The British Army has an armoury of powerful and versatile weaponry, from grenades to heavy machine guns - tools for the soldier's task of taking and holding ground.
Support Weapons
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The L16A2 81mm Mortar is a Battlegroup level indirect fire weapon which is capable of providing accurate High Explosive, smoke and illuminating rounds out to a maximum range of 5,650m.
The Heckler & Koch 40mm Grenade Machine Gun (GMG) provides unrivalled infantry suppression combining the best characteristics of the heavy machine guns or light mortars usually employed in this role.
The L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) is a 7.62 x 61mm belt-fed general purpose machine gun which can be used as a light weapon and in a sustained fire (SF) role.
The powerful L1A1 12.7 mm (.50) Heavy Machine Gun (HMG) is an updated version of the Browning M2 'Fifty-cal' - recognised as one of the finest heavy machine guns ever developed.
The Light Anti-Structures Missile (LASM) is an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) which has been fielded to fill a capability gap until Anti-Structure Munition (ASM) comes into service.
Developed from the Minimi Light Machine Gun following experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, the LMG is a belt-fed suppression weapon.
Small arms
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SA80 is the designation for a revolutionary family of assault weapons. On its introduction, it proved so accurate that the Army marksmanship tests had to be redesigned.
The new Sharpshooter rifle will improve the long-range firepower available on the front line.
British snipers fulfil a vital and enduring role on the battlefield, in terms of intelligence-gathering, target identification and eliminating high value targets. This year they have been using a new weapon, 'the best .338 sniper rifle in the world