british special forces

Standard UK Military Weapons

This section takes a look at the standard weapons in the British military arsenal. Special forces, Royal Marines and Paras all use these weapons.

SAS Weapons

special section on weapons used by the Special Air Service (and other special forces)
more info : SAS Weapons

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SBS Weapons

info on the specialized weapons used by the Special Boat Service
more info : SBS Weapons

SA80a2

The British military's standard 5.56mm rifle
more info : SA80a2 Rifle

Diemaco C7 Assault Rifle

copy of the M16 design in use in some specialised units

Minimi Para Light Machine Gun (LMG)

5.56mm light machine gun in wide use

L7A2 GPMG

belt-fed 7.62mm medium machine gun carried on foot and mounted on vehicles, boats and helicopters
more info : L7A2 GPMG

L1A1 HMG

.50 caliber heavy machine gun often mounted on vehicles and helicopters
more info : L1A1 HMG

GMG - Grenade Machine Gun

40mm belt-fed grenade launcher typically mounted on WMIKs, Jackals and other vehicles.

M134 Minigun

electrically-powered gatling gun usually mounted on helicopters such as Special Forces Chinooks
more info : M134 Minigun

L82A1 - Anti-Material Rifle

accurate and powerful long range .50 caliber weapon used by Special Forces and the Royal Marines

LASM Anti-Structure Rocket

a 66mm bunker-busting rocket launcher in service in Afghanistan

ILAW Anti-Tank Rocket

84mm anti-tank rocket launcher

LAW 80 Anti-Tank Rocket

unguided 94mm rocket launcher

Javelin Anti-Tank Missile

sophisticated fire-and-forget surface-to-surface missile system

Milan Anti-Tank Missile

old-school wire-guided anti-tank missile

Starstreak HVM

high-velocity surface-to-air missile in use with the Royal Marines
more info : Starstreak HVM

L16 81mm Mortar

man-portable, crew-served mortar system
more info : L16 81mm Mortar

L9A1 51mm Mortar

small mortar carried and fired by individual soldiers
more info : L9A1 51mm Mortar

Hand Grenades

a look at the types of grenades in use with elite UK forces.
more info : Hand Grenades
A British soldier armed with a minimi para machine gun
photo credit : NATO

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