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| | + | {{Rifle |
| | + | |image=FNMAG.jpg |
| | + | |caption=L7A2 mounted on [[Royal Navy]] warship |
| | + | |type=General Purpose Machine Gun |
| | + | |origin=Belgium |
| | + | |design=1950s |
| | + | |manuf=1955 - |
| | + | |length=1230mm (light role) |
| | + | |barrel=629mm |
| | + | |weight=10.15 kg unloaded<br>13.85kg gun plus 50 round belt |
| | + | |cart=7.62 × 51mm [[NATO]] |
| | + | |calibre=7.62mm |
| | + | |action=Gas operated |
| | + | |rof=750 rounds/min |
| | + | |velocity=838m/s |
| | + | |range=800m light role<br>1800m sustained fire role |
| | + | |feed=100-round disintegrating link belt |
| | + | |sights=various; in sf role can be fitted with C2A1 optical sight |
| | + | }} |
| | + | The '''L7A2''' is a [[General Purpose Machine Gun]] (GPMG) currently in service with the [[British Army]]. It can be used as a light weapon, mounted on a bipod, and also in a sustained fire role, mounted on a tripod and fitted with the C2 optical sight. Versions of the weapon are mounted on most British Army vehicles, some helicopters, and some warships. |
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