L119A1

E713946

assault rifle carbine

The L119A1 is a compact 5.56×45mm NATO carbine used primarily by British and Commonwealth special forces for close-quarters and special operations.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
L119A2	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	assault rifle ⓘ carbine ⓘ
action	gas-operated ⓘ rotating bolt ⓘ
barrelLength	approximately 15.7 inches ⓘ
basedOn	Colt Canada C8 carbine NERFINISHED ⓘ
caliber	5.56 mm ⓘ
cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	military rifle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Canada ⓘ
designedFor	close-quarters battle ⓘ special operations ⓘ
feedSystem	STANAG magazine ⓘ
fireModes	fully automatic ⓘ semi-automatic ⓘ
gripType	pistol grip ⓘ
hasVariant	L119A2 ⓘ
introducedBy	United Kingdom Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ
manufacturer	Colt Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Diemaco NERFINISHED ⓘ
muzzleDevice	flash suppressor ⓘ
originatingService	United Kingdom Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
platform	AR-15 pattern ⓘ
railInterface	Picatinny rail (on some configurations) ⓘ
replaced	M16A1 (in UK special forces service) ⓘ
selectFire	yes ⓘ
serviceEntry	early 2000s ⓘ
sightOptions	iron sights ⓘ optical sights ⓘ red dot sights ⓘ
stockType	telescoping stock ⓘ
usedBy	Australian special operations forces ⓘ British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian special operations forces NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Special Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Pathfinder Platoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Boat Service NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	close protection tasks ⓘ counter-terrorism operations ⓘ direct action missions ⓘ
usedIn	Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ

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C8 carbine → hasVariant → L119A1 ⓘ

this entity surface form: L119A2