The LVOA is an

AR-15–style rifle An AR-15–style rifle is a lightweight semi-automatic rifle based on or similar to the Colt AR-15 design. The Colt model removed the selective fire feature of its predecessor, the original ArmaLite AR-15, which is a scaled-down derivative of t ...

designed by War Sport Industries and currently manufactured by ZRODelta. The LVOA is semi automatic, with multiple variants, such as the LVOA-S and the later LVOA-C and LVOA-SP.

History

War Sport Industries developed the rifle as its option for "Low Visibility Operation / Applications for the modern warfighter", in an effort to provide a relevant response to current unconventional warfare environments and as a solution to short barreled rifles for close quarters combat. In late 2010, Warsport reached out to John Boyette from Trace Armory Group to help study the philosophy behind short barreled rifles, and how they were going to go about designing and creating a new solution to the short barreled rifle intended for close quarters combat. By 2012, Warsport had a working prototype of the LVOA rail that was intended to reduce muzzle flash and to manage the unspent gas. The rifle was shown off at SHOT Show of 2013 after Warsport had a full prototype and was released to the public that same year. The LVOA's final testing was done by DMACK from Ranger Proof and had the same response as others who had also tested the rifle. In 2017, Warsport changed the design of the handguard for the LVOA-C to be

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In 2018, War Sport was acquired by ZRODelta, which now maintains the LVOA weapons line. However, the design of the LVOA was slightly changed and no longer comes with some of the features and accessories it came with before such as the War Bungee cord and the B5 Systems stock.

Specifications

The LVOA-C is a direct gas-impingement (DGI) operated

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based on the

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. It features a proprietary full-length fore-end with an integrated

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flash suppressor A flash suppressor, also known as a flash guard, flash eliminator, flash hider, or flash cone, is a device attached to the muzzle (firearms), muzzle of a rifle that reduces its Muzzle flash, visible signature while firing by cooling or dispersin ...

, which prevents the use of a

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due to size constraints. The rifle is used for

close-quarters combat Close-quarters battle (CQB), also called close-quarters combat (CQC), is a close combat situation between multiple combatants involving ranged (typically firearm-based) or melee combat. It can occur between military units, law enforcement and Cr ...

with low visibility operation applications (LVOA). The sporting rifle has both chamber options of

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for the

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specification and .223 Wylde for the SBR specification. The LVOA-C weighs unloaded ( with a 30-round magazine) and measures in length ( with a closed stock).

Media presence

The LVOA has been featured in movies such as '' Transformers: Age of Extinction'' and '' Transformers: The Last Knight''; and video games such as ''

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'', '' The Division 2'', '' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands'', '' XDefiant''.

References

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