L110A1

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The L110A1 is a British designation for a Belgian 5.m56mm^[sic] light machine gun Minimi Para. It is an air-cooled weapon, capable of fully automatic fire only, and it is adjusted to be used as paratroopers weapon. This rifle features the red-dot Aimpoint gunsight and the AN/PEQ-2 laser pointer.

Armoury Description^[1]

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The L110A1 is a 5.56 mm light machine gun used exclusively by British Army troopers in ArmA 2. It was added with the release of the British Armed Forces DLC.

Overview[]

This is a premium asset that requires ownership of the British Armed Forces DLC.

The L110A1 is a belt fed light machine gun that is chambered to fire the 5.56×45 mm NATO round.

It feeds from 200-round linked belts stored in ammoboxes but is also capable of loading the M249 SAW's 100-rounder soft packs as well as 30-/20-rounder STANAG and G36-type plastic magazines.^{[CfgWp 6]} The L110A1 can attain a rate of fire of up to ~ 909 rounds per minute^{[CfgWp 7]}^{[Formula 1]} with a muzzle velocity of 915 m/s.^{[CfgMa 5]} The L110A1 is always fitted with a laser pointer^{[CfgWp 8]} and red dot sight but is unable to mount a suppressor.

Essentially the British Army's equivalent of the M249 SAW used by U.S. forces, the L110A1 is a light machine gun that packs the firepower of 200 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition in a compact package. With a fairly high base rate of fire, the L110A1 can provide sustained cover fire and be used to accurately suppress targets at ranges of 300 and up to 600 metres away.

As with the M249 however, the L110A1 is neither as powerful as dedicated medium machine guns like the L7A2 nor is it capable of reliably hitting targets beyond 800 metres due to firing 5.56 mm as opposed to 7.62 mm. It works best when it is utilised in its intended role as a light support weapon in close-medium ranged firefights. For targets beyond the L110A1's typical 400-800 metre engagement range, it is better to fall back onto 7.62 mm MMGs instead.

Optics[]

The L110A1's reflex sight does not allow for zeroing to be manually adjusted. The red dot will be fully visible under low-light conditions.

Recoil curves[]

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Ammunition[]

Ammo parameter	5.56 mm NATO (Ball/L110A1)	5.56 mm NATO (Ball/M249)	5.56 mm NATO (Ball/STANAG)	5.56 mm NATO (Ball/G36)	5.56 mm NATO SD (Ball)
Base damage value	8^{[CfgAm 1]}	8^{[CfgAm 1]}	8^{[CfgAm 1]}	8^{[CfgAm 1]}	7^{[CfgAm 2]}
Aerodynamic friction	-0.001425^{[CfgAm 3]}	-0.001425^{[CfgAm 3]}	-0.001425^{[CfgAm 3]}	-0.001425^{[CfgAm 3]}	-0.0006^{[CfgAm 4]}
Muzzle velocity (m/s)	915^{[CfgMa 5]}	915^{[CfgMa 6]}	930^{[CfgMa 7]}	920^{[CfgMa 8]}	320^{[CfgMa 9]}
Expected velocity (m/s)	900 ^{[CfgAm 5]}^{[note 2]}	900 ^{[CfgAm 5]}^{[note 2]}	900 ^{[CfgAm 5]}^{[note 2]}	900 ^{[CfgAm 5]}^{[note 2]}	320 ^{[CfgAm 6]}^{[note 2]}
Deflection angle (degrees)	10°^{[CfgAm 7]}	10°^{[CfgAm 7]}	10°^{[CfgAm 7]}	10°^{[CfgAm 7]}	10°^{[CfgAm 8]}

Nine types of 5.56 mm magazines are supported by the L110A1. This ranges from the L110A1's dedicated 200-round belts and its counterpart used by the M249 SAW, the M249 Para's 100-round soft packs, 100-rounder drum magazines used by the MG36/XM8, 30-round STANAGs and G36-type magazines, as well as 20-rounder STANAGs:

The 200-rounder belts stored in ammoboxes are available in two forms. One is intended to be used by the L110A1 itself and the other is used by (non-Para) M249 SAWs. The two magazines are fully interchangeable on both LMGs.
Magazines with a capacity of 100-rounds are available in two forms: the M249 Para's soft packs and the MG36/XM8's drums. Interchangeability with these magazines depends on the platform; the drums are fully interchangeable with most 5.56 mm assault rifles and LSWs, but the soft packs are restricted to the M249 SAW/Para and the L110A1 itself.
The 30-rounder magazines are of either the STANAG or G36 variety. 30-rounder STANAGs are fully interchangeable on all 5.56 mm NATO-chambered rifles and LSWs. The G36-type plastic magazines are available to most 5.56 mm weapons but cannot be loaded by the L85A2 assault rifle nor by the L86A2 marksman rifle.
20-round STANAGs are fully interchangeable with all firearms that are chambered to fire 5.56 mm NATO.

Storage-wise, all magazines with a capacity of either 200- or 100-rounds will occupy two^{[CfgMa 10]}^{[CfgMa 11]} inventory slots. On the other hand, magazines with capacities of 30- or 20-rounds only take up one^{[CfgMa 12]}^{[CfgMa 13]} inventory slot:

200Rnd. STANAG[]

Standard 200-round linked belt stored inside an ammobox loaded with a mix of 5.56 mm NATO ball and tracer ammunition.^{[CfgMa 14]} Rounds fired from this magazine specifically have a muzzle velocity of 915 m/s.^{[CfgMa 5]}

Every fourth round fired will always emit a visible red tracer.^{[CfgMa 15]} Only the last four rounds will consist exclusively of tracers.^{[CfgMa 16]}

200Rnd. M249 Belt[]

Alternate 200-rounder ammobox loaded with a mix of 5.56 mm NATO ball and tracer ammunition.^{[CfgMa 17]} Used primarily by M249 SAWs.

It shares the same ball/tracer mix loadout with the L110A1's 200-rounder ammoboxes (one tracer every fourth round fired, last four rounds being only tracers).^{[CfgMa 18]}^{[CfgMa 19]}

M249 Mag.[]

100-round linked belt stored inside a soft pack.^{[CfgMa 20]} It is designed primarily for M249 Paras.

Other than its reduced capacity, the 100-rounder soft pack shares the same ball/tracer mix and also emit one tracer every four rounds (with the last four rounds of the belt exclusively being tracers).^{[CfgMa 21]}^{[CfgMa 22]}

MG36 Mag.[]

High-capacity 100-round drum magazine loaded with a mix of 5.56 mm ball and tracer ammunition.^{[CfgMa 23]} Rounds fired from this drum specifically have a lower muzzle velocity of 920 m/s.^{[CfgMa 24]}

Every fourth^{[CfgMa 25]} round fired will emit a visible tracer. The last four^{[CfgMa 26]} rounds of the drum will always emit tracers.

30Rnd. STANAG[]

30-round STANAG magazine used primarily by M16-type assault rifles and carbines. Loaded exclusively with 5.56 mm NATO ball ammunition.^{[CfgMa 27]} Rounds fired by this magazine have a muzzle velocity of 930 m/s.^{[CfgMa 7]}

None of the rounds fired will emit visible tracers.

G36 Mag.[]

30-round plastic magazine used primarily by G36-type weapons and non-M16 assault rifles/carbines loaded with 5.56 mm ball ammunition.^{[CfgMa 28]} Rounds fired from this magazine specifically have a lower muzzle velocity of 920 m/s.^{[CfgMa 8]}

Aside from its reduced muzzle velocity and appearance, this magazine remains statistically unchanged from 30-rounder STANAGs.

30Rnd. STANAG SD[]

Special 30-round STANAG magazine loaded with subsonic 5.56 mm NATO ammunition.^{[CfgMa 29]} Rounds fired from this magazine specifically have a reduced muzzle velocity of 320 m/s.^{[CfgMa 9]}

As with the stock 30-rounder STANAGs, it does not contain any visible tracer rounds.

This is one of the two magazines which can be loaded by suppressed variants of the Mk16.

30rnd G36 SD[]

Special G36-type plastic magazine loaded with thirty rounds of subsonic 5.56 mm ammunition.^{[CfgMa 30]} Rounds fired from this magazine specifically have a reduced muzzle velocity of 320 m/s.^{[CfgMa 31]}

Aside from its subsonic loadout, this magazine is statistically unchanged from the standard G36-type magazine.

This is one of the two magazines which can be loaded by suppressed variants of the Mk16.

20Rnd. STANAG[]

20-round STANAG magazine containing only twenty rounds worth of 5.56 mm ball ammunition.^{[CfgMa 32]}

None of the rounds fired from this magazine will emit visible tracers.

Magazine compatibility[]

Weapon name (Classname)	200Rnd. STANAG	200Rnd. M249 Belt	M249 Mag.	MG36 Mag.	30Rnd. STANAG	G36 Mag.	30rnd G36 SD	30Rnd. STANAG SD	20Rnd. STANAG
L110A1 (BAF_L110A1_Aim)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
L110A1 (BAF_L110A1_Aim_Small)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Trivia[]

The in-game L110A1 features a number of inaccuracies when compared to its real life counterpart. Examples include the lack of an FN handguard (the in-game version uses a railed one instead), using an M249-style heatshield (the real L110A1 does not have a heatshield), and a non-standard rear sight.^[2]^[3]
Following the release of the latest Steam version patches (as part of CorePatch's changes), the L110A1 was overhauled so that it can consistently utilise all types of 5.56 mm magazines instead of being restricted to just its own 200-round ammoboxes. In turn, its dedicated 200-round belts are also shareable with the American/Czech M249s (it was originally not possible for the latter to load the L110A1's ammoboxes).^[4]
- CorePatch also added a separate version of the L110A1 that specifically does not obstruct the user's backpack slot (Classname: BAF_L110A1_Aim_Small).^[4] However, this "small" version of the L110A1 is not available in British Army supply crates by default and can only be spawned in via scripting commands or through the use of a custom addon.

Gallery[]

Config/script references[]

CfgAmmo

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 CfgAmmo >> B_556x45_Ball >> hit
↑ CfgAmmo >> B_556x45_SD >> hit
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 CfgAmmo >> B_556x45_Ball >> airFriction
↑ CfgAmmo >> B_556x45_SD >> airFriction
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 CfgAmmo >> B_556x45_Ball >> typicalSpeed
↑ CfgAmmo >> B_556x45_SD >> typicalSpeed
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 CfgAmmo >> B_556x45_Ball >> deflecting
↑ CfgAmmo >> B_556x45_SD >> deflecting

CfgMagazines

↑ CfgMagazines >> 200Rnd_556x45_L110A1 >> count
↑ CfgMagazines >> 100Rnd_556x45_M249 >> count
↑ CfgMagazines >> 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag >> count
↑ CfgMagazines >> 20Rnd_556x45_Stanag >> count
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 CfgMagazines >> 200Rnd_556x45_M249 >> initSpeed
↑ CfgMagazines >> 200Rnd_556x45_M249 >> initSpeed
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 CfgMagazines >> 30Rnd_556x45_G36 >> initSpeed
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 CfgMagazines >> 30Rnd_556x45_G36 >> initSpeed
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 CfgMagazines >> 30Rnd_556x45_StanagSD >> initSpeed
↑ CfgMagazines >> 200Rnd_556x45_L110A1 >> type >> "2 * 256"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 100Rnd_556x45_BetaCMag >> type >> "2 * 256"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag >> type >> "256"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 20Rnd_556x45_Stanag >> type >> "256"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 200Rnd_556x45_L110A1 >> ammo >> "B_556x45_Ball"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 200Rnd_556x45_L110A1 >> tracersEvery
↑ CfgMagazines >> 200Rnd_556x45_L110A1 >> lastRoundsTracer
↑ CfgMagazines >> 200Rnd_556x45_M249 >> ammo >> "B_556x45_Ball"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 200Rnd_556x45_M249 >> tracersEvery
↑ CfgMagazines >> 200Rnd_556x45_M249 >> lastRoundsTracer
↑ CfgMagazines >> 100Rnd_556x45_M249 >> ammo >> "B_556x45_Ball"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 100Rnd_556x45_M249 >> tracersEvery
↑ CfgMagazines >> 100Rnd_556x45_M249 >> lastRoundsTracer
↑ CfgMagazines >> 100Rnd_556x45_BetaCMag >> ammo >> "B_556x45_Ball"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 100Rnd_556x45_BetaCMag >> initSpeed
↑ CfgMagazines >> 100Rnd_556x45_BetaCMag >> tracersEvery
↑ CfgMagazines >> 100Rnd_556x45_BetaCMag >> lastRoundsTracer
↑ CfgMagazines >> 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag >> ammo >> "B_556x45_Ball"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 30Rnd_556x45_G36 >> ammo >> "B_556x45_Ball"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 30Rnd_556x45_StanagSD >> ammo >> "B_556x45_SD"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 30Rnd_556x45_G36SD >> ammo >> "B_556x45_SD"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 30Rnd_556x45_G36SD >> initSpeed
↑ CfgMagazines >> 20Rnd_556x45_Stanag >> ammo >> "B_556x45_Ball"

CfgWeapons

↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_L110A1_Aim >> manual >> dispersion
↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_L110A1_Aim >> type >> "1 + 4"
↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_L110A1_Aim >> manual >> recoil
↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_L110A1_Aim >> manual >> recoilProne
↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_L110A1_Aim >> dexterity
↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_L110A1_Aim >> magazines[] >> {"200Rnd_556x45_L110A1","200Rnd_556x45_M249","100Rnd_556x45_M249","100Rnd_556x45_BetaCMag","30Rnd_556x45_Stanag","30Rnd_556x45_G36","30Rnd_556x45_StanagSD","30Rnd_556x45_G36SD","20Rnd_556x45_Stanag"}
↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_L110A1_Aim >> manual >> reloadTime
↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_L110A1_Aim >> irDistance

Formulae

↑ 60 / reloadTime = 60 / 0.066

Notes[]

↑ Does not apply to the hidden L110A1 variant (BAF_L110A1_Aim_Small).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Damage will be reduced if the projectile's velocity drops below this value.

References[]

↑ Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2010, Weaponry, Arma 2, viewed 5 March 2025, <https://www.arma2.com/arma-2-baf-weaponry/arma2-baf-weapons>.
↑ Ministry of Defence 2021, MINIMI 5.56 L110A2, The British Army, viewed 21 May 2024, <http://web.archive.org/web/20240324015845/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1025314/Minimi_LMG_FS.pdf>. (archived link)
↑ Eliteukforces.Info 2007, British Military Weapons - Minimi, Eliteukforces.Info, viewed 21 May 2024, <https://www.eliteukforces.info/weapons/minimi/>.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Mazzon, M et al. 2019, CorePatch, GitHub, viewed 21 May 2024, <https://github.com/Goliath86/CorePatch/blob/master/Changelog.txt>.

External links[]

Wikipedia: FN L110A1

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Handguns	CZ 75 D COMPACT 9 mm (P-07 DUTY, SP-01 PHANTOM) • G17 9 mm • M1911 .45 • M9 9 mm • Makarov 9 mm • Revolver .45
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Shotguns	M1014 • Saiga 12K • AA-12
Carbines	AKS-74U 5.45 mm* • G36 series* (G36C, G36K) • M4A1 5.56 mm (M4A1 M203, M4A3, M4A3 M203) • Mk16 CQC 5.56 mm • XM8 Compact 5.56 mm
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Designated marksman rifles	DMR 7.62 mm • L86A2 LSW 5.56 mm • M14 7.62 mm • Mk12 SPR 5.56 mm • Mk17 Sniper 7.62 mm • VSS Vintorez 9 mm • XM8 Sharpshooter 5.56 mm
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Squad automatic weapons	L110A1 5.56 mm • M249 SAW 5.56 mm* • MG36 5.56 mm* • RPK-74 5.45 mm • XM8 Automatic Rifle 5.56 mm
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British Army - Armoury (ARMA 2)
Handguns	M1911 .45
Assault rifles	L85A2 5.56 mm (L85A2 UGL)
Designated marksman rifles	L86A2 LSW 5.56 mm
Sniper rifles	AS50 12.7 mm • LRR .338
Squad automatic weapons	L110A1 5.56 mm
Machineguns	L7A2 GPMG 7.62 mm
Launchers	FGM-148 Javelin • FIM-92F Stinger • NLAW
Static	L111A1 • L134A1
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