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|type= [[Light machine gun]] ...achine gun”) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[5.56x45mm NATO|5.56 mm]] [[light machine gun]] developed by [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal|Fabrique Nationale]] (FN

... [[Heckler & Koch]] USP .45 ACP [[handgun]] with a Surefire X200a Tactical Light, surrounded by [[Hollow-point bullet|hollow-point]] ammunition.]] ...round with a single manipulation of the [[trigger|firing device]] to be a "machine gun" for regulatory purposes. Other terms, including "firearm" itself, hav

...rmy's [[XM8 rifle]] project cancelled in 2005 and the modernization of the British Armed Forces [[SA80]] small arms family. ...ttalions (one per each Marine Expeditionary Force and one reserve) and one light armored reconnaissance battalion; all are slated to deploy to Afghanistan i

|caliber= [[5.56mm]] ...t. By contrast, soldiers armed with rapid fire weapons (such as submachine guns) were much more likely to have fired their weapons in battle. These conclus

...[M1917 Browning machine gun|M1917]]/[[M1919 Browning machine gun|M1919]] [[machine gun]]s. This left the Army without the lighter, handier rifle it had wanted ...]s and [[revolver]]s to be insufficiently accurate or powerful. Submachine guns such as the [[Thompson submachine gun|Thompson]] were more than sufficientl

|type= [[Machine gun]] ...ighest average [[rate of fire|rates of fire]] of any single-barreled light machine gun, between 1,200 and 1,500 rpm, resulting in a distinctive muzzle report.

|caliber=5.56mm ...ferred to the [[Royal Ordnance]]’s Nottingham Small Arms Facility (later British Aerospace, Royal Ordnance; now BAE Systems Land Systems Munitions & Ordnanc

...automatic rifle|Semi-automatic]] [[battle rifle]] (L1A1/C1A1)<br />[[Light machine gun]] (L2A1/C2A1) |used_by= British Commonwealth ([[L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle#Users|See Users]])

...termediate" round since 1945 and were on the point of introducing a [[.280 British|.280 inch (7 mm) round]] when the selection of the 7.62 mm round was made. ...have been developed in an attempt to address the perceived shortcomings of 5.56mm ammunition including the [[6.5 mm Grendel]] and the [[6.8 mm Remington SPC]

*[[Cartridge]]s, like those used in [[rifle]]s, [[handgun]]s and [[machine gun]]s (collectively known as small arms), are called Small Arms Ammunition ...be fired all at once in a single discharge are also called shot; hand-held guns designed for this type of ammunition are generally known as [[shotgun]]s.