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The L R Assault SMG is an American blowback operated sub-machine-gun. The L R Assault SMG is chambered for either the 9 mm Parabellum or .45 ACP cartridge, and takes a box magazine containing 32 or 30 rounds depending upon calibre. The L R Assault SMG can be fired in semi-automatic or full-automatic modes with a cyclic rate of 1090 rounds per minute. It has a folding butt, 450 mm long barrel and is fitted with a hooded post foresight and an adjustable rearsight.
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The L20A1 is a British helicopter machine-gun based on the L8A1 tank machine-gun and designed for mounting in helicopters. The L20A1 is chambered for the 7.62 mm x 51 cartridge which it takes from a belt feed and fires with a cyclic rate of between 650 and 1000 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 838 meters per second.
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The L2A3 or 'Sterling' is a British blowback operated selective fire sub-machine-gun developed from the earlier L2A1 which developed from 1942. The L2A3 was selected as a replacement sub-machine-gun for the Sten during the 1950's. The L2A3, sometimes known as the Patchett after its designer, takes a 9 mm Parabellum round from a 10-, 32-, or 34-round box magazine. It has a cyclic rate of 550 rounds-per-minute and a muzzle velocity of 390 meters-per-second. The L2A3 has a 198 mm long barrel and a folding stock.
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The L34A1 was a silenced version of the L2A3 Sterling sub-machine-gun. Like the L2A3 the L34A1 takes a 9 mm Parabellum round from a 34-round box magazine, has a cyclic rate of 550 rounds-per-minute and a reduced muzzle velocity of between 293 and 310 meters-per-second.
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The L37A2 is a British tank machine-gun based on the L8A1 tank machine-gun and designed for use in AFVs, scout cars, armoured personnel carriers and also to be able to be dismounted and used outside of the vehicle. The L37A2 is chambered for the 7.62 mm x 51 cartridge which it takes from a belt feed and fires with a cyclic rate of between 650 and 1000 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 838 meters per second. The L37A2 was fitted to the Chieftain tank.
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The L46A1 is a British drill purpose, inoperable variation of the L7A1 and L7A2 general purpose machine-guns.
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The L7A1 is a British made (under license) copy of the Belgian FN MAG general purpose machine-gun.
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The L7A2 is a British made (under license) copy of the Belgian FN MAG general purpose machine-gun.
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The L8A1 is a British gas operated automatic air-cooled tank machine-gun based upon the L7A1 (Belgian FN MAG). the L8A1 is chambered for the 7.62 mm x 51 cartridge which it takes from a belt feed and fires with a cyclic rate of between 650 and 1000 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 838 meters per second. The L8A1 has a 737 mm long quick change barrel, shortened from the L7A1 to allow fitting in an enclosed space, and is fitted with a post foresight mounted in the flash suppressor and an aperture rearsight.
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The L8A2 is a British gas operated automatic air-cooled tank machine-gun forming an improvement of the L8A1 (Belgian FN MAG). the L8A2 is chambered for the 7.62 mm x 51 cartridge which it takes from a belt feed and fires with a cyclic rate of between 650 and 1000 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 838 meters per second. The L8A2 has a 737 mm long quick change barrel and is fitted with a post foresight mounted in the flash suppressor and an aperture rearsight.
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The Lanchester Mk1 was a British sub-machine-gun issued to the navy from 1940. The Lanchester was developed by copying the German Bergmann MP28. It takes a 9 mm round from a 50-round box and has a cyclic rate of 600 rounds-per-minute. The muzzle velocity is 365 meters-per-second.
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The LDP is a Zimbabwean blowback operated semi-automatic sub-machine-gun. The LPD is chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it takes from a UZI 25-round box magazine and fires at a cyclic rate of 650 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 400 meters per second. The LDP has a folding stock and a 260 mm long barrel. A single-shot version was also produced and sold to the public.
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The Lewis gun was a British light machine-gun. It was gas-operated, air-cooled, and fed from a rotating drum of 47 or 97 rounds, with a rate of fire of 550 rounds per minute. The gun was used by the British, Belgian, and Italian armies in great numbers, both as a ground weapon (Lewis Mark 1) and as an aircraft gun (Lewis Mark 2). Though generally replaced by more modern designs in the 1930s, the Lewis gun was still in use during the Second World War. The Lewis gun was initially designed by Samuel MacLean and was then developed and perfected by Colonel I N Lewis, of the American Army. Unable to interest the American Army in the weapon, Colonel Lewis took the gun to Belgium and set up a manufacturing company there in 1913. In 1914 most of the staff fled to Britain where they were able to continue manufacture in the Birmingham Small Arms Company factory.
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The Lusa A2 is a Portuguese blowback type sub-machine-gun produced since 1992. It is chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge and takes a 30-round magazine. The rate of fire is 900 rounds-per-minute selectable in single-shot, three-round burst and fully automatic, with a muzzle velocity of 390 meters-per-second.
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