluded with the camera), and in-camera functions let you copyimages from one card to another, compress and reduce image sizes,create storage folders and protect images. The SmartMedia carditself can also be write protected with a one time use sticker.A Video Out feature allows you to connect the PDR-M4 toa television set, providing NTSC-compatible signals for USA,Canada and Japan models. (We presume that PAL is available onforeign models.) The LCD display must be on for television viewingand a video cable comes with the camera. Additionally, a software CD for Mac and PC (Image Expertand USB driver), USB cable and a serial cable (RS-232C/RS422)comes standard with the camera. The Image Expert software allowsyou to create photo albums and make minor manipulations/correctionsto images (color correction, rotation, flip and resizing). Overall, the PDR-M4 proved to be a very capable 2-megapixelcamera, with good picture quality, unusually flexible exposurecontrol, excellent low-light performance, and exceptional speed.About the only quibble we could find with it was the somewhatslow autofocus speed. DesignThe Toshiba PDR-M4 weighs in at 8.5 oz (240g) without the batteryand SmartMedia and holds the dimensions 4.4 x 2.66 x 1.66 inchesexcluding its protrusions (112 x 68 x 42 mm). With the battery,it goes up to 9.9 oz (280g). A silver metal case with thin, verticalplastic grips in the front and plastic output and card slot coverskeeps the camera very compact and stowable. There's a wrist strapand inset plastic tripod mount as well. An added feature is the mechanically actuated lens coverwhich slides over the lens when you turn the camera off and retractswhen you rotate the mode dial to a capture position. This cleverdesign avoids possible jams or failures which might accompanya more delicate, automatic mechanism. It also relieves you fromlens cap duty. As usual, the battery compartment remains on thebottom of the camera but the SmartMedia slot and the output plugsare accessible on the sides of the camera through plastic flipdoors. The SmartMedia flap has a latch to protect the card. 2ff7e9595c


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