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The LVOA-C is an AR-15 manufactured by North Carolina-based War Sport Industries.

Specifications

The LVOA-C (manufactured by War Sport Industries by Inventor Joey Boswell) is a direct gas-impingement (DGI) operated rifle based on the AR-15. It features a proprietary barrel shroud with an integrated muzzle brake/flash suppressor which serves its intended manufacturing purpose to be a close quarter combat weapon with a low visibility operation application (LVOA). The sporting rifle features both chamber options of 5.56X45mm NATO rounds and .223 Wylde.

The LVOA-C weighs 7 pounds (3.2 kg) unloaded (7.5 pounds (3.4 kg) with a 30-round magazine) and measures 35.5 inches (90 cm) in length (32.75 inches (83.2 cm) with a closed stock).[1] It has been widely used by private military companies for overseas and domestic operations due to its reliability, low recoil and visual signature. [citation needed]

History

According to War Sport Industries, the rifle was developed as its support "Low Visibility Operation / Applications for the modern war fighter."[2] in an effort to provide a relevant response to the current unconventional warfare requiring high mobility and low visibility in confined environments.

Media presence

The LVOA-C has been highly advertised in video games and movies for its engaging design and innovative proprietary barrel shroud[citation needed]. It is present in Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's The Division & Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands video game franchise. It is also a weapon available in Tencent Games' Battle Royale Shooter Ring_of_Elysium and Battlestate Games' Escape from Tarkov. Its media presence has been a major factor in the recent success of War Sport Industries, which saw its personnel roster growing from "two employees, to over twenty"[2] from 2013 to 2016.

References

  1. ^ "Rifle Review: War Sport LVOA-C - A New Approach to the AR-15". Omaha Outdoors. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  2. ^ a b "War Sport | About Us | War Sport Manufacturing". www.warsport-us.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
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