The L129A1 is a 7.62x51mm NATO designated marksman rifle manufactured by the United States firm Lewis Machine & Tool Company for the British Armed Forces, adopted in 2009 and entering operational service in April 2010 during the war in Afghanistan. It was developed to close a gap in which British infantry faced engagements beyond the effective range of standard 5.56mm assault rifles and light machine guns, using a gas impingement, rotating bolt action to fire the full-power 7.62mm NATO cartridge out to roughly 800 meters. The semi-automatic rifle has a user-removable barrel unit and is typically fitted with a Trijicon ACOG TA648-308 6x48 optical sight, and more than 3,000 have been supplied to British forces since adoption. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Service Status Weapon ClassDesignated marksman rifle 2 Introduced Year Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) Connections
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Sources
1. Wikidata: L129A1
Wikidata Q20859678, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
2. Wikipedia: L129A1
service-status
service = October 2009, present
Caliber attribute (l129a1)
The L129A1 is a 7.62x51mm NATO designated marksman rifle manufactured by the United States firm Lewis Machine & Tool Company for the British Armed Forces, adopted in 2009 and entering operational service in April 2010 during the war in Afghanistan.
Introduction
is a 7.62x51mm NATO designated marksman rifle manufactured by the United States firm Lewis Machine & Tool Company
Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: War in Afghanistan
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WikidataWikidata Q20859678 (P729 service entry): 2010Quote, Wikidata Q20859678 (P729 service entry): 2010
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 2010.
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