L7A2 GPMG
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| L7A2 GPMG | |
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| L7A2 mounted on Royal Navy warship | |
| Specifications | |
| Type | General Purpose Machine Gun |
| Origin | Belgium |
| Designed | 1950s |
| Manufactured | 1955 - |
| Length | 1230mm (light role) |
| Barrel length | 629mm |
| Weight | 10.15 kg unloaded 13.85kg gun plus 50 round belt |
| Cartridge | 7.62 × 51mm NATO |
| Calibre | 7.62mm |
| Action | Gas operated |
| Rate of fire | 750 rounds/min |
| Velocity | 838m/s |
| Effective range | 800m light role 1800m sustained fire role |
| Feed system | 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.
